Welcome to Haskell County
Welcome to the online home of the Haskell County Historical Commission! Here you will find lots of information about who we are and what we do. Be sure to check back often for updates and improvements, and thanks for visiting!
Haskell County is part of a region that is often called, “The Big Country.” It’s also part of the area known as the “Rolling Plains,” where the Prairie meets the Panhandle. The City of Haskell is the county seat. We are located 55 miles north of Abilene, about 140 miles southeast of Lubbock, and roughly 175 miles west of Fort Worth.
Haskell County… The Star of the Big Country
Carved from the Rolling Plains of northwest Texas, Haskell County is the namesake of Charles Ready Haskell, a Texas revolutionary soldier who fell with Fannin at the massacre of Goliad.
Its 903 square miles were originally platted in 1858 from land surveyed out of Fannin and Milam counties. Its story began long before this, however, as evidenced in pre-Columbian artifacts, and battle grounds and burial sites of nomadic Indians. Seventeenth century Spanish explorers mapped “Los Brazos de Dios” – “The Arms of God” – flowing along the western border. These adventurers gave the river its name and searched its watershed for fabled treasure. Stories of wealth hidden in the shadow of Kiowa Peak are legend.
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Haskell County Government
The Honorable Kenny Thompson, County Judge
Jerry Don Garcia, Commissioner, Precinct 1
Bill Steele, Commissioner, Precinct 2
Matt Sanders, Commissioner, Precinct 3
Russell Beakley, Commissioner, Precinct 4
Haskell County Historical Commission
Susan Turner, Chair
Joe Yates, Vice Chair
Dusty Garison, Secretary
Marilyn Griffith, Treasurer
Jill Brown
Teresa Scoggins
Rose Solano
Calvin Stegemoeller
Cherri Lynn Stegemoeller
C.H. Underwood
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