Haskell
“Haskell Alive! Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”

Crossroads of the Texas Midwest on U.S. 277 & 380, this picturesque community is the hub of the Rolling Plains. Named for Charles Ready Haskell, a Revolutionary soldier who fell with Fannin at Goliad, the town was incorporated in 1858 and known as Willow Pond Springs and later as Rice Springs. Buffalo, Indians, and cowboys all used the springs as a watering hole. Wild mustangs roamed freely west of Haskell on the Wild Horse Knob prairie. Through the century, the town experienced both boom and bust cycles, but the indomitable spirit of the citizens always prevailed, and today Haskell is a thriving epicenter of commerce and retail trade. With low taxes, a landfill and a plentiful water supply, Haskell is a great place to live and raise a family. The Rolling Plains Regional County Jail and Detention Center opened in 2003, a joint effort by the City and County, and employs 160. Nature tourism is also become a source of revenue for businesses and landowners. Whitetail deer, turkeys, quail, dove, geese and feral hogs are abundant. Chamber of Commerce, 510 S. 2nd, Haskell, 79521, 940-864-2477 haskellcc@srcaccess.net

For more information about Haskell, check out their Development Corporation of Haskell home page.

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