FOARD COUNTY, TEXAS

33° 58' 48" N, 99° 46' 48" W 33.98, -99.78

Foard County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Hardeman County (N) Wilbarger County (E) Baylor County (SE) Knox County (S) King County (SW) Cottle County (W)

Foard County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

FOARD COUNTY

Formed from Hardeman, King, Cottle, and Knox counties;
Created March 3, 1891,
Organized April 27, 1891.
Named in honor of Robert L. Foard 1831-1898. A Confederate officer prominent lawyer of Columbus, Texas.
Crowell, the county seat
Traversed by a railroad inn 1908.

Foard County Courthouse

Foard County Courthouse
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Foard 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 - Crowell
Area Hotel - Vernon Hotels | Quanah Hotels | More Hotels

Crowell County seat

Foard City

Margaret ghost town

Old Pease City ghost town

Rayland

Thalia

Foard County Vintage Maps

From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Foard County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Foard County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Foard County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Foard County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Highway 283 - 2 miles north of Crowell

Foard County Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Foard County Centennial Marker , Crowell Tx

Foard County Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009
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