Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hudspeth County

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

1. Hudspeth County Marker

Inscription. Formed from El Paso County
Created February 16, 1917
Organized August 25, 1917

Named in honor of
Claude Benton Hudspeth
Born in 1877
A native Texan
Holder of larger ranching interests
Member of the Texas Legislature
and the United States Congress

Sierra Blanca, the county seat

Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 2590.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1917.

Location. 31° 10.477′ N, 105° 21.443′ W. Marker is in Sierra Blanca, Texas, in Hudspeth County. It is at the intersection of Sierra Blanca Avenue (Ranch to Market Road 1111) and El Paso Street (Business Interstate 10), on the right when traveling north on Sierra Blanca Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sierra Blanca TX 79851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region.

It is also

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in the American Southwest.

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 7 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: America's Second Transcontinental Railroad (here, next to this marker); The Killing of General J. J. Byrne (here, next to this marker); Sierra Blanca Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Quitman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hudspeth County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); August Fransal (approx. 0.6 miles away); Claude Hudspeth (approx. 8½ miles away).

Also see . . . Hudspeth County - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on June 13, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

2. Hudspeth County Marker

Hudspeth County Marker (in center of photo) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

3. Hudspeth County Marker (in center of photo)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.