COMMUNITIES

Motto: “Antique Capital of West Texas” 2007 Est. Pop.: 1,614 Location: 21 miles east of Abilene at Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 283. Baird started as a railroad construction camp in 1880 when the Texas and Pacific Railway was making its way into the area. The town, which grew to include a depot, roundhouse and repair shops, is named after ...

2007 Est. Pop.: 448. H Location: 14 miles south of Abilene on FM 89. The town’s name is descriptive of its location in a hollow nestled in a gap in the Tonkawa Mountains, which was a favorite gateway of millions of bison to reach their southern grazing grounds. On the Net www.jimnedvalley.com