Tigertown, Texas

Tigertown, also known as Tiger Point, is a ghost town in Washington County, Texas. It was located on FM 332 Rd before the road descends into the Mill Creek bottoms, about 6 miles from Brenham.[1]

Tigertown
Ghost town
Tigertown is located in Texas
Tigertown
Tigertown
Tigertown is located in the United States
Tigertown
Tigertown
Coordinates: 30°05′54.6″N 96°27′18.6″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWashington
Settled1830
Abandoned1900

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]

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