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 / 29.4788472; -95.4724417

A church cemetery served the community at one time, but it has not been located.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Railroad History - Towers 114 (Sugar Land), 161 (Arcola Junction) and 162 (Sugar Land Junction)
  2. ^ Major floods in Southeast Texas, Brazoria County, Brazos River, Houston Post, July 8, 1899.
  3. ^ Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Business Atlas Map of Texas, 1901, from The Enlarged Business and Shippers Guide, [1], p. 285 as "Hawdon."
  4. ^ Hawdon, Texas
  5. ^ a b 1870 church started by freed slaves in Hawdon and Life Yesterday
  6. ^ 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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