Burrantown is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 70 in 2000.
History
The area in what is known as Burrantown today may have been founded sometime before 1900. There was a store and several scattered houses in the area in the mid-1930s. Residents moved elsewhere after World War II, but only a few scattered homes remained in the mid-1960s. The population was 70 in 2000.[2]
Geography
Burrantown is located on Farm to Market Road 1733, 20 mi (32 km) northeast of Crockett in eastern Houston County.[2]
Education
Children in Burrantown attended school in either Glover or Weches.[2] Today, the community is served by the Kennard Independent School District.
References
Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |