Boynton is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

The area in what is known as Boynton today was settled in 1904 and was founded by the Boynton Lumber Company. A sawmill was established there at that time and had a daily capacity of 25,000 ft (7,600 m) of board and had 75 employees at its most prosperous point. The mill was closed in 1908 and Boynton became a ghost town shortly after. Only a few scattered houses remained in the early 1990s.[2]

Geography

Boynton was located on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Huntington in southeastern Angelina County.[2]

Education

Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boynton, Texas
  2. ^ a b Long, Christopher (November 1, 1994). "Boynton, TX". tshaonline.org.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boynton,_Texas
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