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EDMONSON,
TEXAS
Hale
County, Texas Panhandle
34°16'54"N 101°54'4"W (34.281695, -101.900998)
Highway 194 and FM 1424
12 Miles NW of Plainview
ZIP code 79032
Area code 806
Population: 86 (2020)
111 (2010) 123 (2000) 107 (1990) |
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History
in a Pecan Shell
The site was part
of the Morrison Ranch in the early 1880s. Later the land became
part of the famous Slaughter Ranch. After railroad land was
put up for sale around 1890 a post office was granted under the name
of Wadsworth. In order to lure would-be buyers, the name was
changed to Running
Water in 1891.
The town was platted and the first school built. But when the much-anticipated
railroad finally arrived, the community of Running
Water was bypassed by 3 miles. In 1928 the towns businesses moved
north and what had been the railroad designation of Edmonson’s
Swith, became plain Edmonson, Texas. In 1935 Running
Water’s post office relocated as well, changing its name two years
after the move. By 1940 Running
Water was completely abandoned while Edmonson had a population
of 100. Forty years later the number of residents was recorded at
81. The state map reported 123 people living here in 2004. |
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