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TAMINA, TEXAS
Montgomery County,
East Texas
30° 10' 43" N, 95° 26' 30" W (30.178611, -95.441667)
Along the Missouri Pacific line
1 mile E of I 45
8.5 miles S of Conroe the county seat
Population unknown
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Despite
the spelling, the towns name is pronounced "Tammany." This may be
due to a misspelling on the application for a post office. Town promoter
James H. Berry named it after New York's Tammany Hall - which may
not have been a liability at the time it was named. Tamina was born
when freed slaves in the area helped construct the Houston and Great
Northern Railroad in 1871. The town had its own post office by 1897
which closed during the Great Depression.
The population was 128 in 1904 and by 1925 it had been reduced to
a mere 50. Tamina's students were sent to school in Conroe
during the statewide school consolidations of the late 40s and early
50s.
Today the population is dispersed and the town is remembered by the
Tamina Cemetery and three churches. |
Montgomery
County 1907 postal map showing Tamina 8 miles S of Conroe by the
railroad
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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