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COTTLE COUNTY,
TEXAS
Texas
Panhandle
34° 4' 48" N, 100° 16' 12" W (34.08, -100.27)
Population: 1,380 (2020)
1,505 (2010) 1,904 (2000) 2,247 (1990)
Total area 902 square miles (2,340 km2):
901 square miles (2,330 km2) land
1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) water |
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Cottle County
History
Historical Marker
(NW corner of Highways 70 & 62, Paducah) :
COTTLE COUNTY
Created in 1876, organized in 1892, in area where the Pease and
Little Wichita Rivers break level terrain. Named for George Washington
Cottle (1798-1836), an 1832 settler in DeWitt's Colony, who after
fighting in 1835
Battle of Gonzales entered the Alamo
March 1, 1836, and died there defending Texas. Of the 254
counties, 42 bear Indian, French or Spanish names. 10 honor
such colonizers as Stephen
F. Austin, "Father of Texas." 12 were named for Washington,
Clay and other American patriots. 96 were named for men who fought
in the Texas War for Independence (15, including Cottle, dying at
the Alamo,
signed the Declaration of Independence or served as statesmen in
the Republic of Texas. 23 have names of frontiersmen and pioneers.
11 honor American Statesmen who worked for the annexation of Texas;
10 leaders in Texas since statehood, including jurists, ministers,
educators, historians, statesman; and 36 men prominent in the Confederacy
during the Civil War. 8 have geographical names. 2 were named for
battles, 2 for trees, one for a fort. Cottle is noted for fine farms
and ranches, with Paducah the principal market and shipping point.
(1964)
1936 Centennial Marker (7 miles E of Paducah on US 70 Roadside Park):
COTTLE COUNTY
Formed From Young and Bexar territories created August 21, 1876,
organized January 11, 1892. Named in honor of George Washington
Cottle a private who died at the Alamo.
Paducah,
the County Seat.
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Cottle County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, forum...
County Seat - Paducah |
Cottle County
Vintage Maps
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Cottle County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Cottle County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Cottle County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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