Ables, in northeastern Hudspeth County, was named for pioneer settler W. S. Ables. The settlement was established before 1909, when a post office was established there with James W. Hammack as postmaster. In 1914 the area had eight livestock breeders, including W. S., Oscar, and Sid Ables and James Hammack, as well as one real estate broker. By the mid-1930s, however, only one business was still operating in Ables. When the post office was moved to Salt Flat in 1941, the estimated population of Ables was twenty-five. That estimate remained constant until the late 1940s, when the settlement ceased to appear on maps.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Martin Donell Kohout,
“Ables, TX,”
Handbook of Texas Online,
accessed May 20, 2022,
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ables-tx.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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Original Publication Date:
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1952
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Most Recent Revision Date:
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November 1, 1994
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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
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Place
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Ables
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Currently Exists
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No
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Place Type
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Town
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Town Fields
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Has post office:
No
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Is Incorporated:
No
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Coordinates
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Latitude:
31.77917600°
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Longitude:
-104.94167200°