Washburn, TX

Washburn is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 116 residents. Washburn is part of the Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Washburn was part of the JA Ranch from 1876 until its division in 1887. A combination school/church building was built at Washburn in 1889. A community center was built in Washburn to modernize school campuses, improve education, and sponsor cultural events around 1920. The through line in Washburn is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Washburn makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Washburn is located along U.S. Highway 287 in northwestern Armstrong County, approximately 20 miles east of Amarillo.