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Mount Houston is a community in north central
Harris County, Texas Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, ...
. It is east of
U.S. Highway 59 U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA superhighway, NAFTA ...
, near the
Dyersdale Dyersdale is an Unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States. The name originates from Clement C. Dyer, one of the "Old Three Hundred" of Stephen F. Austin's colonists.MOUNT HOUSTON, TX
"
Handbook of Texas The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). History The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.
Mount Houston was established along the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. At that time it was away from
Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
. A post office opened in 1910. In 1914 Mount Houston had 100 people. It featured several market gardeners. It included two churches, a sawmill, and a lumber company. The post office closed in 1918. By the 1980s Mount Houston did not significantly increase in size. Within of Mount Houston, three schools and three churches had been established.


Education

Mount Houston is within the Houston Independent School District.Barajas, Erik.
North Forest ISD officially closes today
." '' KTRK-TV''. July 1, 2013. Retrieved on July 1, 2013.
North Forest High School North Forest High School (NFHS) is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD); it was a part of the North Forest Independent School District (NFISD) until t ...
is the sole zoned high school. Until July 1, 2013, North Forest Independent School District was named the East and Mount Houston Independent School District.The History of B.C. Elmore
." B.C. Elmore Middle School. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.


References

Geography of Harris County, Texas {{HarrisCountyTX-geo-stub