Monterey, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°13′49″N94°23′44″W / 31.2301893°N 94.3954789°W Coordinates: 31°13′49″N94°23′44″W / 31.2301893°N 94.3954789°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Angelina |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380206 [1] |
Monterey is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
Monterey was the site of a mill established by the Industrial Lumber Company. The community had a general store operated by F.W. Speed. A post office was established at Monterey in 1902 and remained in operation until 1913 when it received its mail from nearby Huntington. The postmaster was Alfred J. Wigley. The St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas extended its railway past Monterey in 1905. It had a population of 25 in 1910 and only became a railroad switch by World War II. [2]
Monterey was located on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway near the banks of the Angelina River, 11 mi (18 km) east of Huntington in southeastern Angelina County. [2]
Today, the ghost town is located within the Lufkin Independent School District.
Angelina County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,395. Its county seat is Lufkin. It was formed in 1846 from Nacogdoches County. It is named for a Hasinai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named Angelina by them. It is a wet county as of November 2006, after a wet/dry election. In November 2007 the small community of Burke was the only city in it to return to dry status.
Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas and the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is 115 mi (185 km) northeast of Houston. Its estimated population is 35,021 as of July 1, 2019.
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