Comanchero Trail
Pursuit apparently begun in the 1760s, when Mexican hunters ventured out on "Staked Plains" (Indian domain) to hunt buffalo for New Mexico meat markets.
Early explorers Zebulon Pike (1807), Josiah Gregg (1830) and Captain R.B. Marcy (1848) told of finding Comanchero campsites and wagon trails on the plains. The Comancheros ceased to operate in the mid-1870s.
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 997.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 33° 54.169′ N, 102° 28.72′ W. Marker is in Littlefield, Texas, in Lamb County. It is on FM 54, on the right when traveling west. The marker can be found from Littlefield taking SH 54 west, then about 8 miles. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Littlefield TX 79339, United States of
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Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern 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 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: Franklin A. Loyd (approx. 7.6 miles away); Town of Amherst (approx. 8.1 miles away); In Memory of George W. Littlefield (approx. 8½ miles away); Replica of XIT's Giant Windmill (approx. 8.7 miles away); Old Watering Trough (approx. 11.7 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 11.7 miles away); Sod House Spring (approx. 14½ miles away); Rocky Ford Crossing and Community (approx. 15.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Littlefield.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,179 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
