PALO PINTO, TEXAS

Palo Pinto County Seat, Panhandle / North Central Texas

32°46'9"N 98°18'3"W (32.769149, -98.300766).
Highway 180 and FM 4
12 Miles SW of Mineral Wells
37 miles E of Breckenridge
Population: 333 (2010) 411 (2000) 350 (1990)

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Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May, 2005

Palo Pinto County courthouse

History in a Pecan Shell

A Timeline of Notable Events:
1856: The county was formed by the state legislature.
1857: Palo Pinto County was organized and site of present-day Palo Pinto is designated Golconda. The first courthouse is built.
1858: Jail built and post office is granted – school opens.
1860: The post office is renamed Palo Pinto
1870s: The Palo Pinto Star published – Fort Griffin-Weatherford stage line makes it a stop
1880: Although Palo Pinto was the only community in the county and the county seat – it was bypassed by the T & P railroad.
1881: sandstone courthouse is built replacing the original wooden one
1891: population reaches 400
1895: Ferry across the river is replaced by bridge
1939-1940: Present courthouse is constructed
1947: The population reaches 500.

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Photo courtesy Mike Lewis

Palo Pinto County Courthouse ›

Palo Pinto County Jail & Museum ›

Palo Pinto County 1907 Postal map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Palo Pinto County through bats, possums, a stagecoach factory, and why you might see Larry McMurtry but won't see Huey Long

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Palo Pinto, Texas Nearby Towns:
Mineral Wells
Graham
Weatherford
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