Poor Farm
Maha, on U.S. Highway 183 twelve miles south of Austin in southern Travis County, was settled in the early 1890s. It was originally called Poor Farm but was later named for nearby Mayhard Creek. Both the town and the creek were renamed Maha. In 1907 the community had a one-teacher school for thirty-six White students and a one-teacher school for fifty-four Black students. Two schools, a church, and several residences marked the community on county highway maps in the 1940s. The Maha schools were consolidated with the Creedmoor school district in 1955.
Claudia Hazlewood | © 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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Poor Farm is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
No
Place type
Poor Farm is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Maha)
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No