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HEMPHILL COUNTY,
TEXAS
35° 49' 48"
N, 100° 16' 48" W (35.83, -100.28)
Population:4,129 est. (2016) 3,807 (2010)
Total area: 912 square miles (2,360 km2)
906 square miles (2,350 km2) land
5.9 square miles (15 km2) water |
Hemphill County
History
(from 1936
Texas Centennial Marker)
HEMPHILL COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar territories.
Created, August 21, 1876. Organized, July 5, 1886.
Named in honor of John Hemphill, 1809-1862. First Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. Adjutant General of
the Somervell
Expedition. Member of the first State Constitutional Convention.
Member of the United States Congress.
Canadian,
the county seat.
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Hemphill 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 - Canadian
Book Hotel Here - Canadian
Hotels |
Hemphill County
Vintage Maps
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Hemphill County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Hemphill County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Hemphill County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
| Hemphill County
Centennial Marker |
Hemphill
County Texas 1936 Centennial Marker
Photos courtesy Barclay
Gibson |
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