Harlow, Texas: A Brief History of the Lost Community


By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Published: March 16, 2005

Harlow was a small community just west of State Highway 34 about four miles south of Greenville in central Hunt County. The settlement may have begun in the late 1800s and was named for the Harlow family in Hunt County. The town was shown on county highway maps in the 1930s and consisted of farms and a business establishment near the highway. No population figures were available, and by the 1980s the community no longer appeared on highway maps.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Harlow, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/harlow-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HRHAE

March 16, 2005

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Place
Harlow
Currently Exists
No
Place Type
Town
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Hunt County
Associated Names

Decorah

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