Hamby, Texas

Hamby is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 351, approximately five miles east of Abilene.^[1] The community is part of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Hamby, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°31′04″N 99°37′50″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Taylor
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1349275

History

The community developed around the oil and cotton industries and was originally called Corners because of its proximity to neighboring counties (Taylor, Jones, Callahan and Shackelford). The community was renamed in 1902 for its first postmaster, Hamby Richardson.^[2]