Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas Explained

Official Name:Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Hubbard
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bowie
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:427
Coordinates:33.4664°N -94.6386°W
Area Code:903 & 430
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1359757

Hubbard is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 269 in 2000. It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area.

History

The community was most likely named for early settler Richard B. Hubbard. The oldest graves in the Hubbard Chapel Cemetery date as far back as 1835. There was a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in Hubbard in 1936. Its population was recorded as 269 from 1990 through 2000.[1]

Geography

Hubbard is located on U.S. Highway 259, 34miles west of Texarkana and 3miles southwest of DeKalb in western Bowie County.[1]

Education

Hubbard had its own school in 1936.[1] The Hubbard Independent School District as well as the DeKalb Independent School District serves area students.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hubbard, TX (Bowie County). Jasinski. Laurie E.. 2004-08-26. tshaonline.org.