Official Name: | Hinkle's Ferry, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hinkle's Ferry |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Brazoria |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 10 |
Coordinates: | 28.9497°N -95.5575°W |
Area Code: | 979 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2034569 |
Hinkle's Ferry is an unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 35 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Hinkle's Ferry is located near the San Bernard River, 6miles south of Brazoria in southwestern Brazoria County. It was established around an old ferry crossing just north of where Farm to Market Road 310 used to cross the river.[1]
In 1896, Hinkle's Ferry had a school with one teacher and 11 students.[1] Today, the community is served by the Angleton Independent School District. Children in the area attend Rancho Isabella Elementary School, Angleton Junior High School, and Angleton High School in Angleton.