Imogene, Texas, Atascosa County. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Imogene was one of three towns named after the daughters of developer Charles F. Simmons. The other two are Charlotte and Christine

It had a post office for less than a year. Although census figures aren't available, there were 49 students enrolled in Imogene's school in 1934.

During WWII, the Humble Oil Company built a housing development for its employees there, but Imogene was dropped from maps sometime in the 1980s.

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