Mumford, Texas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mumford is an unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. Its elevation is 259 feet (79 m), and it is located at 30°44′4″N 96°33′54″W / 30.73444°N 96.56500°W / 30.73444; -96.56500 (30.7343621, -96.5649690).[1] Although Mumford is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77867;[2] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 77867 had a population of 176 at the 2000 census.[3]

Located on the eastern bank of the Brazos River, the community is named for an early resident of the area, Jesse Mumford, who established a ferry over the Brazos in the vicinity in 1855. A post office was established in Mumford in 1878, and the community continued to expand through the rest of the nineteenth century. Its fortunes declined after a devastating flood in 1899, which destroyed most of the community; Mumford never attained its pre-flood prosperity. Some businesses remain in the community,[4] which also includes a post office,[2] an elementary school (part of the Mumford Independent School District),[5] and a cemetery.[6]

Famous people

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mumford, Texas
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zip Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  4. ↑ MUMFORD, TEXAS, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2009-07-03.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mumford Elementary School
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mumford Cemetery
Municipalities and communities of Robertson County, Texas, United States
Cities
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost town

Coordinates: 30°44′04″N 96°33′54″W / 30.73444°N 96.56500°W / 30.73444; -96.56500

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.