Mooring

Mooring is on the Southern Pacific Railroad four miles north of the intersection of Farm Road 50 and State Highway 21 in far northwest Brazos County. The community was first listed in the Texas Almanac in 1954–55, but no population figures were given. In 1948 maps showed a church, a school, one business, and dispersed dwellings. In 1964 the population was 150; in 1970 it was 100; from 1973 to 2000 it remained steady at eighty. In 1990 the community had a single business, a cotton gin.

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Belongs to

Mooring is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Mooring is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Mudville)
  • (Steeles Store)

Location

Latitude: 30.68964170
Longitude: -96.55552430

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

80