Umbarger in Randall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Randall County
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2020
1. Randall County Marker
Created 1876; named for Confederate General Horace Randal. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Chas. Goodnight, man who brought first cattle to Panhandle. Organized in 1889. County seat: Canyon, home of West Texas State University, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Palo Duro State Park, Buffalo Lake.
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 22690.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 34° 56.026′ N, 102° 8.958′ W. Marker is in Umbarger, Texas, in Randall County. It is on State Highway 60 east of Westgate, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Umbarger TX 79091, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains, specifically on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Umbarger (approx. 2.9 miles away); Town of Dawn (approx. 3.3 miles away); Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery (approx. 13 miles away); Palo Duro Baptist Church (approx. 13.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2020
2. Randall County Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, May 25, 2020
3. Randall County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
