Tamina, Texas

Tamina is an Unincorporated community in southern Montgomery County, Texas, United States.

Tamina is located along the Missouri Pacific line, located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Interstate 45 and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) south of the city of Conroe.

James H. Berry promoted the community and named it after Tammany Hall, New York City. The letter writer submitting the name to the postal department spelled the name "Tamina." The name is pronounced "Tammany" by local residents.

The founding of Tamina can be traced back to 1871, when freed slaves in the area helped construct the Houston and Great Northern Railroad. The town became known as "Tamina" in 1897 when the name was submitted for the building of the community's first post office.

In the early 1900's, the community survived mostly through its connection with the lumber industry, particularly after the establishment of the Grogan-Cochran Lumber Company's Tamina Mill in 1917. The population of the area dwindled to 50 after the Tamina Mill was closed in 1927. The post office closed in the late 1930s, followed by the town's black school in 1949. At that time, Tamina students attended Booker T. Washington School in Conroe.

Over the past 50 years, the area surrounding Tamina has undergone significant development, leading to the incorporation of the adjacent cities of Shenandoah, Texas in 1974 and Oak Ridge North in 1979. As a result, Tamina became the only community in the area without urban infrastructure, most notably a public sewerage. Most residents of Tamina rely on septic tanks for sewage disposal, while a few residents make use of the more expensive aerobic treatment system for their homes.

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