Darden is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas, United States.
Darden, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 33°18′0.43″N 94°34′52″W / 33.3001194°N 94.58111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Bowie |
Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
GNIS feature ID | 1380838[1] |
History
editDarden was originally called Brownstone for Randolph H. Brown and was established on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway in the late 1890s.[2]
Geography
editDarden 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
editDarden is located within the Simms Independent School District.
References
edit- ^ "Darden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Hazlewood, Claudia. "Darden, TX (Bowie County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 20, 2022.