Donley County, Texas. (original) (raw)
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Donley County History
1936 Texas Centennial Marker:DONLEY COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar territories;
Created August 21, 1876;
Organized March 22, 1882;
Named in honor of Stockton P. Donley 1821-1871; a Confederate officer elected to the Texas Supreme Bench in 1866;
Clarendon, the County Seat.
DONLEY COUNTY by
Donley County is named for Stockton P. Donley, skilled criminal lawyer and elected Texas Supreme Court Judge. He didn't live in the Panhandle, but he's said to have been as clever an attorney as Patrick "give me liberty, or give me death" Henry. Donley County, created in 1876, was also cattle country, with the JA Ranch (established that year by Goodnight and John Adair), the RO Ranch, and Carhart's Quarter Circle Heart Ranch covering most of the area.
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Donley County Vintage Maps
Donley County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Donley County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Donley County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Donley County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker
U.S. 287 & Hwy 70, West of Clarendon
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