Kamay in Wichita County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Old Buffalo Road

(About 100 yards to the west)

Photographed by Dan Brekke, October 9, 2018

1. The Old Buffalo Road Marker

Inscription. Named for its traffic in buffalo hides and bones, this North Texas road gave subsistence to pioneers while aiding in mass “harvest” of the American bison. As long as buffalo survived (providing food, shelter and clothing) the Indians were lords of the Plains. Recognizing this, the authorities encouraged hunting. Harvested hides were taken to market over this road.

The buffalo and Indians gone, permanent settlers arrived. In adverse years (while a man tried to get a start at farming, ranching or storekeeping), bones were salvaged and sold for grocery or seed money.

This old road was route of hundreds of wagons taking buffalo hides to market before 1878 and hundreds of wagons taking bones to Wichita Falls and Henrietta before 1890. The road came east from the Plains, near south line of Foard and Wilbarger counties to Guide Mound, then three miles east (near this marker) and south to Wichita River bridge; then to the county line three miles west of Holliday, and south of Lake Wichita, then crossed at the old Van Dorn Crossing five miles south of Jolly. Pioneers also called it “Great North” Road or “Good Creek” Road.

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It proved invaluable to economy and mapping of area.

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3696.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 33° 52.337′ N, 98° 50.349′ W. Marker is in Kamay, Texas, in Wichita County. It is on State Highway 25 (State Highway 25) one mile north of State Highway 258, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Electra TX 76360, 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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Maggie and Herod "Pap" Simpson (approx. 9.2 miles away); Captain John Holliday

Photographed by Gary Estep, October 26, 2025

2. The Old Buffalo Road Marker

(approx. 10 miles away); Camp Stonewall Jackson (approx. 10½ miles away); Iowa Park Lodge No. 713, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 10.9 miles away); Site of Wichita Valley Refinery and Texas-Oklahoma Fair (approx. 11.1 miles away); Tom Lloyd Burnett (approx. 11.2 miles away); Tom Lloyd Burnett Home (approx. 11.2 miles away); Town of Iowa Park (approx. 11.3 miles away).

Additional keywords. buffalo, American bison

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Dan Brekke of Berkeley, California. This page has been viewed 1,162 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Dan Brekke of Berkeley, California. 2. submitted on October 27, 2025, by Gary Estep of Anna, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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