Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas

For the city in Hill County, see Hubbard, Texas.

Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas
Unincorporated community
Hubbard is located in Texas
Hubbard
Hubbard
Hubbard is located in the United States
Hubbard
Hubbard
Coordinates: 33°27′59″N 94°38′19″W / 33.46639°N 94.63861°W / 33.46639; -94.63861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBowie
Elevation
[1]
427 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)903 & 430
GNIS feature ID1359757[1]

Hubbard is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 269 in 2000.[citation needed] It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area.

History

The community was most likely named for early settler Richard B. Hubbard. The oldest graves in the Hubbard Chapel Cemetery date as far back as 1835. There was a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in Hubbard in 1936. Its population was recorded as 269 from 1990 through 2000.[2]

Geography

Hubbard is located on U.S. Highway 259, 34 mi (55 km) west of Texarkana and 3 mi (4.8 km) southwest of DeKalb in western Bowie County.[2]

Education

Hubbard had its own school in 1936.[2] The Hubbard Independent School District as well as the DeKalb Independent School District serves area students.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Jasinski, Laurie E. (August 26, 2004). "Hubbard, TX (Bowie County)". tshaonline.org.


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