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Sherman County / Hutchinson County, Texas Panhandle

SE of Stratford the county seat
NW of Dumas

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History in a Pecan Shell

Currently there is no history of the town of Ideal available other than the brief facts of its discontinued post office shown here courtesy of the John Germann Collection:



Ideal, Texas, Sherman County 1913 postmark
Ideal, Texas, Sherman County 1913 postmark
Postcard canceled with Ideal, Texas 1913 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection


Hutchinson County Texas 1907 Postal map
Ideal (NW corner of Hutchinson County 1907 postal map)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office


Sherman County Texas  1920s map
1920s Sherman County map showing Ideal, Texas in the far lower right corner.
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Texas Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share Ideal, Texas history, stories, landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact us.


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Ideal, Texas Nearby Towns:
Stratford the county seat
Stinnett
Spearman
Dumas
Amarillo
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