Ghost town in Texas, United States
| Wicker, Texas | |
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| Ghost town | |
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| Coordinates: 30°32′19″N 96°18′39″W / 30.53861°N 96.31083°W / 30.53861; -96.31083 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazos |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380778 |
Wicker is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
History
The area in what is now known as Wicker today may have been settled in the early 1900s as a railroad station on the International-Great Northern Railroad. It also had a church in the 1930s, but no population estimates were recorded.
Geography
Wicker was located west of Farm to Market Road 2154, 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Bryan in southern Brazos County.
Education
Today, Wicker is located within the College Station Independent School District.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wicker, Texas
- ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (July 8, 2005). "Wicker, TX". tshaonline.org.
| Municipalities and communities of Brazos County, Texas, United States | ||
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| County seat: Bryan | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place has portions in adjacent county or counties | |