Raccoon Bend, Texas Explained

Official Name:Raccoon Bend, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Raccoon Bend
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Austin
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:180
Coordinates:30.0119°N -96.133°W
Area Code:979
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1344692

Raccoon Bend is an unincorporated community in Austin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 400 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

History

The area of Austin County west of the Brazos River was first settled in the early 1900s and the community of Raccoon Bend grew when the Humble Oil and Refining Company drilled oil and gas wells and opened the Raccoon Bend oilfield in 1927. The community had numerous houses, businesses relating to oil, and a church in the 1930s. A cemetery named Pleasant Grove Cemetery was also in the community. Its population was 400 in 2000.[1]

Geography

Raccoon Bend is located south of Texas State Highway 159, about 8miles northeast of Bellville in northeastern Austin County.[1]

Education

Raccoon Bend had its own school in the 1930s, which closed by the second half of the 20th century.[1] Today, the community is served by the Bellville Independent School District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raccoon Bend, TX. Jasinski. Laurie E.. tshaonline.org. 2005-08-07.