Hahn, Texas Explained

Official Name:Hahn, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Image:Relief map of Texas.png
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wharton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:128
Coordinates:29.2814°N -96.3969°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:77437
Area Code:979
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1379876

Hahn or Hahn Prairie is an unincorporated community in northwestern Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The tiny community is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1160 (FM 1160) and Farm to Market Road 2546, (FM 2546) northwest of El Campo. There are no road signs identifying the site, but the nearby Hahn Cemetery is marked and there is a small cluster of homes around the junction. The surrounding farmland is dotted by a number of natural gas wells.

History

The Handbook of Texas article writes of Hahn Prairie in the past tense. Hahn Prairie was located on the old Hahn Ranch, 16miles northwest of Wharton in northwestern Wharton County. A post office was established in the settlement in 1897. By 1905, the school reported two teachers and 32 students. Five years later, 50 persons lived in Hahn. The post office closed in 1929. By 1933, only 20 souls lived in the community and there was only one store. The community center was abandoned in the 1940s. State highway maps identified Hahn Prairie as late as 1989. By that time only the school, cemetery and a few homes remained.[1]

Geography

The 1965 USGS Hahn Quadrangle map placed Hahn at the intersection of north-south FM 1160 and east-west FM 2546. In that year, only a handful of buildings were recorded on the map near the town site.[2] Hahn is 12.2miles north of Louise and 6.3miles southwest of New Taiton on FM 1160. The Hahn crossroads is 4.2miles west of State Highway 71 and 3.3miles east of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church on FM 2546. The Hahn Cemetery is 0.7miles east on FM 2546. Perhaps a dozen homes are bunched near the junction. West Mustang Creek flows south to the east of Hahn, while Porter's Creek flows south to the west of the community.[2] There are no road signs identifying the site, but the nearby Hahn Cemetery is marked. There are at least 15 gas leases and one oil lease in the vicinity of Hahn.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kleiner . Diana J. . Handbook of Texas Online: HAHN PRAIRIE, TX . Texas State Historical Association . June 22, 2013 .
  2. Web site: HAHN, TEX. . USGS . June 22, 2013 . 1965 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601175947/http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/%28ctype%3DareaDetails%26xcm%3Dr3standardpitrex_prd%26carea%3D%24ROOT%26layout%3D6_1_61_48%26uiarea%3D2%29/.do . June 1, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Peter H. Hahn et al Gas Lease . Texas Drilling . August 6, 2013 .