Prairie Point, Houston County, Texas

Prairie Point, also known as Prairie, is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of FM 230 and county roads 3615 and 3520.

History

Prairie Point was established around the 1850s. In 1857, a post office was established in the area. In the 1930s, a school, a church, and a few houses were in the area. By World War II, most residents moved away. It became of a ghost town by the 1960s.

Education

Prairie Point had a school from 1897 to approximately World War II. Students are now bused to Lovelady Independent School District.

References

CHRISTOPHER, LONG (2010-06-15). "PRAIRIE POINT, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

External links

Prairie Point, TX (Houston County) at The Handbook of Texas Online
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Point Cemetery

v t e Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States
County seat: Crockett
Cities	Crockett Grapeland Kennard Latexo Lovelady	Houston County map
Unincorporated communities	Ash Augusta Austonio Belott Berea Burrantown Center Hill Coltharp Cooper Creath Creek Cut Fodice Germany Givens Hill Guiceland Hagerville Hickory Creek Holly Hopewell Livelyville Lone Pine Mapleton Mound City‡ Pennington‡ Percilla Pleasant Grove Porter Springs Randolph Ratcliff Refuge Reynard Stubblefield Tadmor Volga Weches Weldon Wesley Chapel Wheeler Springs
Ghost towns	Allen Chapel Antioch Arbor Grove Center Grove Druso Easley Chapel Elkins Halls Bluff Liberty Hill Mount Vernon Pearson's Chapel Plain Plainview Pleasant Hill Post Oak Prairie Point San Pedro Sand Ridge Shady Grove Shiloh Smith Grove Sorghumville Vistula Waneta
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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31°04′44″N 95°29′22″W / 31.07889°N 95.48944°W / 31.07889; -95.48944

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