Clarendon in Donley County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Donley County
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 22, 2016
1. Donley County Marker
territories
Created Organized
August 21, 1876 March 22, 1882
Named in honor of
Stockton P. Donley
1821 1871
a Confederate officer
elected to the Texas Supreme
Bench in 1866
Clarendon, the County Seat
Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 1250.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 22, 1882.
Location. 34° 56.654′ N, 100° 53.952′ W. Marker is in Clarendon, Texas, in Donley County. It is at the intersection of West 2nd Street (U.S. 287) and State Highway 70, on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street. Located in a truck rest area off westbound U.S. Highway 287. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarendon TX 79226, 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 Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clarendon College (approx. 0.2 miles away); S. W. Lowe House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Church of St. John Baptist (approx. 0.6 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Clarendon (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. St. Stephen's Baptist Church (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . .
1. Texas State Historical Association article about Donley County. (Submitted on August 13, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. History of Donley County, Texas. (Submitted on August 13, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 22, 2016
2. Donley County Marker in rest area.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 22, 2016
3. View east of looking back into Clarendon.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
