Fort Houston
Not that many us living here care, but the city of Houston was almost established in East Texas -- not once, but twice. When brothers J.K. and A.C. Allen, who founded Houston, purchased land in 1837 on Buffalo Bayou in ... texasescapes.com
Frost Town
Frost Town was an early settlement along the banks of the Buffalo Bayou in what is today Houston. Originally settled in 1822 by Dr. James Phelps and his wife, it got it's name from Col. Jonathan B. Frost who settled there... ghosttowns.com
Kohrville
Former slaves settled here after the Civil War in what was originally called "The Bottoms". In the 1870's German immigrants Paul and Agnes Tautenhahn Kohrmann opened a general store on what is now 249 and the community be... ghosttowns.com
Bammel
History in a Pecan ShellThe community dates from 1915 when Houstonian Charles Bammel and his business partner built the Bammel and Kuehnle Merchandise Store. In 1916 there were enough residents to request a post office ... texasescapes.com
North Houston
Does this look like a ghost town to you? Photo Courtesy Ken Rudine, May 2010 Photographer's Note: North Houston is on or near the same railroad as Louetta and Kohrville. The area is now known as Willowood. The pictured ... texasescapes.com
Aldine
History in a Pecan ShellThere isnt much known about this all-but-forgotten town. It had a functioning post office from 1885 to 1891 and by 1900 there was a twelve-student one teacher schoolhouse. It remained on maps int... texasescapes.com
Kohrville
Photographer's Note: South of Spring-Cypress Road on Huffsmith-Kohrville Road FM2978 are two cemeteries, Amos and Kohrville. The nearby railroad passes through Louetta. FM249 is about equal distance from the cemeteries ... texasescapes.com
Juliff
History in a Pecan Shell Prior to the Civil War the area had been part of the Arcola Plantation and was a shipping point for area cotton. It throve until the arrival of the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railroad in 1858. The... texasescapes.com
Louetta
History on a Pinhead The town had a post office from 1907 through the middle of the 1930s. With the development of nearby Klein, Louetta declined beginning in the late 1890s, although the community still had two sawmill... texasescapes.com