Trammels, Missouri City, Texas Explained

Official Name:Trammels,
Missouri City, Texas
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:Trammels
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fort Bend
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:66
Coordinates:29.5347°N -95.5375°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:77459
Area Code:281, 713, 832
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1379172

Trammels (sometimes spelled Trammells) was an unincorporated area near State Highway 6 in eastern Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.[1]

Location

Trammels was located on the southwestern side of Oyster Creek, twenty miles east of Richmond, at the junction of a graded and drained road and what later was designated as McKeever Road (which paralleled the railroad tracks in this vicinity). It was about one mile west of the present-day junction of Texas State Highway 6 and Trammel-Fresno (sic) Road. This is near what later became the south terminus of the Fort Bend Tollway, approximately halfway between U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 288. The remnants of Trammels are within the city limits of Missouri City, a Houston suburb, after having been annexed in October 1981.[2]

History

Little is known regarding the early history of the town, though there are some records of the development of the neighboring town of DeWalt, of which community Trammels became a part. In 1936, Trammels had a row of dwellings, one business, and five farm units. Although it appeared on county maps, population statistics were never recorded.

Transportation

Trammels was a station stop on the Gulf Coast Lines' Sugar Land Railway, with one mixed train scheduled daily except Sunday between Sugar Land and Anchor in 1925.

See also

Notes and References

  1. USGS. 1915. Sugarland (sic) Quadrangle . JPEG . . April 24, 2021.
  2. 2017. Annexation Map . JPEG . Missouri City. May 2, 2021.