Hawkinsville, Texas
Appearance
Hawkinsville is an Unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States that formerly had a distinct community. It 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.[1]
Education
Van Vleck Independent School District operates schools in the area.
References
- ^ Lewis, Frank Hawkins (February 1979). "Evolution of an Early Texas Ranch". Rangelands. 1 (1): 6–8. JSTOR 3900331.
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External links
- Hawkinsville, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online