Official Name: | Monterey, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Monterey |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Angelina |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 230 |
Coordinates: | 31.2302°N -94.3955°W |
Area Code: | 936 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1380206 |
Monterey is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
Monterey was the site of a mill established by the Industrial Lumber Company. The community had a general store operated by F.W. Speed. A post office was established at Monterey in 1902 and remained in operation until 1913 when it received its mail from nearby Huntington. The postmaster was Alfred J. Wigley. The St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas extended its railway past Monterey in 1905. It had a population of 25 in 1910 and only became a railroad switch by World War II.[1]
Monterey was located on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway near the banks of the Angelina River, 11miles east of Huntington in southeastern Angelina County.[1]
Today, the ghost town is located within the Lufkin Independent School District.