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HAYRICK, TEXAS

Coke County’s First County Seat

Texas Ghost Town
Coke County, Panhandle / North Central Texas
Highway 158
NE of Robert Lee
See 1920s Coke County Map

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Hayrick Tx - Hayrick Cemetery

Hayrick Cemetery in sight
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009

Photographer's Note:
Hayrick is 7 miles northeast of Robert Lee. - Barclay Gibson
See 1920s Coke County Map

History on a Pinhead

A modest town of just 25 residents in 1887, Hayrick was named after nearby Hayrick Mountain. Hayrick is a synonym for haystack, which the mountain is said to resemble.

Having predated the organization of the county (in 1889) Hayrick became the county seat. The first two log courthouses fell victim to arsonists and when an election (1891) was held to decide between Robert Lee and Hayrick, Hayrick lost.

Residents and merchants moved to Robert Lee and Hayrick was left with a cemetery.

Hayrick, Texas Today

Hayrick Mountain and Hayrick Texas Centennial Marker

View of Hayrick Mountain
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009

Hayrick Centennial Marker Text

HAYRICK

First county seat of
Coke County, 1889-1890.
Robert Lee
then became the
county seat.

Hayrick Texas Centennial Marker Text

Hayrick 1936 Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009
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Hayrick Tx - The way to Hayrick Cemetery

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009

Hayrick Tx - Hayrick Cemetery Sign

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009
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Map - Coke County Texas 1920

1920s Coke County Map showing Hayrick
Courtesy General Land Office

Hayrick, Texas
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