Seminole in Gaines County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dan Cobb

(Dec. 2, 1868 – May 16, 1937)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

1. Dan Cobb Marker

Inscription. A native of Tennessee, Dan Cobb designed and constructed the first Gaines County Courthouse in 1906. He also built the second courthouse in 1922, as well as a First Baptist Church sanctuary, a schoolhouse and other significant early structures of the area. He and his wife Aurelia (Metcalf) (1869-1953) built a home at this site in 1906 for their family of 6 children. A charter member of the First Baptist Church and the Seminole School Board, Cobb had a federal mail contract for a 3-county area. His pioneer efforts and leadership were vital to the early growth of Gaines County.

Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1161.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 32° 43.456′ N, 102° 38.887′ W. Marker is in Seminole, Texas, in Gaines County. It is at the intersection of Northwest 3rd Street and Northwest Avenue E, on the left when traveling north on Northwest 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 503 NW 3rd Street, Seminole TX 79360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 5 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seminole (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gaines County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gaines County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Gaines County (approx. half a mile away); Oil Industry in Gaines County (approx. 7½ miles away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

2. Dan Cobb Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

3. Dan Cobb Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 26, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.