Allenfarm, Texas

Allenfarm is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

Allenfarm, Texas
Unincorporated community
Allenfarm is located in Texas
Allenfarm
Allenfarm
Allenfarm is located in the United States
Allenfarm
Allenfarm
Coordinates: 30°23′58″N 96°14′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazos
Elevation
200 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code979
GNIS feature ID1351007[1]

History

Allenfarm was first settled by a second group of colonists brought by Stephen F. Austin between 1821 and 1831. Land grants were originally bought by Jarrell and Robert H. Millican. Allenfarm was named for Robert A. Allen, who owned a plantation in the area, but does not appear on any of the land deeds. A post office was established at Allenfarm in 1885 and remained in operation until after 1940. The community had a three-story depot, two gins, a general store, a commissary, and three saloons serving 100 residents in 1902. The population went down to 75 in the 1940s and had two stores, a church, and two factories. Its population dropped to 15 in 1964 but grew to 40 in 1970. There was only one business in the community in 1986 and the owner, Will Terrell, preserved several buildings in the area. The population was 30 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Allenfarm is located on Farm to Market Road 159 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 24 mi (39 km) south of Bryan in southern Brazos County.[2]

Education

Allenfarm had two schools in the 1940s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Navasota Independent School District.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allenfarm, Texas
  2. McCaughey, Molly Kate. "Allenfarm, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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