Whitman, Texas

Whitman is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

History

The settlement opened a post office in 1876 and was named after Walter G. Whitman, its first postmaster. It had a commercial sector based around the local cotton industry as well as 75 residents by the mid-1880s. The populatation was reported at 25 between 1945 and 2000.

Geography

Whitman is located on Farm to Market Road 1155 near Jackson Creek and Farm to Market Road 2193, northeast of Brenham in eastern Washington County.

Education

Today, the community is served by the Brenham Independent School District.