Nile is an abandoned ghost town in Milam County, Texas, United States, nine miles west of Rockdale;[1] it is named after the Nile River in Africa.[2] Its population peaked at 35 in 1896, when it had two cotton gins and a general store. The school, which had 43 students in 1903, consolidated with Thorndale in 1946. Today, nothing remains of Nile.[3]
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Municipalities and communities of Milam County, Texas, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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