Hawkinsville, Texas
Hawkinsville, Texas | |
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  Location of Hawkinsville in Texas  Hawkinsville, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 28°53′16″N 95°40′11″W / 28.88778°N 95.66972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Matagorda |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip code | 77414 |
| Area code | 361 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379577[1] |
Hawkinsville is an unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.[1]
Description
[edit]In 2018, there were a few homes nearby, several businesses one mile (1.6 km) to the south, and the name appeared on maps, but one source refers to the place in the past tense, while a second source states that the town disappeared in the 1950s. The town site is between Cedar Lane and Sargent.
Geography
[edit]Hawkinsville is located in southeast Matagorda County, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Van Vleck.[2] The historic site of Hawkinsville is on FM 457 1.0 mile (1.6 km) north of its intersection with FM 2611. A bend of Caney Creek comes near FM 457 at the location.[3] A single home can be seen near the historic location.[4]
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Historic site of Hawkinsville is on FM 457 about 1 mile north of FM 2611. Caney Creek is on the right. -
Hawkinsville Market sign is at the intersection of FM 457 and FM 2611 farther south.
History
[edit]The town was named in honor of James Boyd Hawkins, a planter from North Carolina who established the Hawkins Ranch, a cotton and sugarcane plantation, later a cattle ranch, in Matagorda County.[5]
Education
[edit]Van Vleck Independent School District operates schools in the area.
The designated community college for Van Vleck ISD is Wharton County Junior College.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haskinsville
- ^ Jenkins 2010.
- ^ "Hawkinsville, Texas" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ See photo.
- ^ Lewis 1979, pp. 6–8.
- ^ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Additional reading
[edit]- Lewis, Frank Hawkins (February 1979). "Evolution of an Early Texas Ranch". Rangelands. 1 (1): 6–8. JSTOR 3900331.
- Jenkins, Rachel: Hawkinsville, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online (August 31, 2010). Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- Troesser, John; Troesser, Kate Wong (2009). "HAWKINSVILLE, TEXAS". Texas Escapes. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Hawkinsville, Texas at Wikimedia Commons
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