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History in
a Pecan Shell
Named for Parson
Toomey, the community briefly (1894-1907) had its own post office.
Evidently little to nothing happened here for the first half of the
20th Century and the town only had a mere 30 residents by the end
of WWII.
Things have gotten worse for Toomey, Texas and it lost its status
as a named community by the late 1980s. Its name now appears only
on old maps and perhaps as a postmark on crumbling brown envelopes. |
1907 postal
map showing Toomey in E Shelby
County
SW of Center
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share Toomey history, stories,
landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact
us. |
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