Almeda is an area located along Texas State Highway 288 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in southwestern Houston, Texas, United States that used to be a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County. Almeda is 11 miles from Downtown Houston.
Dr. Willis King promoted the Almeda area in the early 1880s. The community's name comes from Almeda King, the promoter's daughter. The town, along the International-Great Northern Railroad, functioned a...
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Almeda is an area located along Texas State Highway 288 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in southwestern Houston, Texas, United States that used to be a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County. Almeda is 11 miles from Downtown Houston.
Dr. Willis King promoted the Almeda area in the early 1880s. The community's name comes from Almeda King, the promoter's daughter. The town, along the International-Great Northern Railroad, functioned as a trading area for agriculture and lumber. In 1893 Almeda, with 50 people, received a post office. Almeda had 200 people, two general stores, and a lumber company in 1914. In 1925 the community had 80 residents. Almeda had four businesses in the 1930s. 1936 state highway maps indicated several buildings in the area. In 1948 the community had 125 residents. In the 1950s Almeda had 20 buildings. Around 1953 the community had 1,750 residents. The post office closed in 1959. By 1960 Almeda residents continued to lack public water and fire...
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