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History in a Pecan
Shell
Settled
in the early 1890s, it was granted a post office in 1898 which remained open until
1908. Mail was then routed through Hico.
By 1900 the town had phone service and basic businesses as well as a school and
two churches.
The population was reported at 40 for the 1950 Census. Four
years later Olin was down to one church and two businesses, but the stores were
gone by the mid 1960s. The population fell to only 12 for the 1970 census – the
same figure given for 2000. A
Visit to Olin:Photographer's
Note:
Located between
Hamilton & Hico Texas in Hamilton County. It sits at the intersection of Hwy 281
& FM219. The church & just a few residences occupy this place on the map. - William
Beauchamp, July 2009 | |
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