Burrantown, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
31°29′34″N 95°12′18″W / 31.49278°N 95.20500°W / 31.49278; -95.20500CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyHoustonElevation
361 ft (110 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)430 & 903GNIS feature ID1381557[1]

Burrantown is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 70 in 2000.

History

The area in what is known as Burrantown today may have been founded sometime before 1900. There was a store and several scattered houses in the area in the mid-1930s. Residents moved elsewhere after World War II, but only a few scattered homes remained in the mid-1960s. The population was 70 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Burrantown is located on Farm to Market Road 1733, 20 mi (32 km) northeast of Crockett in eastern Houston County.[2]

Education

Children in Burrantown attended school in either Glover or Weches.[2] Today, the community is served by the Kennard Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burrantown, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Burrantown, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
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