brought here as a slave from Maryland by Joseph McCormick in 1837. He then became a teacher and a preacher in Milam and Fort Bend counties after he was emancipated. Prince Monroe managed McCormick's plantation for more than 20 years. Present-day Old Ocean Little remains of Old Ocean besides the post office. The Baptist church and other buildings were demolished. The town is currently being redeveloped into an industrial facility and both State Highway 35 and FM 524 have been bypassed around the townsite. Although Old Ocean is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP Code 77463. Education Around 1906, Old Ocean had four schools for Black students that had a combined total of 199 students enrolled and four teachers employed. There was only one school in 1936. Today, Old Ocean is served by the Sweeny Independent School District. References Unincorporated communities in Brazoria County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas