Boynton, Texas

Boynton is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

The area in what is known as Boynton today was settled in 1904 and was founded by the Boynton Lumber Company. A sawmill was established there at that time and had a daily capacity of of board and had 75 employees at its most prosperous point. The mill was closed in 1908 and Boynton became a ghost town shortly after. Only a few scattered houses remained in the early 1990s.

Geography

Boynton was located on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, southeast of Huntington in southeastern Angelina County.

Education

Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.