History of Hickston, Texas: A Brief Overview


By: Stephen L. Hardin

Published: January 1, 1995

Hickston is on Ranch Road 2814 some six miles south of Waelder in northeastern Gonzales County. Little is known about early settlement, but in 1898 Hickston secured a post office. In 1914 W. J. Adams served as postmaster, but by 1921 the post office had closed. The twenty-odd farms in the Hickston area were served by the Mount Eden school in 1936, but no businesses were noted that year. Hickston was still shown on the 1988 county highway map, but, except for a cemetery, little remained to mark the townsite.

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

Stephen L. Hardin, “Hickston, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hickston-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HVHBZ

January 1, 1995

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Place
Hickston
Currently Exists
No
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1378446
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Gonzales County
Associated Names

Mount Eden

Coordinates
  • Latitude: 29.60301250°
  • Longitude: -97.27498950°

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