Hightower is an
unincorporated community in
Liberty County,
Texas,
United States. It is a geographic area without official borders, centered on the intersection of
FM 787 and
FM 2518. It contains small farms, pastures, ranchettes, timber plantations, individual residential lots, small
Protestant churches, and a
Georgia Pacific lumber mill.
Etymology
In 1899, the area became an official place named Lamb when it received a mail stop on the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (now
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
). The name Lamb was taken from the last name of its first postmaster,
Charles C. Lamb. The area was rechristened Hightower in 1912 in honor of district judge
Lewis B. Hightower Sr., who lived there while serving on the Ninth Judicial District bench from 1888 until his death in 1918.
["Lewis Buckner Hightower, Sr.", The Handbook of Texas Online, retrieved 2011-10-26 from https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhi63]
Government
Law enforcement is provided by the
Liberty County Sheriff's office. Mail stops in the area are addressed "Cleveland, Texas", even though Hightower is six miles away from the City of Cleveland's incorporated area. The
zip code is 77327.
Infrastructure
Roads are maintained by the county. A
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
track runs through Hightower, connecting the cities of
Cleveland and
Silsbee. Drinking water comes from privately drilled wells, as there is not yet any municipal water utility service. Likewise private septic tanks. Electrical service is provided by
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative HECO There is no
natural gas utility service, so those with gas appliances must purchase and install private propane tanks.
Education
Hightower is zoned to schools in the
Tarkington Independent School District, which assesses taxes on
real properties in the area.
References
External links
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Unincorporated communities in Liberty County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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