MONAVILLE, TEXAS

Waller County, Central Texas South

29° 57' 3" N, 96° 2' 20" W (29.9508, -96.0388)

FM 359 and FM 1887
near Harris Creek
13 miles S of Hempstead the county seat
SW of Waller
7.3 miles S of Pine Island
14 Miles N of Brookshire
Population: 180 Est. (1990 to 2010)

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Monaville Welcoming Committee.
TE photo, March 2008
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History on a Pinhead

The town was named after Mona Singletary, daughter of the local storekeeper / postmaster in 1886. The post office closed in 1913, leaving little more than a school (shown below) and a cotton gin. First available population figures are only from 1941 when an estimated 75 people were lived here. In 2008 the town has a single business – a convenience store/ gas station.

The Monaville Cemetery is located at Holik and Kerr Roads in west Monaville.

Monaville Texas - Remains of Monaville School Front Steps

Remains of the Monaville school.
TE photo, March 2008
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Waller County 1907 postal map showing Monaville
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Central Texas South

Monaville, Texas Nearby Towns:
Hempstead the county seat
Waller
Pine Island
Brookshire
Houston
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