Hawkinsville, Texas
Hawkinsville was a community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.[1] 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
[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.
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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]
Notes
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawkinsville, Texas
- ^ 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.
References
[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.