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HARDEMAN COUNTY,
TEXAS
34° 17' 24"
N, 99° 45' 0" W (34.29, -99.75)
Population: 3,906 est. (2016) 4,139 (2010)
Total area: 697 square miles (1,810 km2)
695 square miles (1,800 km2) land
1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) water |
Hardeman County
History
From the 1936
Centennial Marker:
HARDEMAN COUNTY
Created February 1, 1858,
recreated August 21, 1876.
Organized December 30, 1884.
Named in honor of Bailey Hardeman, 1785-1836, signer of the Texas
Congress and Legislature.
County seat, Margarette,
1884-1890;
Quanah, since, in honor of
Quahah Parker,
a Comanche
Chief. |
Hardeman
County Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat - Quanah
Book Hotel Here - Quanah
Hotels |
Hardeman County
Vintage Maps
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Hardeman County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Hardeman County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Hardeman
County 1930s Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Hardeman County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Hardeman County
Centennial Marker
Located in a park
on the western edge of Quanah.
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1936 Hardeman
County Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
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Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
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