Norfleet, Texas, Hale County ghost town. (original) (raw)

History on a Pinhead

Rancher and would-be developer Jasper Frank Norfleet platted the town-to-be. Several businesses did open as well as the post office but the railroad (as of July 2014) has failed to arrive.

The impatient residents moved on, leaving the place deserted.

Hale County 1907 Postal map showing Copenhagen
Copenhagen post office moved to Norfleet when it was formed in 1907
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Hale County 1920s map showing Norfleet
(W of Hale Center, SW of Plainview)
From Texas state map #10749 (modified)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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