Glazier is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Hemphill County, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and State Highway 305

Texas State Highway 305

State Highway 305 or SH 305 is a Texas state highway that runs from just east of Darrouzett south to Glazier in the far northeastern Texas Panhandle. This route was designated by 1939.-Route description:...

, to the northeast of the city of Canadian

Canadian, Texas

Canadian is the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,233 at the 2000 census. It is named for the Canadian River, a tributary of the nearby Arkansas River. Canadian is sometimes called "the oasis of the Texas Panhandle."-History:The trails along the river are...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Hemphill County. Its elevation is 2,615 feet (797 m). Local addresses are served by the 79014 ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of the post office

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 in Canadian. Every structure in Glazier was destroyed by a violent tornado on April 9, 1947, and 17 people were killed.