Streetman, TX Reviews

Hideaway tranquility - 5/19/2018
Lived in "Streetman" for a few years now. It is not the small almost ghost town that you pass through from I-45 (basically a post office) but it is a loose connection of beautiful rural farms and pastures and high-end lake homes on the south side of the massive Richland Chambers Resevoir. The topography on the north side of the lake is mostly flat to rolling prairie mesquite. This gives way to a mixture of water, post and pin oak hillsides and fertile farmland. There are some oil and gas leases and coal mining but these are tucked away. Life is slower and simpler with residents as varied as anywhere I have lived (Atlanta, San Fran, DC, Austin and more). Roughly 50% lifelong residents and 50% have escaped cities for the peace and tranquility, Lake residents are 40% part timers mostly from Houston and Dallas. Full time residents vary from everywhere imaginable. The love of nature, slower pace and for many boating and fishing are common. To be certain it is not for everyone and most want Read More

Lost in Streetman - 2/6/2013
We pulled off I45, on my way to Dallas, needed cokes and snacks in the trunk. We ended up in Streetman by a small post office where we were set upon by a gang of ruffians. We ran for our lives, junped in the car and sped off. We escaped with our lives, very scary Read More