Near Moran in Shackelford County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ibex

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 29, 2014

1. Ibex Marker

Inscription. Oil drilling in the 1920s transformed this area from cattle ranches to a boomtown. In 1919, the Ibex Oil Co. drilled a successful well into the Caddo Lime Formation. Soon other drilling companies came and wooden derricks spread for miles. In 1921, Ibex sold their leases to the Landreth Co. Ed Landreth built a gasoline refinery, water-powered by a dam on Hubbard Creek. Lone Star Gas, Humble Oil and other companies built facilities and dozens of employee homes. Other families slept in tents or open pastures. In the 1920s, the Ibex community had a school, grocery, dry goods, hotels, cafes, and a central phone office. The post office operated from 1923-53 before the population fell. Today, foundations and smokestacks remain from the industrial past of Ibex.

Erected 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17528.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 32° 40.982′ N, 99° 7.915′ W. Marker is near Moran, Texas, in Shackelford County. It is on Farm to Market Road 601 0.7 miles west of County Road 103, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moran TX 76464, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moran (approx. 9½ miles away); Cottle No. 1 (approx. 9½ miles away); Moran Cemetery (approx.

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9.6 miles away); Granville E. Waters (approx. 9.6 miles away); Moran Church of Christ (approx. 9.7 miles away); Shackelford County's First Permanent Jail (approx. 9.9 miles away); Rye-Caperton House (approx. 9.9 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moran.

Also see . . . Ibex, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on January 2, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 29, 2014

2. Ibex Marker

Town Site of Ibex image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 29, 2014

3. Town Site of Ibex

This view to the west on FM 601 shows the town site of Ibex on the left (south) side of the road

View to West Along FM 601 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 29, 2014

4. View to West Along FM 601

View to South of Marker and<br>Gas Refinery Smoke Stacks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 29, 2014

5. View to South of Marker and
Gas Refinery Smoke Stacks

View to East Along FM 601 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 29, 2014

6. View to East Along FM 601

Smoke Stacks of the Lone Star Gas Refinery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, December 29, 2014

7. Smoke Stacks of the Lone Star Gas Refinery

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 2, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.