Hawdon, Texas
Place in Fort Bend County, Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hawdon was a town and rail station in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, alternately known as Howden, Hawdon Junction, and Arcola.[1] It was located just north of Juliff, and south of Arcola.[2] It was served by the International–Great Northern Railroad via the Columbia Branch.[3][4][1] A rail switch was located at Hawdon to connect the Sugar Land Railroad near the (still extant) Palestine Missionary Baptist Church[5] to House Junction.[1] Passenger service ended in 1920, but the rail line through town lasted until the 1980s.[1] The main road through town is Farm to Market Road 521.[5]
A church cemetery served the community at one time, but it has not been located.[6]