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Welcome to Bammel ...

Bammel is located on the Gulf Coast.

Bammel is located in Harris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bammel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Bammel is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bammel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Bammel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bammel.

  • Houston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Humble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Tomball
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jersey Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bunker Hill Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
  • Spring Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Piney Point Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge North
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bammel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bammel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bammel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bammel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bammel. See our Newspapers Page for Bammel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bammel ...

Looking for more information about Bammel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bammel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bammel.

Adding Bammel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bammel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bammel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bammel post office opened in 1916. The Bammel post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bammel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bammel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/