Harwell Point

Harwell Point is a small rural community located on Farm Road 1431 on the eastern bank of the Colorado River about fourteen miles southwest of Burnet in southwestern Burnet County. Settlement in the area began in 1853, when James Seaborn Harwell and his wife came to Burnet County from Mississippi. Harwell obtained a land grant, and their homestead on the Colorado River became known as Harwell's Point. The Harwell family played a key role in the early development of the nearby community of Hoover's Valley. Though county highway maps by the early 1900s indicated that the Texas and New Orleans Railway ran through the approximate location of Harwell's Point, no maps showed a settlement with the name of Harwell. By the early 1980s Harwell Point was shown on highway maps. The first population figures were given in 2000, when the community reported eighty-eight residents.

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Laurie E. Jasinski | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Harwell Point is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Harwell Point is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 30.63496000
Longitude: -98.41076700

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

138