Wicker, Texas Explained

Official Name:Wicker, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Wicker
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:328
Coordinates:30.5386°N -96.3108°W
Area Code:979
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1380778

Wicker 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

The area in what is now known as Wicker today may have been settled in the early 1900s as a railroad station on the International-Great Northern Railroad. It also had a church in the 1930s, but no population estimates were recorded.[1]

Geography

Wicker was located west of Farm to Market Road 2154, 10miles southeast of Bryan in southern Brazos County.[1]

Education

Today, Wicker is located within the College Station Independent School District.

Notes and References

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