Throckmorton in Throckmorton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Throckmorton County Jail
Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, February 23, 2025
1. Throckmorton County Jail Marker
Listed by National Register of
Historic Places Aug. 10, 1978
Museum Dedicated March 1, 1986
Plaque presented by
Throckmorton Sesquicentennial Committee
1987
Erected 1987 by Throckmorton Sesquicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 33° 10.691′ N, 99° 10.84′ W. Marker is in Throckmorton, Texas, in Throckmorton County. It can be reached from the intersection of S. Eagle Avenue and W. Chesnut Street (U.S. 380), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Throckmorton TX 76483, 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 Comancherνa, 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: Camp Cooper, C.S.A. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Throckmorton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Throckmorton County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Great Western Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Throckmorton County (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Great Western Trail (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bush Knob Massacre
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Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016
2. Throckmorton County Jail
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016
3. Throckmorton County Jail
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
