Hawdon was a town and rail station in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, alternately known as Howden, Hawdon Junction, and Arcola. [1] It was located just north of Juliff, and south of Arcola. [2] It was served by the International–Great Northern Railroad via the Columbia Branch. [3] [4] [1] A rail switch was located at Hawdon to connect the Sugar Land Railroad near the (still extant) Palestine Missionary Baptist Church [5] to House Junction. [1] Passenger service ended in 1920, but the rail line through town lasted until the 1980s. [1] The main road through town is Farm to Market Road 521. [5]
29°28′43.85″N 95°28′20.79″W / 29.4788472°N 95.4724417°W
A church cemetery served the community at one time, but it has not been located. [6]
References
- ^ a b c d Texas Railroad History - Towers 114 (Sugar Land), 161 (Arcola Junction) and 162 (Sugar Land Junction)
- ^ Major floods in Southeast Texas, Brazoria County, Brazos River, Houston Post, July 8, 1899.
- ^ Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Business Atlas Map of Texas, 1901, from The Enlarged Business and Shippers Guide, [1], p. 285 as "Hawdon."
- ^ Hawdon, Texas
- ^ a b 1870 church started by freed slaves in Hawdon and Life Yesterday
- ^ FB-C099, Howden Cemetery: Deed from Hugh Carter and wife to Palestine Baptist Church land being part of the William Hall League. 3 pages.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties ±Former CDP annexed by Missouri City ^Former CDP annexed by Sugar Land #Still active as a community, but is no longer listed as a census-designated place | |