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Boonville

Ghost town · Brazos County, Texas

Bryan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Bryan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boonville is a ghost town in Brazos County, Texas, recorded as first county seat of Brazos County, Texas. It is one of 13 former communities in Brazos County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Boonville was established in 1841, in the first half of the 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boonville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.6708° N, 96.3247° W.

Key facts

Founded1841
Elevation296 ft
Nearest living townBryan, TX
Distance to it3.4 miles
Coordinates30.67080, -96.32470

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What's there now

Boonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bryan, TX (population 86,169), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 296 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The Boonville Heritage Park entrance in Bryan, Texas, United States.
The Boonville Heritage Park entrance in Bryan, Texas, United States. · Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Questions

Where is Boonville?

Boonville is in Brazos County, Texas, at 30.6708, -96.3247.

How many ghost towns are in Brazos County?

Brazos County, Texas has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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