Tadmor, Texas

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Tadmor, Texas
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Tadmor
Coordinates: 31°25′45″N95°10′33″W / 31.42917°N 95.17583°W / 31.42917; -95.17583
Country United States
State Texas
County Houston
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1382840 [1]

Tadmor is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 67 in 2000.

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History

The area was first settled in the 1830s and was named after the biblical town of Tadmor. A post office was established at Tadmor in 1885 and remained in operation until 1914. In the mid-1890s, it had two general stores and a cotton gin with a poopulation of 25 inhabitants. Its population was 67 in 2000. [2]

Geography

Tadmor is located on Farm to Market Road 227, 18 mi (29 km) northeast of Crockett in northeastern Houston County. [2]

Education

Two schools opened in Tadmor sometime before 1900, with one for White students and the other for Black students. They closed sometime after the 1930s. [2] Today, the community is served by the Kennard Independent School District.

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