Near Pampa in Gray County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Gray County
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012
1. Gray County Marker
Territories
Created August 21, 1876
Organized May 27, 1902
Named in Honor of
Peter W. Gray
18191874
Member of the First Legislature
of Texas
Member of the Confederate Congress
Appointed to the Texas Supreme
Bench in 1874
County seat, Lefors, 1902
Pampa, since 1928
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 2259.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 27, 1838.
Location. 35° 32.027′ N, 100° 55.534′ W. Marker is near Pampa, Texas, in Gray County. It is on East Frederick Avenue (U.S. 60) 0.4 miles west of Texas Highway 171, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pampa TX 79065, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woody Guthrie (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Methodist Church of Pampa (approx. 2 miles away); Pioneer Cottage (approx. 2 miles away); 1934 Pampa Post Office Building (approx. 2 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 2 miles away); Vittorio Emanuel von Brunow, M. D. (approx. 2 miles away); Oil Discovery in Gray County (approx. 2 miles away); White Deer Land Building (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pampa.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012
2. Gray County Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012
3. Gray County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 871 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on March 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
