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FARNSWORTH,
TEXAS
Ochiltree County, Texas
Panhandle
36° 19' 16" N, 100° 57' 59" W (36.321111, -100.966389)
Iintersection of State Highway 15 with FM376
10 Miles SW of Perryton the county
seat
16 Miles NE of Spearman
ZIP code 79033
Population: 130 Est. (2019)
149 Est. (2010) 130 (2000)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Ranchers
had settled here as early as the 1880s. The community was first
called Olds, but in 1905 a post office opened under the name
of Nogal, Texas.
The following
year it was changed to Rogerstown, but that too, was short-lived.
When the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway arrived in 1919 the post
office submitted a change of name to honor H. W. Farnsworth, the
railroad director. The following year the post office became Farnsworth
and has remained Farnsworth ever since.
There have never
been too many people in Farnsworth. In 1925, the date for which
first figures are available, the count was a mere 25 residents.
The town peaked after WWII
when 200 people called it home. It declined slightly in the mid
1980s to 149 – the same figure for the 1990 census. The 200 count
was 130.
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1907
Ochiltree County postal map showing Farnsworth as Rogerstown
From Texas
state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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