Refuge, Texas | |
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  Refuge  Refuge | |
| Coordinates:31°30′05″N95°24′04″W / 31.50139°N 95.40111°W /31.50139; -95.40111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Houston |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1366321[1] |
Refuge is anunincorporated community inHouston County,Texas, United States.[1] According to theHandbook of Texas, the community had a population of 27 in 2000.
The area in what is known as Refuge today was first settled sometime before 1900. There were four stores, two churches, and several scattered houses in the community in the mid-1930s. Many residents moved away afterWorld War II, but the settlement had a cemetery, asawmill, and several scattered houses in the mid-1960s. It was recognized as a dispersed rural community in the early 1990s. Its population was 27 in 2000.[2]
Refuge was supposedly named because of it being a "refuge" against Indian raids. It was originally known as Fort Brown.[3]
Refuge is located onFarm to Market Road 227, 13 mi (21 km) northeast ofCrockett in north-centralHouston County.[2]
Refuge is served by theGrapeland Independent School District.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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