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Texas
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YOAKUM COUNTY,
TEXAS
33° 10' 48"
N, 102° 49' 12" W (33.18, -102.82)
Population: 8,488 est. (2016) 7,879 (2010)
Total area: 800 square miles (2,100 km2) all land |
Yoakum County
History
(from 1936
Texas Centennial Marker)
YOAKUM COUNTY
Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for Henderson
Yoakum, who wrote a classic on early Texas history. Only Texas county
named for an author.
Indian activity and frontier hazards made growth slow. Only itinerant
buffalo hunters and scattered ranchers here until after 1900. County
organized September 7, 1907.
By 1910 population reached 602 as result of sale of state lands.
Discovery of oil in 1935 brought industry and more people.
A "Bonus Shack" typical of cabins used by homesteaders is used as
a historical museum in Plains, the county seat.
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Yoakum 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 - Plains
Book Hotel Here - Brownfield
Hotels |
Yoakum County
Vintage Maps
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Yoakum County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Yoakum County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Yoakum County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Yoakum County
Texas Centennial Marker
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Yoakum County
Texas 1936 Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine |
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