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NOCKENUT, TEXAS


Texas Ghost Town
Wilson County, South Texas

FM 1681
20 miles NE of Floresville
South of Seguin
Population: 10 Est. (1990 - 2000)

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History in a Pecan Shell

Nockenut dates from 1857 when Polish immigration was spreading out from Panna Maria and other Karnes County towns. There was also the occasional stray German family. The post office opened in 1858. The town had originally been in Guadalupe County, but there was a boundary change in 1869 and it became part of Wilson County where it has happily resided ever since.

The name Hastings was dominant in Nockenut. E. E. Hasting operated the general store, A. G. Hastings brought the mail from Seguin, and H. S. Hastings was postmaster.

The town was approaching a population of 100 when the railroad came through and drew people and businesses away.

It was what demographers call a dispersed rural community as early as the 1930s.

See Nockenut neighboring ghost towns: Albuquerque and Union Valley.

Nockenut Texas Forum

"Nockenut is nothing but a cemetery now." - Hilda Hilpert, October 31, 2007

Anyone wishing to contribute Nockenut history or photos, please email history@texasescapes.com

Wilson County TX 1907 Postal Map
Wilson County 1907 postal map showing Nockenut and
nearby ghost town Union, NW of Floresville
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Nockenut, Texas Nearby Towns:
Floresville the county seat
Gonzales | San Antonio
See Wilson County | Gonzales County | Guadalupe County


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