Terry County Texas. (original) (raw)

Texas | Counties 33� 10' 12" N, 102� 20' 24" W (33.17, -102.34)
Population: 12,651 (2010)
Total area: 891 square miles (2,310 km2)
889 square miles (2,300 km2) land
2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) water

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Terry County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker TERRY COUNTY

Formed from Young and Bexar territories;
created August 21, 1876,
organized June 28, 1904.
Named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry 1821-1861. Leader of the famous Terry's Texas Rangers.

Brownfield, the county seat primarily a farming area.

Terry 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 - Brownfield
Book area Hotels - Brownfield Hotels

Terry County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

Terry County

1936 Texas Centennial Marker

About 8 miles E of Brownfield on US 380 in a Road Side Park.

Terry County pink granite Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Terry County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009