Roans Prairie, Texas Explained

Official Name:Roans Prairie, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grimes
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:56
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code:77875
Area Code:936

Roans Prairie (or Roan's Prairie) is an unincorporated community in Grimes County, in east central Texas, United States. State Highways 30 and 90 intersect here, seventeen miles northeast of Navasota in central Grimes County.[1]

Education

Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District.

High Speed Rail

Roans Prairie is the planned location of the Brazos Valley station, one of the three stations part of Texas Central Railway high-speed line between Dallas and Houston. The station is meant to serve Texas A&M University and Sam Houston State University. The project has faced resistance from residents doubting the economic benefit and fearing eminent domain. The project is due to be done in 2026.[2] [3]

References

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnr32

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roans Prairie, Texas . The Handbook of Texas online . 2009-10-25.
  2. Web site: 19 January 2018. Texas Central chooses midway bullet train stop in Roans Prairie.
  3. Web site: 17 January 2018. The Brazos Valley Station: A High-Speed Connection to Keep Texas Growing.