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Texas Ghost
Town
OXIEN, TEXASRunnels County,
Panhandle / West Texas
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In
1900, the heirs of John Harris of Galveston offered for lease a league
of land in the southeast part of Runnels County. This area was to
become known as the Oxien Community.
On July 27, 1905 a post office was opened with W.W. McKissack as postmaster.
The mail was brought from Talpa three times a week at first; when
the town grew the mail was brought daily. At one time Oxien consisted
of a cotton gin, a general store with post office, a telephone switchboard,
and a filling station. In later years an another store and filling
station were opened. Oxien’s school was built in 1909. In 1913 the
Oxien school and the Dietz school consolidated. The combined school
was relocated on the Jarm Morrison place. In 1920 a larger building
was erected. After this the school was know as the Dietz School District
No 31. In 1930 this school was consolidated with Crews. In the early
days church was held in the school house. In 1924 the Baptist Church
was organized and a building built. It disbanded in 1937. The post
office closed in 1913. The town site is marked with a few brick and
rock foundations.
From "Eighteen
Ghost Towns of Runnels County" by Alton O'Neil Jr. |
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