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Texas
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WILBARGER COUNTY,
TEXAS
34° 4' 48"
N, 99° 14' 24" W (34.08, -99.24)
Population: 13,535 (2010)
Total area: 978 square miles (2,530 km2)
971 square miles (2,510 km2) land
7.0 square miles (18 km2) water |
Wilbarger County
History
Historical
Marker:
Early Wilbarger County
Organized 1858 and named in honor of Mathias and Josiah
P. Wilbarger, early Texas settlers.
Josiah, a surveyor,
had become famous as the man who lived 12 years after being scalped
by Comanches, 1833, near Austin.
He had saved his life by putting a wool sock on his head; he was rescued
next day by neighbors.
An adobe house built 1878 by Jonathan and C. F. Doan, the first Wilbarger
County settlers, marks the Red
River crossing of the famous Western Cattle Trail.
Vernon (formerly Eagle Flat)
became county seat in 1881. The first railroad reached town, 1886. |
Wilbarger 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 - Vernon
Book Hotel Here - Vernon
Hotels |
Wilbarger
County Vintage Maps
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From 1907 Texas
state map #2090 showing Wilbarger County
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
From
1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Wilbarger County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Wilbarger
County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Wilbarger
County Texas Historical Marker
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Wilbarger County
Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
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