Brookhaven is a ghost town in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

A post office was established at Brookhaven in 1884 and remained in operation until 1913. It had a Masonic hall, a cotton gin, two general stores, two drugstores, and three churches for Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations serving 75 residents in 1896. It dropped to 50 in the mid-1940s and had two businesses. It is now a part of the Fort Hood military base.[2]

Geography

Brookhaven was located on Oak Branch, 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Belton in northwestern Bell County.[2]

Education

Brookhaven's local school was built in the summer of 1882 and had 132 students enrolled in 1903.[2] Today, Brookhaven is located within the Belton Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookhaven, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Odintz, Mark. "Brookhaven, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.


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