Peach Creek, Brazos County, Texas

Coordinates: 30°32′19″N 96°11′41″W / 30.53861°N 96.19472°W / 30.53861; -96.19472
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Peach Creek, Brazos County, Texas
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code979
GNIS feature ID1380333[1]

Peach Creek is an

Bryan-College Station metropolitan area
.

History

Peach Creek was first settled in the late 1800s and was named for a nearby creek of the same name. The oldest graves in its cemetery date back to the 1870s. Some of the first settlers were surnamed Allen, Marquart, Barker, and Day. Riverside Dancehall served as the community center. There was no population estimate in 2000.[2]

Geography

Peach Creek is located on

Farm to Market Road 159, 15 mi (24 km) southeast of Bryan in southeastern Brazos County.[2]

Education

Peach Creek had a school in the 1900s, which closed at the end of the decade.[2] Today, Peach Creek is served by the College Station Independent School District.

References

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