Alco, Texas Explained

Official Name:Alco, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Alco
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Angelina
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:282
Coordinates:31.3521°N -94.5705°W
Area Code:936
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1381297

Alco is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Alco started as a flag station around 1911 after the Angelina and Neches River Railroad built through the community. There was a sawmill and a few houses in the 1930s. The sawmill closed during World War II and Alco became a ghost town. Only a few scattered, abandoned houses remained in the 1990s.[1]

Geography

Alco was located on the Angelina and Neches River Railroad, 10miles northeast of Lufkin in northeastern Angelina County.[1]

Education

Alco had its school in the 1930s.[1] Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alco, TX. Long. Christopher. 1994-11-01. tshaonline.org.