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PARMER
COUNTY, TEXAS
34°
31' 48" N, 102° 46' 48" W (34.53, -102.78)
Population: 9,776 est. (2010) 10,269 (2010)
Total area: 885 square miles (2,290 km2)
881 square miles (2,280 km2) land
4.4 square miles (11 km2) (0.5%) water |
Parmer County
History
1936 Texas Centennial
Marker (on courthouse grounds):
PARMER COUNTY
Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County.
Named for Martin Parmer ("The Ringtailed Panther"), signer of Texas
Declaration of Independence.
Organized May 7, 1907.
The XIT Ranch, extending
across nine counties, initially owned most of Parmer. The Capitol
Syndicate, which built Texas'
Capitol, received in payment 3,050,000 acres of land and established
the XIT in 1885.
By 1890, population of the county was only 70. But, with syndicate
land sales, buyers came on the new railroad in 1904. Brisk settlement
began, with many small farms.
Farwell
is the county seat. (1965) |
Parmer 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 - Farwell
Area Hotel - Amarillo
Hotels | Lubbock
Hotels | More
Hotels |
Parmer County
Vintage Maps
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Parmer County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Parmer County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Parmer County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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