Sims is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
Sims, Texas | |
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  Sims  Sims | |
| Coordinates: 30°39′59″N 96°33′6″W / 30.66639°N 96.55167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazos |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380545[1] |
History
editSims was a station on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in the early 1900s. It had several scattered houses in 1949. The community only consisted of empty corn, oil and cotton fields in 1990.[2]
Geography
editSims was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad on Farm to Market Road 50, 10 mi (16 km) east of Bryan in western Brazos County.[2]
Education
editSims had its own school in the early 1900s and had two in 1949.[2] Today, Sims is located within the Bryan Independent School District.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sims, Texas
- ^ a b c Gray, Christina L. "Sims, TX (Brazos County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved October 1, 2022.