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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town became
known as Theney after trading-post owner W. F. Matheney, around
1875. Things got moving when the Texas Central Railroad arrived in
1881. It was at this point where the town underwent a change of name
– after M.T. Comyn, the railroad’s construction engineer. The town’s
school however continued the name Theney.
A post office was granted and soon Comyn had all essential business.
Humble Oil built a tank farm here in the late teens but after 1919,
expansion had shut down and the workers were gone.
The town had a vibrant school (built in the 1920s) but as the population
shrank, the school closed for want of pupils (1952). Before the decade
was over, the post office also closed.
From a population of 30 in 1939, it was estimated to be 27 by 1990.
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Comyn Chronicles
/ World War II
Bombing
of Desdemona by Clay Coppedge
"... A second Japanese balloon made it to the tiny community
of Comyn in Comanche County. Wade Cowan, a member of Company D of
the Texas State Guard at the time, said the balloons were "about 30
feet high when extended and carried five metal canisters. Four were
incendiaries and one was a fragmentary, or anti-personnel device."
... more
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Comanche
County TX 1907 Postal Map showing Theny
one the Texas Central Railroad
Near Erath County
line
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
1940s Comanche
County map showing Comyn
the Texas Central Railroad
Near Erath County
line
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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