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HUFFMAN, TEXAS

Harris County, Texas Gulf Coast

30° 1' 38" N, 95° 5' 9" W (30.027222, -95.085833)

FM 2100 and FM 1960
30 miles NE of Houston
Population: 250 (2000)

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History in a Pecan Shell

The town dates all the way back to 1839 when David Huffman settled in the tall pines north of what would become Houston.

A post office was granted in 1888 and in the early 1900s the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway came through Huffman.

By 1914 the town had a population of 250. Huffman's population stayed under 100 from the 1940s through the 80s. Although little is left from Huffman's early years - there are a few vintage structures in the area. Overall, the town appears to be a modern suburb of a much larger city. A letter from a reader informed us that Huffman's main object of interest is an ancient Live Oak tree.

Harris County Texas 1907 Postal map
1907 Harris County postal map shows Huffman
east of Humble near Liberty County line

Courtesy Texas General Land Office



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