WARD COUNTY, TEXAS

31° 30' 36" N, 103° 6' 0" W (31.51, -103.1)
Population: 10,658 (2010)
Total area: 836 square miles (2,170 km2)
836 square miles (2,170 km2) land
0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.03%) water

Ward County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Winkler County (N) Ector County (NE) Crane County (E) Pecos County (S) Reeves County (W) Loving County (NW)

Ward County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker:
(On I-20, about 4.5 miles E of Pyote.)

WARD COUNTY

Formed from Tom Green County;
created February 26, 1887,
organized March 29, 1892.
Named in honor of Thomas William Ward, 1807-1872, at the storming of Bexar, December, 1835; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1841-1848; United States consul at Panama, 1853-1856.
Barstow, County Seat.

Note: Monahans, became county seat in 1939

Ward County Courthouse

Ward County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Ward 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 - Monahans
Area Hotel - Monahans Hotels | More Hotels

Barstow

Grandfalls

Monahans County seat

Pyote ghost town

Quito ghost town

Royalty ghost town

Wickett

Ward County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

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