COKE COUNTY, TEXAS

Texas Panhandle

31° 52' 48" N, 100° 31' 48" W (31.88, -100.53)

Population: 3,285 (2020)
3,320 (2010) 3,864 (2000) 3,424 (1990)

Total area 928 square miles (2,400 km2):
911 square miles land
17 square miles water

Coke County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Nolan County (N) Runnels County (E) Tom Green County (S) Sterling County (W) Mitchell County (NW)

Coke County History

(1936 Texas Centennial Marker:)

COKE COUNTY
Formed from Tom Green County.
Created March 13, 1889, Organized April 23, 1889.
Named in honor of Richard Coke 1829-1896. Governor of Texas 1874-1876, member of United States Senate 1878 - 1896.
County seat, Hayrick, 1889
Robert Lee, since 1890.

Coke County Courthouse

Coke County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Coke County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, forum...

County Seat - Robert Lee

Blackwell

Bronte

Edith ghost town

Fort Chadbourne ghost town

Fort Chadbourne oldl fort

Hayrick First county seat, ghost town

Nanhattie

Robert Lee County seat

Sanco ghost town

Silver ghost town

Tennyson

Childress County Vintage Maps

Coke County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Coke County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Coke County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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