Oaks, Texas, Bee County ghost town. (original) (raw)

Texas Highway 72 and Oaks Texas

History in a Pecan Shell

Settled in the late 1800s, little of Oaks history has been recorded. Population figures are not available � past or present. The town no longer appears on the state map. Resident children once attended the �County Line School� which has since disappeared. The town�s population declined as people left for more lucrative job opportunities after WWII. The town has long been listed as �a dispersed community.�

Photographer's note:
�What you see here is all that�s left. An old store and the cotton gin across the highway.� -

William Beauchamp

Oaks Texas old cotton gin

Oaks TX cotton gin sign for Moss Lint Cleaner

Oaks Texas old store

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