Official Name: | Stone City, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Stone City |
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: | 240 |
Coordinates: | 30.6303°N -96.5419°W |
Area Code: | 979 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1380612 |
Stone City is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
Moseley's Ferry operated here in the 1860s. The Stone City community was founded as a terminus on the Hearne and Brazos Valley Railway in 1892. A post office was established at Stone City that year and remained in operation until 1919. In 1914, businesses in Stone City included telephone service, a grocery store, a general store, and a dry goods store serving 32 residents. Residents then received their mail from Mudville. Its population was 50 in 1940 with two businesses, which then went down to only several scattered houses and Mount Zion Church in 1988.[1]
Stone City was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad on Farm to Market Road 21 and the Brazos River, 11miles southwest of Bryan in far western Brazos County.[1]
Today, Stone City is located within the Bryan Independent School District.