Tigertown, Texas Explained

Tigertown
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Coordinates:30.0985°N -96.4552°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1830
Extinct Title:Abandoned
Extinct Date:1900

Tigertown, also known as Tiger Point, is a ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States. It was located on FM 332 Rd before the road descends into the Mill Creek bottoms, approximately six miles from Brenham.[1]

History

Tigertown was founded before the Texas Revolution. In the 1830s, Phil Coe Sr named the town Tigertown because "he said it was full of men who led fast and furious lives."[2] It had a post office by the 1850s, but nothing remained of the town by 1900. Today, a farm stands on where Tigertown existed.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Insolent . 29 October 2021 . The Galveston Daily News . 16 Aug 1895 . 4 col. 3.
  2. Book: May Amanda . Pennington . The history of Brenham and Washington County: Some historical facts about Washington county, Tiger Point . 1915 . Standard printing & lithographing company . Houston, Tex . 16 .
  3. Web site: Tigertown, TX. Christian. Carole E.. 2010-06-15. Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. en. 2018-05-03.
  4. News: History of Washington County . 29 October 2021 . The Houston Post . 29 Apr 1900 . 21 col. 2.