Foard City, Texas. (original) (raw)

The cemetery in Foard City
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

History in a Pecan Shell

Foard City was designated a stop on the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad in 1908. The town had just been granted a post office the previous year. People relocating from the nearby hamlet of Harrisonville made up a sizeable portion of the new population. One F. R. Lefevre donated land for school and cemetery in 1910 and Harrisonville�s tiny school was placed on the donated plot.

The community closed its schools in 1939 and the post office closed in the mid 1950s along with the town�s only business. Many Foard Citizens moved to the more prosperous county seat � less than 10 miles away, leaving a mere handful of residents. The population has been estimated at 10 since the 1980 Census.

A Visit to Foard City

Photographer's Note:
"The only structure in Foard City is this collapsed church. The unamed, hidden and totally untended cemetery is about 1/2 mile to the northwest." - Barclay Gibson

More views of the cemetery
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

1920s Foard County map showing Foard City
near Knox County
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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