Cotton Gins in Central Texas

Cottongins.org lists 12 active cotton gins in 9 Central Texas counties, from Cooper in the north through the Blacklands around Hillsboro and Waco to Taylor, Lockhart, Bryan and Hearne. USDA NASS counted 12 active gins in these counties for the 2025 crop. There's no gin in Waco itself. The closest on our list is Birome Gin Co in Birome, about 21 miles away.

12gins listed
9counties
12active gins, USDA NASS 2025 crop
21 miWaco to the nearest gin

Blacklands: Hill County, Rosebud, Frost, Powell, Taylor & Cooper (8)

8 gins in Hill, Navarro, Falls, Williamson and Lamar counties.

Gin	Town	County	Phone
B F & M Co-op	Rosebud	Falls County	254-869-2105
Farmers Gin & Grain Co	Abbott	Hill County	254-582-2061
G & P Seed Co	Aquilla	Hill County	254-694-2275
Birome Gin Co	Birome	Hill County	254-533-2291
PPF Gin & Warehouse, LLC	Cooper	Lamar County	903-395-7999
Williams Gin & Grain Inc.	Frost	Navarro County	903-682-2611
Powell Gin & Ag LLC	Powell	Navarro County	254-709-5933
Waterloo Cotton Gin	Taylor	Williamson County	512-352-2921

Brazos Valley & South Central: Bryan, Caldwell, Hearne & Lockhart (4)

4 gins in Brazos, Burleson, Robertson and Caldwell counties.

Gin	Town	County	Phone
New Dawn Gin	Bryan	Brazos County	979-822-0413
Scarmardo Gin Co	Caldwell	Burleson County	979-272-8334
Lockhart Gin Co	Lockhart	Caldwell County	512-398-3110
Westbrook Valley Gin	Hearne	Robertson County	979-279-2231

County names link to their county pages where we have one.

County pages in this region

Hill County, TX (3 gins)

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Frequently asked questions

How many cotton gins are in Central Texas?

We list 12 active gins in 9 counties. USDA NASS counted 12 active gins in the same counties for the 2025 crop, out of 150 in all of Texas.

Is there a cotton gin near Waco?

No gin on our list is in McLennan County. The nearest, straight-line from downtown Waco, are Birome Gin Co in Birome (about 21 miles), G & P Seed Co in Aquilla (about 21 miles), and Farmers Gin & Grain Co in Abbott (about 23 miles).

Is there a cotton gin near Austin?

No gin on our list is in Travis County. The nearest, straight-line from downtown Austin, are Lockhart Gin Co in Lockhart (about 27 miles) and Waterloo Cotton Gin in Taylor (about 33 miles).

Which Central Texas county has the most cotton gins?

Hill County, with 3 on our list (Abbott, Aquilla and Birome). See the Hill County page. USDA NASS counted 2 active gins there for the 2025 crop. Navarro has 2 on our list.

How much cotton does Central Texas gin?

USDA NASS doesn't publish county totals for any county on this page. Each has only one or two active gins, so the numbers are withheld to protect individual gins' data. Statewide, Texas gins ginned 5,280,150 running bales of the 2025 crop, 39% of the U.S. total.

Sources: gin list from the cottongins.org directory (updated Oct 2026). Active-gin counts: USDA NASS, Cotton Ginnings 2025 Summary (May 2026). Region: NASS's Blacklands, South East and South Central Texas crop districts. Distances are straight-line from downtown Waco and Austin.