Hawdon was a town and rail station in
Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, alternately known as Howden, Hawdon Junction, and Arcola.[1] It was located just north of
Juliff, and south of
Arcola.[2] It was served by the
International–Great Northern Railroad via the Columbia Branch.[3][4][1] A rail switch was located at Hawdon to connect the Sugar Land Railroad near the (still extant) Palestine Missionary Baptist Church[5] to House Junction.[1] Passenger service ended in 1920, but the rail line through town lasted until the 1980s.[1] The main road through town is
Farm to Market Road 521.[5]
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties ±Former CDP annexed by Missouri City ^Former CDP annexed by Sugar Land #Still active as a community, but is no longer listed as a census-designated place