Egypt, Montgomery County, Texas

Coordinates: 30°13′16″N 95°33′42″W / 30.22111°N 95.56167°W / 30.22111; -95.56167 Egypt is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. It lies at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m).

Egypt was settled by George Bell Madeley. He provided corn to the area farmers in a time of drought. The farmers named the area Egypt, after the Bible story in which Jacob’s family went to Egypt to buy corn. (Genesis 41: 56-57).

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Egypt, Montgomery County, Texas

Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Texas, United States

County seat: Conroe

Cities	Conroe Cut and Shoot Houston‡ Magnolia Montgomery Oak Ridge North Panorama Village Patton Village Shenandoah Splendora Willis Woodbranch

Towns	Roman Forest Stagecoach Woodloch

CDPs	Pinehurst Porter Heights The Woodlands‡

Unincorporated communities	Decker Prairie Dobbin Egypt Grangerland Imperial Oaks New Caney Porter River Plantation Tamina

Ghost town	Esperanza

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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