Sims, Texas Explained

Official Name:Sims, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Sims
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brazos
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:253
Coordinates:30.6664°N -96.5517°W
Area Code:979
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1380545

Sims is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

History

Sims was a station on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in the early 1900s. It had several scattered houses in 1949. The community only consisted of empty corn, oil and cotton fields in 1990.[1]

Geography

Sims was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad on Farm to Market Road 50, 10miles east of Bryan in western Brazos County.[1]

Education

Sims had its own school in the early 1900s and had two in 1949.[1] Today, Sims is located within the Bryan Independent School District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sims, TX (Brazos County). Gray. Christina L.. 2022-10-01. tshaonline.org.