Haskell

History

Haskell was once the site of a watering place known as Willow Pond Springs. Thomas F. Tucker settled the site in 1879 upon the encouragement of his brother, a member of Randolph B. Marcy's 1849 expedition, and named it Rice Springs. When Haskell County was organized in 1885, the town became the county seat, and Tucker became the first county judge. The town was renamed to Haskell the same year. In 1906, the Texas Central Railroad reached Haskell from Stamford. Haskell was subsequently incorporated in 1907.

Geography

U.S. Route 277 passes through the eastern side of the city, leading northeast to Wichita Falls and south to Abilene. U.S. Route 380 runs through the center of Haskell as North 1st Street, leading east to Denton and west to Post. Lubbock is northwest of Haskell via US 380 and US 84. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Coot

  Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  123
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  122
• Great-tailed Grackle

  Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  122
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  121
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  105
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  98
• Double-crested Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  91
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  91

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-06-06
  16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
• M 2.8 — 2026-06-06
  16 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2026-04-04
  17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas
• M 2.6 — 2026-03-16
  11 km SW of Rotan, Texas
• M 2.9 — 2026-03-14
  10 km SW of Rotan, Texas
• M 3.3 — 2025-12-02
  17 km NE of Hermleigh, Texas