Official Name: | Varisco, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Varisco |
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: | 249 |
Coordinates: | 30.6425°N -96.5428°W |
Area Code: | 979 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1380710 |
Varisco is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
Varisco was named for Biagio Varisco. It was the location of an airport in 1952, which disappeared in 1986. Only several scattered houses remained.[1]
Varisco was located on Farm to Market Road 50 on the Southern Pacific Railroad in western Brazos County.[1]
Today, Varisco is located within the Bryan Independent School District.