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Darden, Texas

Coordinates: 33°18′0.43″N 94°34′52″W / 33.3001194°N 94.58111°W / 33.3001194; -94.58111
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Darden, Texas
Darden is located in Texas
Darden
Darden
Darden is located in the United States
Darden
Darden
Coordinates: 33°18′0.43″N 94°34′52″W / 33.3001194°N 94.58111°W / 33.3001194; -94.58111
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBowie
Elevation
279 ft (85 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1380838[1]

Darden is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas, United States.

History

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Darden was originally called Brownstone for Randolph H. Brown and was established on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway in the late 1890s.[2]

Geography

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Darden was located off U.S. Highway 67, 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Boston in southwestern Bosque County. It lies in the low hills of the Sulphur Fork of the Red River. Bassett is also located 2 mi (3.2 km) northeast of Darden.[2]

Education

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Darden is located within the Simms Independent School District.

References

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  1. ^ "Darden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Hazlewood, Claudia. "Darden, TX (Bowie County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 20, 2022.