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From "Eighteen
Ghost Towns of Runnels County" by Alton O'Neil Jr.
In 1900, the heirs of John Harris of Galveston offered for lease a
league of land in the southeast part of Runnels County. This area
was to become known as the Oxien Community. On July 27, 1905
a post office was opened with W.W. McKissack as postmaster. The mail
was brought from Talpa
three times a week at first; when the town grew the mail was brought
daily.
At one time Oxien consisted of a cotton gin, a general store with
post office, a telephone switchboard, and a filling station. In later
years an another store and filling station were opened. Oxien’s school
was built in 1909. In 1913 the Oxien school and the Dietz school consolidated.
The combined school was relocated on the Jarm Morrison place. In 1920
a larger building was erected. After this the school was know as the
Dietz School District No 31. In 1930 this school was consolidated
with Crews. In the early days church
was held in the school house. In 1924 the Baptist Church was organized
and a building built. It disbanded in 1937. The post office closed
in 1913. The town site is marked with a few brick and rock foundations.
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Runnels
County 1907 postal map showing Oxien
NE of Ballinger
the county seat
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
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