Sand is a ghost town in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.
Sand, Texas | |
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  Sand, Texas Location in Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°03′10″N 97°01′44″W / 30.05290400°N 97.02890300°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bastrop |
History
editSand is named for the sand of the Post Oak Savannah. A post office operated from 1898 to 1929, with Ernest J. Lawrence serving as postmaster. At its peak in the 1910s, it had a population of 35, but began declining from the 1920s. It was abandoned by 1946.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Sand, TX (Bastrop County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ Moore, Bill (1977). Bastrop County, 1691-1900. Nortex Press. ISBN 978-0-89015-127-3.