Parmer County Texas. (original) (raw)

Texas | Counties 34� 31' 48" N, 102� 46' 48" W (34.53, -102.78)
Population: 9,776 est. (2010) 10,269 (2010)
Total area: 885 square miles (2,290 km2)
881 square miles (2,280 km2) land
4.4 square miles (11 km2) (0.5%) water

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Parmer County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker (on courthouse grounds):PARMER COUNTY

Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County.
Named for Martin Parmer ("The Ringtailed Panther"), signer of Texas Declaration of Independence.
Organized May 7, 1907.
The XIT Ranch, extending across nine counties, initially owned most of Parmer. The Capitol Syndicate, which built Texas' Capitol, received in payment 3,050,000 acres of land and established the XIT in 1885.
By 1890, population of the county was only 70. But, with syndicate land sales, buyers came on the new railroad in 1904. Brisk settlement began, with many small farms.
Farwell is the county seat. (1965)

Parmer 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 - Farwell
Area Hotel - Amarillo Hotels | Lubbock Hotels | More Hotels

Parmer County Vintage Maps

Parmer County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Parmer County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Parmer County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office