Augusta, Texas
Augusta, Texas | |
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  Augusta  Augusta | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′54″N 95°19′51″W / 31.53167°N 95.33083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Houston |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1384223[1] |
Augusta is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000.
History
[edit]On October 18, 1838, the community was the scene of a massacre. Four historical markers stand at the site of the massacre, which took the lives of early settlers and Native Americans.[2]
Geography
[edit]Augusta is located on Farm to Market Road 227, 16 mi (26 km) northeast of Crockett in northeastern Houston County.[3]
Education
[edit]W.M. Waddell was the teacher at the Augusta Male and Female Academy in 1860. The community had a school in 1885.[3] Local students (if any) go to school in the Grapeland ISD.
In popular culture
[edit]Augusta was featured in the Scott Nixon home movie The Augustas.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Augusta, Texas
- ^ "Augusta, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Augusta, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ Cooley, Heidi Rae (2014). Finding Augusta: Habits of Mobility and Governance in the Digital Era. Dartmouth College Press. doi:10.1349/ddlp.3556. ISBN 978-1-61168-523-7.
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 | |