Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Hudspeth County Courthouse
T.D. Love B Bean Joe Gardner
J.M. Walling L.R. Millican
This adobe courthouse constructed May 12, 1919
Erected 1962 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 2591.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1907.
Location. 31° 10.784′ N, 105° 21.453′ W. Marker is in Sierra Blanca, Texas, in Hudspeth County. It can be reached from Millican Street, on the right when traveling west. Courthouse is just west of Ranch Road 1111. Marker is at the south entrance of building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 Millican Street, 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 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: Fort Quitman (a few steps from this marker); Sierra Blanca Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); America's Second Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hudspeth County (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Killing of General J. J. Byrne (approx. 0.4 miles away); August Fransal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Claude Hudspeth (approx. 8.4 miles away).
Regarding Hudspeth County Courthouse. Only adobe county courthouse in state.
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 635 times since then and 17 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. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.


