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History in
a Pecan Shell
The
community was located in Upshur
County until Gregg
County was separated from southern Upshur
County on April 12, 1873. The newly formed county was to be
called Roanoke but the legislature decided to honor Confederate
hero John B. Gregg instead.
There doesn’t seem to have been any plan for growth; the community
just added homes as they were needed. There’s no report of a town
center or a commercial district although it did have several stores
throughout its history.
Omega did have
a school in the 1930s that was shared with students from Upshur
County. The Port Bolivar Iron Ore Railroad operated a depot
and a spur that lead to a cotton gin. School consolidations after
WWII closed
the school, which, like many small
towns across Texas, was the life-blood of the community. Omega
was dropped from maps sometime in the 1960s.
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1873
Upshur County map
showing Omega
(under the letters "CO")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Gregg
County 1907 postal map showing Omega
(near Upshur County
Line)
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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