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History
in a Pecan Shell
It's been a while since Pyron has been on the map. In fact a view
of the current TxDoT Scurry
County map doesn't even show Pyron.
Scurry County
has several place names with real frontier flavor (except for Fluvanna).
There's Wildcat and Hell Roaring Draw, and Hudd
- four letters that just appear out of nowhere and don't seem to indicate
a watercourse, town or geological feature.
A man named Bob Pyron settled on Buffalo Creek in the late 1880s and
the community was named after him.
There was a school and post office by 1900 and since they didn't yet
have a church, services were held in the school. The population was
10 in 1910.
Like hundreds of towns, Pyron moved to be near the newly laid railroad
tracks of the Santa Fe. When highway 84 bypassed the town, the residents
just vacated the area rather than move the town again.
After WWII,
a major statewide school consolidation closed the Pyron school and
children were bussed to nearby Hermleigh
or Roscoe. |
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Historical Marker:
Pyron, Texas
(Former Townsite
.5 miles South)
Once a thriving community. Named for Bob Pyron, a rancher who settled
on nearby Buffalo Creek before 1890. School was first held in his
cellar.
In 1900 town was founded and in 1910 citizens moved 4 miles southeast
to be on Santa Fe Railroad. Pyron grew to include 2-story hotel, Odd
Fellows Hall, stores, and a cotton gin. But it declined after a major
highway bypassed this site. Post office closed 1952 and today only
the railroad crossing sign and a few houses remain. Old settlers gather
yearly at cemetery to exchange reminiscences.
(1968) |
1907 postal
map showing Pyron in SE Scurry
County
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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