Sand Ridge, TX (Houston County)

Type: General Entry

Published: April 1, 1995

Sand Ridge, on State Highway 21 twenty miles southwest of Crockett in southwestern Houston County, was established before 1900. In the mid-1930s the settlement comprised a school, several businesses, and a large number of houses. After World War II many of the residents moved away, but in the mid-1960s there were still several businesses and a number of houses in the area. In the early 1990s Sand Ridge was a dispersed rural community.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Christopher Long, “Sand Ridge, TX (Houston County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 15, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/sand-ridge-tx-houston-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: April 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Sand Ridge
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1380490
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Houston County
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.10740670°

Longitude: -95.68494810°

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