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Texas
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Randall COUNTY,
TEXAS
34° 58' 12"
N, 101° 54' 0" W (34.97, -101.9)
Population: Est. 134,442 (2017) 120,725 (2010)
Total area: 922 square miles (2,390 km2)
912 square miles (2,360 km2) land
11 square miles (28 km2) water |
Randall County
History
1936 Centennial
Marker:
RANDALL COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar territories.
Created, August 21, 1876.
Organized, July 27, 1889.
Named in honor of Horace Randall, 1821-1864.
A distinguished Confederate officer who fell in battle at the head
of his brigade.
Canyon,
county seat.
(1936)
Historical Marker:
RANDALL
COUNTY
Created 1876;
named for Confederate General Horace Randall.
Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Charles
Goodnight, man who brought first cattle to Panhandle.
Organized in 1889.
County seat: Canyon.
Home of West Texas State University, Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum, Palo
Duro State Park, Buffalo Lake.
(1965)
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Randall 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 - Canyon
Book Hotel Here - Canyon
Hotels | More
Hotels |
Randall County
Vintage Maps
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Randall County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Randall County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Randall County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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