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GEM,
TEXASHemphill County,
Texas Panhandle
Near State Highway 33 between the Washita and Canadian Rivers.
About 16 miles
SE of Canadian
One mile from the Intersection of FM 2654 and Highway 33
Population: 0Area
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History in a Pecan
Shell
Rancher Thomas F. Moody named the town for his wife Gem Hibbard
Moody. The town was surveyed and platted in 1909 and was granted a post office
that same year. The town held great promise but was in competition from a number
of other communities. Gem reported a population of seventy-five in the mid 1920s
– a number that they continued to use through 1960. The post office closed in
1954 and over time the residents left until there was no one left. There are a
number of scattered buildings radiating a mile out from Gem.
Photographer's
Note: Gem is about 16 miles SE of Canadian
on SH33 at FM 2654... a little SW of the highway intersections where these photos
are taken. Google confirms structures at the location of the real Gem. Looks like
I missed it by 1 mile. - Barclay
Gibson, January 25, 2009 | |
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