Alco is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
Alco, Texas | |
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  Alco  Alco | |
| Coordinates: 31°21′08″N 94°34′14″W / 31.3521302°N 94.5704838°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Angelina |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381297[1] |
History
editAlco started as a flag station around 1911 after the Angelina and Neches River Railroad built through the community. There was a sawmill and a few houses in the 1930s. The sawmill closed during World War II and Alco became a ghost town. Only a few scattered, abandoned houses remained in the 1990s.[2]
Geography
editAlco was located on the Angelina and Neches River Railroad, 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Lufkin in northeastern Angelina County.[2]
Education
editAlco had its school in the 1930s.[2] Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alco, Texas
- ^ a b c Long, Christopher (1994-11-01). "Alco, TX". tshaonline.org.
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