Dallam, Texas

Coordinates: 30°25′13″N 96°12′59″W / 30.42028°N 96.21639°W / 30.42028; -96.21639
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Dallam, Texas
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code979
GNIS feature ID1379632[1]

Dallam is a

Bryan-College Station metropolitan area
.

History

The area in what is known as Dallam today (not the county) was first settled in the 1900s. It was a station on the

International and Great Northern Railroad. There were three prisons in the area, in which prisoners were subjected to hard labor. It continued to be listed on maps in the 1950s, but disappeared shortly after with no population recorded.[2]

Geography

Dallam was located 16 mi (26 km) southeast of College Station in southern Brazos County.[2]

Education

Today, Dallam is located within the Navasota Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dallam, Texas
  2. ^ a b Jasinski, Laurie E. (July 8, 2005). "Dallam, TX". tshaonline.org.