Deepwater
Deepwater, between Pasadena and Deerpark in southeastern Harris County, was named for its location on the Houston Ship Channel. The community, which developed around a station on the Galveston, Houston and Northern Railway, had a population of fifty in 1893. A local post office opened in 1894 and closed in 1921, when mail was delivered from Pasadena. By 1896 Deepwater had a population of 200, a sawmill, a blacksmith, a hotel, a church, a general store, and the weekly Enterprise newspaper. In 1905 the local White school had forty pupils and one teacher, and the local Black school thirty-five students and one teacher. By 1914 the population had risen to 250, but the town had begun to decline, and the general store was its principal business. In the 1980s Deepwater was engulfed by Pasadena and was marked only by an abandoned railroad station at the former townsite.
Diana J. Kleiner | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Belongs to
Deepwater is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
No
Place type
Deepwater is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Brighton)
- (Syracuse)
Location
Latitude: 29.70689530Longitude: -95.16132140
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No