Near Paint Rock in Concho County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Community of Concho

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 11, 2018

1. Community of Concho Marker

Inscription. As settlers came to the area in the late 1800s, a small farming community developed here along the Concho River. In 1905 a post office opened in the home of W.D. Cape. In 1906 J.W. Barr (d. 1964) opened a general store at this site. As the business center for the surrounding rural area, the settlement was also the site of a school, two churches, a cotton gin, a blacksmith shop, and a cemetery. Although the population had declined by the 1940s and the post office was closed in 1954, the site of the pioneer community serves as a reminder of the area’s early settlers.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1008.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 31° 32.323′ N, 99° 48.566′ W. Marker is near Paint Rock, Texas, in Concho County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1929 1.3 miles east of County Road 4827, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paint Rock TX 76866, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John S. Chisum (approx. 6.7 miles away); Concho County (approx. 6.8 miles away); Concho County Courthouse (approx. 6.8 miles away); Hoffman Cemetery (approx. 7.7 miles away); Trap Crossing Cemetery - Coffey Cemetery - Gann Family Cemetery

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(approx. 9.1 miles away); San Clemente Mission (approx. 10 miles away); Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway (approx. 10½ miles away); J.W. Clampitt (approx. 15.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paint Rock.

Also see . . . Concho, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on April 13, 2018.)

Marker in Front of Concho Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 11, 2018

2. Marker in Front of Concho Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.