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Rocky_Springs,_Texas Latitude and Longitude:

31°19′25″N 94°35′44″W / 31.3235195°N 94.5954838°W / 31.3235195; -94.5954838
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Rocky Springs, Texas
Rocky Springs is located in Texas
Rocky Springs
Rocky Springs
Rocky Springs is located in the United States
Rocky Springs
Rocky Springs
Coordinates: 31°19′25″N 94°35′44″W / 31.3235195°N 94.5954838°W / 31.3235195; -94.5954838
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Angelina
Elevation331 ft (101 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 936
GNIS feature ID1383720 [1]

Rocky Springs is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Rocky Springs had several houses in the late 1930s. Many residents left the area, but a church and cemetery were in the community as late as the 1980s. Its cemetery was shown on maps in 2000. [2]

Geography

Rocky Springs was located on Farm to Market Road 1475, 8 mi (13 km) east of Lufkin in east-central Angelina County. [2]

Education

Rocky Springs had its school in the 1930s. [2] Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Springs, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Long, Christopher (1995-03-01). "Rocky Springs, TX". tshaonline.org.