Hackberry

Hackberry, in southeastern Cottle County, was named for a grove of hackberry trees that attracted settlers to a bend of the Little Wichita River. W. Q. Richards sold land in 1918 to Will Moss and W. L. Liedtke to start the community. Richards contributed to the support of a school established in 1914 and rebuilt in 1918. The post office, named Stewart to distinguish the town from another one called Hackberry, was discontinued in 1930. A cotton gin operated in Hackberry in 1924–25. The population was twenty-six in 1980, eighty-one in 1990, and thirty in 2000.

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Belongs to

Hackberry is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Hackberry is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [2]
  • [-Grove]
  • (Stewart)

Location

Latitude: 33.93230300
Longitude: -100.14760750

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

30