Hovey
Hovey is on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Pecos county line, twenty-four miles northeast of Alpine in northern Brewster County. It was established as a railroad stop and named for G. B. Hovey, an official of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, when the tracks reached the site in 1913. That year a post office was established there; it closed in the 1930s. By the early 1930s Hovey had a business and an estimated twenty-five inhabitants. Its population was reported at that level until the late 1940s, after which no further statistics were available. The 1982 county highway map identified the Hovey townsite but showed no structures there.
Glenn Justice | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
No
Place type
Hovey is classified as a Town
Location
Latitude: 30.61099050Longitude: -103.36739560
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No