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Brewster County, Texas
Haymond, Texas
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Haymond, Texas existed briefly from 1883 to 1903. In its few short years the town fulfilled a necessary role in the lives of the pioneers. It was the area shopping center, drawing customers from the north in Fort Stockton, Warwick to the west and Tesnus to the east. Haymond was the nearest source of mail and supplies for the ranching families who lived south of San Francisco Creek. This early shopping center included Pierson's Store with its wagon yard and Post Office, a Hotel of sorts, the Southern Pacific Depot, a telegraph office and the Fort Stockton Stage Coach Stand. Cattlemen used the shipping pens. For a brief period there was a short order Cafe and a small school. The community was named for Crede Haymond, lawyer for the Southern Pacific Railroad
In 1971 Haymond is no longer a town, just a memory, having achieved the status of Ghost Commune. One pioneer ranchman can remember when everyone left Haymond and moved to Sanderson. Infrequently, a senior citizen will recall the Southern Pacific Depot buildings, Pierson's Store or the ancient Campo Santo, Haymond's tiny cemetery. Highway 90 bypassed the area and the railroad moved its section-service crew to Marathon. In 1971 Haymond is no longer a railroad siding. It is not on current railroad maps and timetables; it doesn't officially exist. Mary Anges Pierson pays tribute to the Southern Pacific Railroad, for without it there would have been no settlement. Remains of the once proud home of Mary Agnes and N.O. Pierson is a reminder of better days at Haymond.
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