Allen Chapel, Texas

Allen Chapel is a ghost town in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1]

Allen Chapel, Texas
Ghost town
Allen Chapel is located in Texas
Allen Chapel
Allen Chapel
Allen Chapel is located in the United States
Allen Chapel
Allen Chapel
Coordinates: 31°22′21″N 95°09′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1377451[1]

History

It was settled by recently freed slaves in the 1870s. An African Methodist Episcopal Church was established there around 1900 and was built on Nat Allen's land grant. It was subsequently named for Allen. The church and several scattered houses were in the community in the mid-1930s. These details remained the same in the early 1990s with the addition of a community center. Most of its current settlers are descendants of the original settlers.[2]

Geography

Allen Chapel is located on Texas State Highway 7, 1 mile south of Ratcliff in eastern Houston County.[2]

Education

The first school in Allen Chapel was established in 1910. It was still standing in the mid-1930s. It joined the Kennard Independent School District in 1968, but the school building returned in 1985.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Chapel, Texas
  2. Allen Chapel, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online


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