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Brookshire’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Brookshire. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Brookshire is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States, with a population of 5,066 as of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,702 to 5,066 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brookshire yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brookshire, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Brookshire is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brookshire has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dr. James M. and Dove Stewart House in Katy, 7.1 miles away.

Brookshire and the nearest listed places

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Dr. James M. and Dove Stewart HouseB. Ray and Charlotte Woods HouseSan Felipe de Austin Historic and Archeological DistrictChurch of the Guardian AngelHoly Rosary Catholic ChurchMethodist Church of Richmond

Closest to Brookshire

Dr. James M. and Dove Stewart HouseKaty · Building7.1miB. Ray and Charlotte Woods HouseKaty · Ranch Style7.4miSan Felipe de Austin Historic and Archeological DistrictSan Felipe · District8.7miChurch of the Guardian AngelWallis · Gothic Revival12.5miHoly Rosary Catholic ChurchRosenberg · Building17.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dr. James M. and Dove Stewart House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Brookshire?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Brookshire’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Pattison📜 Brazos Country📜 Katy📜 Fulshear

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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