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MOORE COUNTY,
TEXAS
35° 50' 24"
N, 101° 53' 24" W (35.84, -101.89)
Population: Est. 22,120 (2016) 21,904 (2010)
Total area: 910 square miles (2,400 km2)
900 square miles (2,300 km2) land
9.9 square miles (26 km2) water |
Moore County
History
1936
Centennial Marker:
MOORE COUNTY
Created 1876 from Bexar Land District.
Named in honor of Edwin W. Moore (1810-1865), Commodore of the Navy,
Republic of
Texas.
County was organized July 5, 1892, with Dumas
(named for promoter of the townsite) as county seat. Stagecoach
and freighters furnished transportation in early days. The county
was thinly settled; ranching was the main industry, prior to discoveries
of oil and gas in 1926. A zinc smelter was built in 1936. Economy
is now based on petrochemicals, helium, oil, gas, cattle feeding,
ranching, grains,
soybeans, sugar beets and castor beans.
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Moore 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 - Dumas
Book Hotel Here - Dumas
Hotels |
Moore County
Vintage Maps
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Moore County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Moore County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Moore County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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