13 thoughts on “Bragg Road – The Ghost Road of Hardin County, TX

  1. I have been down the road twice.
    Once in the 1960’s and the second time in 2005.
    It was the summertime and before we had air conditioning in our car, but everyone in the car was a bit scared so we kept the windows up. We did not see much on that evening trip, but when we got back to Beaumont, we found that on the passenger rear door handle was hanging a hook with cloth hanging from the part that is attached to the arm.
    2005, I drove down the road in the late afternoon, it had rained that day and there was a light fog hanging low on the ground. I did see a light, but it was next to a house back in the woods.
    After passing the house, I drove past an old school bus parked on the side of the road. I pulled over to see if they were in trouble but no one was in the bus and it was locked. I took several photos of the bus and the license plate before leaving. Shortly I reached the end of the Ft. Bragg Road and turned around to drive back.
    The fog was beginning to get thicker and was not coming onto the road. I had checked the mileage on the location of the school bus, but when I got to the exact location. There was no bus, nor was there any tire prints. Then I began to look for the house in the woods and the pole light, but there was not house with a pole light.
    Driving all the way to the start of the road, I never passed a vehicle. Now I did see one coming towards me with their headlights on, but they never passed me and there was no roads for the car to turn onto, it just vanished. Looking forward to returning again this Halloween 2022.

  2. My sister, her husband took my friend and I down Bragg road 1966. It was in January and a foggy night. We went to the road from the thicket, tx side off fm 1293. We didn’t have to wait too long for the light as it rose from the ground just a little ways from our car. Actually it looked like when a car light shines on an aluminum can. But it daced up and down went back and forth. It would go out, then come back..it was like it sat on the hood of the car. It was fun to watch not scary at all. I’ve been back several times, but those times were never like that first time. I plan to take my grandkids down Bragg road soon so hopefully the light will dance for them too.

    1. 10-11:20 pm. I went last night and captured the light on camera. This was the second time I had went. The first time I didn’t see anything, but like night I seen the light 4-5 times.

  3. I grew up in that area and been down Bragg too many times to count. Tried the baby powder thing too. Thought it was just a bunch of bs stories because the only thing I saw was some cars coming towards Bragg on 787 then lights would disappear when it rounded the curve. Late one night I was looking for my son because he was off on his 4 wheeler and wasn’t home when he was supposed to be. I was standing towards the end where Bragg meets 787 hollering for him because I didn’t want to get my truck muddy going down Bragg. I saw what I thought was my son’s headlights coming towards me. Then they disappeared, I hollered again to quit playing around n to get his butt home. The light came back on n started towards me again. At this time I realized that my son’s 4wheeler had 2 lights and this was only 1 AND I didn’t hear a vehicle of any kind running. Next thing I knew, the light got higher off the ground but still moving closer. I ran to my truck got my phone and thought I was recording it as it went out again, came back on, lowered to the ground, darted to the right and went back out again. I was very disappointed when I realized it didn’t record. The best times to go see things I think is on foggy or slightly rainy nights.

  4. Me and my daughter out there on several occasions. One night we went to the end to turn around and we seen a car coming well we looked down at our phone and looked up and just that fast it was gone. We couldn’t believe it there were no side roads or trails to turn on! And another time we recorded where down by the train tracks I said the Indians are coming we’re being invaded by the Indians and when I played it back you can hear a male voice with a country slang say “ they ain’t gonna get us”

  5. Grew up in Hardin County. As a teenager, fellow classmates and I would load up in the back of a pickup bed and cruise Bragg Rd. I saw this ‘almost’ every time we went. This was also a ‘hot spot’ for hayrides!

  6. I’ve been there several times.. there’s more going on out there than just a little ghost light. Although we were followed by that as well. There are many spirits out there, some not so friendly. It’s a lovely drive. They also say if you put flour or baby powder on the trunk of your car and stop on the tracks, ghost children push you over them. You’ll just have to see for yourself 😉

  7. I have experienced the lights myself my parents had property well my brother has it now in Big Thicket lake estates growing up in the summer we would go look for the lights if it moves thru your car your car won’t start

  8. Back in the early 60’s we would make trips to Bragg Road. We saw the lights many times. It wasn’t scarey, just puzzling.

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