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Ghost town · York County · post office 1887–1928

About Houston

Houston is a ghost town in York County, about 4 miles northeast of York and 4 miles west-northwest of Waco.

History

Houston was platted in 1887 as a station on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad, later the Chicago & North Western, and named for Joseph D. Houston, a pioneer settler. In 1890 it had about 50 people, a grain elevator, a general store, a hardware store, a blacksmith and a harness maker. The post office ran from 1887 to 1928.


Nearby towns

Yorkabout 4 mi southwestCounty roads
Wacoabout 4 mi east-southeastCounty roads
Thayerabout 4 mi north-northeastCounty roads
Benedictabout 7 mi north-northwestCounty roads


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