Local
About Millican
- Millican takes its name from Robert Millican, who with his son settled the area in the 1820s. Source
- From 1860 to 1867 Millican was the end of the line for the Houston and Texas Central Railway, which spurred the town's growth. Source
- During the Civil War the town served as a training camp for about 5,000 Confederate soldiers. Source
- A 2006 Texas Attorney General ruling concluded Millican was no longer an incorporated municipality. Source
- Millican sits between the Brazos and Navasota rivers in southern Brazos County, in rolling countryside that forms part of the East Texas timberlands. Source
- Known as Millican Crossroads by 1845, the community gained a post office in 1849, and a stagecoach line from Houston reached it by 1850. Source
- In the 1920s Phillips Petroleum drilled a 17,000-foot well into a salt dome near Millican, but the effort found no oil. Source
- Brazos County's soils range from alluvial to sandy, and between 11 and 20 percent of its land is considered prime farmland. Source
- The county covers 588 square miles of rolling prairie and woodland, 200 to 350 feet above sea level. Source
- The northern third of Brazos County is Blackland Prairie, where elm, oak, pecan and mesquite grow along the streams. Source
- The rest of the county lies in the Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, which features post oak, walnut and pecan trees. Source
Services
What we offer in Millican
Every job is quoted. There's no price list.
ZIP codes: 77866
Nearby
Near Millican
- WellbornAbout 11 minutes (6 miles) from the farm by road
- NavasotaAbout 13 minutes (11 miles) from the farm by road
- College StationAbout 23 minutes (17 miles) from the farm by road
Millican
Questions
Yes. Delivery, and planting if you want it, is available in Millican. It's priced by distance from the farm: right next to the farm.
77866. If your ZIP isn't listed, call: we may still be able to deliver, since delivery is priced by distance.
tree delivery and planting. Every job is quoted; there's no price list.
Millican is in Brazos County.