Liverpool, Texas, Brazoria County. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Liverpool dates from 1827 when a trading post was in operation. The community started to settled in 1834. There were enough children in 1836 to warrant a teacher.

An �official� founding occurred in 1837 when the fledgling town served as an outlet for products shipped out from Stephen F. Austin�s colonists.

The borrowing of the name of the English port was suggested by a local man named �Commodore� Nelson who may or may not have once been a bone-fide naval officer. The community submitted the name on the application for a post office which opened in 1846 and lasted only three short years. It reopened in 1879.

The tiny community is to have peaked shortly after the Civil War, but in the mid 1880s, it had a meager population of just 20 residents. The 1890 census counted 136 Liverpudlians.

In 1906 Liverpool had forty-eight pupils taught by three teachers. In 1914 the population had grown to 400 and besides two stores, the town had the luxury of a hotel.

After a decline from the 1920s and through the Great Depression and WWII, Liverpool reached 150 people in the mid 1960s and by the late 1980s, it had swelled to 627.

The 1990 census counted just 396 people and the 2000 census counted eight more people, bring it to 404.

Liverpool Cemetery

In community founded in 1837 as Chocolate Bayou shipping point, and named for famous English port.

Burials began here 1875. 3-acre cemetery site was gift of Thomas C. Nelson.

In early years, part of the tract was occupied by a building used as a school and church.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966

Liverpool, Texas Forum

Subject: Liverpool, Texas Post Office
I married my husband in 2013 and moved to Liverpool. I love it here.

The Liverpool Post Office and as of 2020 is still open and providing a much needed service to our small community. I'm very grateful it's still operating.

Just wanted to let y'all know since your entry on our town sounded like you weren't sure if it was still there. - Sincerely, Tambra Nicole Sas, May 9, 2020

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