Lake Barbara, Texas Explained

Official Name:Lake Barbara, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Lake Barbara
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:29.0253°N -95.3894°W
Area Code:979
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1360834

Lake Barbara is a ghost town in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

History

The community became a part of Brazosport sometime after 1944. It was incorporated as Lake Barbara Village in August 1954 and adopted home-rule charter status in 1957. Its population was 477, with four businesses in 1961. Five years later, the population grew to 500 and reached its high water mark of 625 in 1974. Two years later, it became a part of the Clute city limits, the city of which it was originally a part.[1]

Geography

Lake Barbara was located near a lake of the same name as well as on the Missouri Pacific Railroad line east of Texas State Highway 288, 10miles south of Angleton in southeastern Brazoria County.[1]

Education

Today, Lake Barbara is located within the Brazosport Independent School District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lake Barbara, TX. Kleiner. Diana J.. 2022-09-21. tshaonline.org.