Nelleva, Texas
Nelleva, Texas | |
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Nelleva Nelleva | |
| Coordinates: 30°27′17″N 96°11′11″W / 30.45472°N 96.18639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazos |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380240[1] |
Nelleva is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, no population estimates were available for the community in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
History
The community was founded at the start of the 20th century as a flag stop on the International-Great Northern Railroad. There was a church, a school, and several houses in 1940, of which only the homes remained in 1980. The community continued to be listed on state highway maps in 1992.[2]
The Mexia-Nelleva Cutoff was built to shorten the distance between it and Mexia in 1905.
Geography
Nelleva is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2154 and a county road on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 22 mi (35 km) southeast of Bryan.[2]
Education
Nelleva had its own school in 1940 and joined the Navasota Independent School District in the 1960s.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nelleva, Texas
- ^ a b c Odintz, Mark. "Nelleva, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 27, 2022.