Hitchland, Texas, Hansford County. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

First settled by Charles and J. H. Hitch, the community came to life with the arrival of the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad in the 1920s. A post office was granted in 1930 and remained open until the mid 1950s.

The population was given as 100 in 1939 and remained there through 1948. In 1954 the Hitchland school merged into the Gruver ISD. The 1980 census reported twenty-seven people and that same number was used for the 2000 count.

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