Brookhaven, Texas
Brookhaven, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°10′50″N 97°37′34″W / 31.18056°N 97.62611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bell |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379459[1] |
Brookhaven is a ghost town in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
History
A post office was established at Brookhaven in 1884 and remained in operation until 1913. It had a Masonic hall, a cotton gin, two general stores, two drugstores, and three churches for Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations serving 75 residents in 1896. It dropped to 50 in the mid-1940s and had two businesses. It is now a part of the Fort Hood military base.[2]
Geography
Brookhaven was located on Oak Branch, 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Belton in northwestern Bell County.[2]
Education
Brookhaven's local school was built in the summer of 1882 and had 132 students enrolled in 1903.[2] Today, Brookhaven is located within the Belton Independent School District.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookhaven, Texas
- ^ a b c Odintz, Mark. "Brookhaven, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |