Boynton, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°14′09″N 94°25′47″W / 31.2357446°N 94.4296463°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Angelina |
Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 936 |
GNIS feature ID | 1379451 [1] |
Boynton is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
The area in what is known as Boynton today was settled in 1904 and was founded by the Boynton Lumber Company. A sawmill was established there at that time and had a daily capacity of 25,000 ft (7,600 m) of board and had 75 employees at its most prosperous point. The mill was closed in 1908 and Boynton became a ghost town shortly after. Only a few scattered houses remained in the early 1990s. [2]
Boynton was located on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Huntington in southeastern Angelina County. [2]
Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.