Weches, Texas

Weches (/ˈwiːtʃɪz/ WEE-chiz) is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is located along the route of the Old San Antonio Road near the Neches River, about twenty-one miles northeast of Crockett. The population was 26 according to the 2000 census.[2][3][4]

Weches, Texas
Unincorporated community
Weches
Weches
Coordinates: 31°32′39″N 95°13′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Founded1847
Elevation
456 ft (139 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total26
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75844
Area code(s)936
GNIS feature ID1385453[1]

History

Weches was founded around 1847 by T. J. Hennin near a large village of Tejas Indians and the San Francisco de los Tejas Mission. Hennin chose to name the settlement Neches after the nearby river. A post office operated under that name from January 1847 to July 1848 and under the name Naches from 1853 until 1882. In 1887 an application was made for a new post office, however the name Neches had, in the interim, been designated for another town. With duplicate names prohibited by the postal service, the citizens changed the name to Weches.[2]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Weches from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1385453 GNIS Detail - Weches, Texas
  4. Old San Antonio Road from the Handbook of Texas Online


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