Oilla
Oilla is on the Southern Pacific line twelve miles east of Beaumont in central Orange County. Ernest Williams and Robert Walles owned the tract and drew up a town plat in 1913, probably naming the town in reference to a recent discovery of oil in central Orange County at the Kishi settlement. The Oilla post office opened in 1913. Though Oilla was the site of the Rush-Daniel Lumber Company and was on the important Texas and New Orleans Railroad, it had a population of only twelve in 1920. By the 1970s, scattered residential development had marked the area.
Robert Wooster | © 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.
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Belongs to
Oilla is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
No
Place type
Oilla is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Alexander Spur)
- (Cow Bayou)
- (Terry 1)
Location
Latitude: 30.09771090Longitude: -93.89100490
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No