Harriett, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

There must've been enough of a population to warrant a post office in 1909. A month after being granted, the post office added a tee to the name Harriett. The postmaster was named Charles P. Lovelace and he or his heirs may be the biggest clue as to who Harriet (or Harriett) was.

Whatever the reason, the altered name didn't affect the population (which was so small nobody was keeping count). After 1927, post office business was handled by San Angelo. In 1936, there were a reported 12 people to wonder where the town went wrong.

Harriet remained on county maps for many years and the town appears to have had its own cemetery two miles NE of the townsite.

This old home was a real showplace in the 1940's & 1950's
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey, 2003

Tom Green County 1940s map showing Harriett and
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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