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Thank
you for visiting the Hearne Chamber Of Commerce
website. Hearne, a people friendly town of 4,690, is in
Robertson County. It is conveniently located in central Texas
in the middle of a triangle formed by Dallas/Fort Worth,
Houston, and San Antonio. Only 25-miles from Bryan-College
Station and Texas A&M University, Hearne offers visitors
and residents alike an opportunity to escape the hustle and
bustle of the big city and enjoy Hearne's peaceful, small town
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Known as "The Crossroads Of
Texas," Hearne is nestled at the crossroads of three major
highways as well as two major Union Pacific Railroad
lines. TX 6, US 79, & US 190 cross in
Hearne. The former east-west Missouri Pacific Railroad
line converges with the former north-south Southern Pacific
Railroad line in Hearne. Union Pacific's Hearne hub sends
crews and trains out in many
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 Hearne's
Historic Railroad Depot was recently moved across TX 6 from where it had
been for the past 100 years. Efforts are underway to transform
this depot into a museum featuring exhibits about the local area as well
as railroad and train memorabilia. This depot's floor plans are on file
in the U.S. Library of Congress American Memory
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Many of the homes and commercial buildings in Hearne's
historic district attest to the prosperity of the local area's
early plantation owners, railroad builders, merchants,
bankers, and others. Take the Historic
Hearne Tour either in person or online to relive Hearne's
colorful past and enjoy the architectural splendor of days
gone
by.
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Robertson County's most
recent Texas Historic Marker commemorates the
Camp Hearne World War II
Prisoner Of War Camp. Some 5,000 prisoners, many of
them from General Rommel's Afrika Korps, were housed at Camp
Hearne between 1942 - 1946. A full-scale model of the camp
is at the Hearne Chamber of Commerce office. Efforts are
underway to preserve the camp and build a roadside park with a
visitors center. Have you read the new book, Lone Star
Stalag: German Prisoners Of War At Camp
Hearne? |
 The
Hearne Municipal Airport
runway is the longest in central Texas. Once used
as a runway to shoot landings by fighter jets from the
Strategic Air Command in San Antonio, the Hearne Airport now
hosts Robertson County's Air Weather Observation System
(AWOS). This link to the National Weather Service
provides pilots and others with local weather conditions. With
7,200 feet of paved runway infrastructure already in place, efforts
are underway to expand the Hearne Municipal
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The City of Hearne and the
Hearne Chamber of Commerce are proud community and
business Texas Yes! members. Texas Yes! is a new
initiative from the Texas Department of Agriculture
designed to spotlight rural Texas and promote rural
Texas tourism. |
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Are you thinking about
opening a new business or moving your existing
operations? Discover several
good reasons why you and your company should seriously
consider making the move to Hearne. Want to look at some
available commercial properties in Hearne? Read the BUY
IT, LEASE IT, SELL IT article or check out forty-plus commercial
real estate listings in Hearne. Are you tired of the rat
race of the big city, rush hour traffic, urban mall sprawl,
and hordes of people everywhere you go? See why moving to
Hearne's less hectic, slower-paced environment may be right
for you.
Whatever your interests, there is
something for everyone to do in Hearne and surrounding areas.
Hearne offers a variety of outdoor activities, from
golfing, to swimming, to playing tennis, to exercising, to
bird watching, to chasing butterflies, to taking a leisurely
stroll. A new sports complex is even being
planned. Hearne and
Robertson County boast some of the best hunting & fishing
in central Texas. Deer, squirrel, quail, dove, &
other bird hunting is permissible in season. For anglers,
local lakes, tanks, & rivers are teeming with
fish. Explore nearby historic
communities and discover Robertson County's hidden
treasures.
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The Hearne
Chamber Of Commerce is dedicated to promoting
Hearne, its businesses, and its people. Chamber
members represent a wide variety of merchants &
community leaders. The Chamber
Of Commerce is engaged in a wide variety of activities
promoting Hearne. Exciting new things have been
accomplished and are being planned in the future. But,
why wait? Hearne has a great deal to offer residents,
businesses, and visitors right now. Discover for
yourself just how much Hearne has to offer. View
Hearne Chamber of Commerce Board Of Directors
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