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COLLINGSWORTH
COUNTY, TEXAS
34° 58' 12"
N, 100° 16' 12" W (34.97, -100.27)
Population: 3,057 (2010)
Total area: 919 square miles (2,380 km2)
918 square miles (2,380 km2) land
0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.1%) water |
Collingsworth
County History
1936
Centennial - Highway Marker:
COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar territories;
Created August 21, 1876;
Organized November 4, 1890;
Named in Honor of James Collinsworth 1806-1838;
the first Chief Justice of the Republic of Texas;
Signer of the Declaration of Independence at the Battle
of San Jacinto;
Secretary of State in Burnet's cabinet;
Wellington,
The County Seat.
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Collingsworth
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 - Wellington
Book Hotel Here -
Childress Hotels | More
Hotels |
Collingsworth
County Vintage Maps
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From 1907 Texas
state map #2090 showing Collingsworth County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Collingsworth County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Collingsworth County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Collingsworth
County pink granite Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
"This
Pink Granite Texas Centennial Marker which commemorates the founding
of Collingworth County is barely legible." - Barclay
Gibson
December 2008 photo |
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