Hankamer, Texas
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Hankamer is a populated place in northern Chambers County, Texas. It is located northeast of Lake Anahuac adjacent to Wallisville on Highway 61.
[edit] Historical development
This town was named after I. A. Hankamer, an early settler to the area.[1] In 1900 the Hankamer-Stowell Canal Company (also called Farmers Canal Company) started the area rice farming which would transform the surrounding region. Within two years, 10,000 acres of rice fields would be irrigated.[2] The Hankamer post office was opened in 1904. In 1929, oil was discovered nearby in Liberty County which would boost the population. In addition to the exploration for oil and gas establishing new oilfields, a lumbermill would provide employment.
