Burrantown

Burrantown, off Farm Road 1733 twenty miles northeast of Crockett in eastern Houston County, was probably established around 1900. In the mid-1930s the settlement had a store and a number of houses; local children attended school at nearby Glover or in Weches. After World War II many of the residents moved away, and by the mid-1960s only a few widely scattered houses remained in the area. In 2000 the population was seventy.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Burrantown is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Burrantown is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 31.49267970
Longitude: -95.20494060

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

70