Hay Flat, Texas

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Hay Flat, Texas
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Hay Flat, Texas
Location in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 31°54′18.2″N103°19′11.0″W / 31.905056°N 103.319722°W / 31.905056; -103.319722
Country United States
State Texas
County Winkler, Loving
Founded1900 [1]
Elevation
2,950 ft (900 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total0
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
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Area code ?
GNIS feature ID?

Hay Flat, also spelled Hayflat, is a ghost town in Winkler and Loving counties, Texas, United States. [1]

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History

The village was founded in 1900 and, in 1910, a school was built there. Due to a drought in Winkler County between 1916 and 1920, most of the residents moved away from Hay Flat, which was abandoned a few decades later. [1]

Geography

Hay Flat lies at the borders between Winkler and Loving counties, a few miles south of the borders of New Mexico. The largest portion of the village is in Winkler County.

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