Sims is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

Sims, Texas
Sims is located in Texas
Sims
Sims
Sims is located in the United States
Sims
Sims
Coordinates: 30°39′59″N 96°33′6″W / 30.66639°N 96.55167°W / 30.66639; -96.55167
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazos
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code979
GNIS feature ID1380545[1]

History

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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.[2]

Geography

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Sims was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad on Farm to Market Road 50, 10 mi (16 km) east of Bryan in western Brazos County.[2]

Education

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Sims had its own school in the early 1900s and had two in 1949.[2] Today, Sims is located within the Bryan Independent School District.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sims, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Gray, Christina L. "Sims, TX (Brazos County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved October 1, 2022.