Hawkinsville, Texas

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Hawkinsville is a ghost town in Matagorda County, Texas, United States that formerly had a distinct community. In 2018, there were a few homes nearby, several businesses one mile 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[]

Hawkinsville is located in southeast Matagorda County, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Van Vleck.[1] 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.[2] A single home can be seen near the historic location.[3]

  • 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[]

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.[4]

Education[]

Van Vleck Independent School District operates schools in the area.

The designated community college for Van Vleck ISD is Wharton County Junior College.[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jenkins 2010.
  2. ^ Google (August 31, 2018). "Hawkinsville, Texas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  3. ^ See photo.
  4. ^ Lewis 1979, pp. 6–8.
  5. ^ Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

References[]

  • 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.

Coordinates: 28°53′16″N 95°40′11″W / 28.88778°N 95.66972°W / 28.88778; -95.66972

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