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History
in a Pecan ShellThe
town became known as Theney after trading-post owner W. F. Matheney, around
1875. Things got moving when the Texas Central Railroad arrived in 1881. It was
at this point where the town underwent a change of name – after M.T. Comyn, the
railroad’s construction engineer. The town’s school however continued the name
Theney.
A post office was granted and soon Comyn had all essential business.
Humble Oil built a tank farm here in the late teens but after 1919, expansion
had shut down and the workers were gone.
The town had a vibrant school
(built in the 1920s) but as the population shrank, the school closed for want
of pupils (1952). Before the decade was over, the post office also closed.
From
a population of 30 in 1939, it was estimated to be 27 by 1990. |
1940s
Comanche County map showing Comyn
(Near Erath County line, above "C-H"
in "C-O-M-A-N-C-H-E")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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