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County 1907 postal map showing Judkins
From Texas state map #2090
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Texas General Land Office |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was named for landowner Frank Judkins and was established
as a station on the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1880. Early settlement
included German farmers who transmigrated from East
Texas.
Judkins had its own post office by 1905 .The drought of 1910 brought
farming to an abrupt halt and the would-be farmers went looking for
greener and wetter pastures.
There were only fifteen people left in 1920 - the year an oil boom
materialized. Judkins "second chance" was lost when most of the new
residents moved on to the brighter lights of Penwell
- just four miles distant.
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County 1940s map showing Judkins & Penwell
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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