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Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Lochridge, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 29°21′11″N 95°31′52″W / 29.35306°N 95.53111°W / 29.35306; -95.53111
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
Elevation46 ft (14 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes77583
Area code(s)281, 832
GNIS feature ID1380093

Lochridge is an unincorporated community located in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It formerly had a distinct community. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

History

Lochridge began with a farm and a grocery store. A post office was established at Lochridge in 1913, with Blackburn Lochridge as postmaster. He later built a gin and sent telephone service to the area and died in 1929. His son Tom maintained the only business in the area until his mother died and moved to Rosharon. There were several scattered houses in the area, alongside the post office, in the 1930s. Lochridge no longer found representation in the Census by 1950.

Geography

Lochridge is located on Texas State Highway 1462, west of Rosharon in northwestern Brazoria County.

Education

Angleton Independent School District operates schools in the area. Children in the area attend Frontier Elementary School, Angleton Junior High School, and Angleton High School in Angleton.

Media

KGOW has a daytime transmitter in Lochridge, across from Brazos Bend State Park.

Gallery

  • Sunset over Oyster Creek at the County Road 569 bridge Sunset over Oyster Creek at the County Road 569 bridge

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lochridge, Texas
  2. ^ Lochridge, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
Municipalities and communities of Brazoria County, Texas, United States
County seat: Angleton
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