Near Paint Rock in Concho County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Community of Concho
Photographed By Duane Hall, April 11, 2018
1. Community of Concho Marker
Inscription.
Community of Concho. . As settlers came to the area in the late 1800s, a small farming community developed here along the Concho River. In 1905 a post office opened in the home of W.D. Cape. In 1906 J.W. Barr (d. 1964) opened a general store at this site. As the business center for the surrounding rural area, the settlement was also the site of a school, two churches, a cotton gin, a blacksmith shop, and a cemetery. Although the population had declined by the 1940s and the post office was closed in 1954, the site of the pioneer community serves as a reminder of the area’s early settlers.
As settlers came to the area in the late 1800s, a small farming community developed here along the Concho River. In 1905 a post office opened in the home of W.D. Cape. In 1906 J.W. Barr (d. 1964) opened a general store at this site. As the business center for the surrounding rural area, the settlement was also the site of a school, two churches, a cotton gin, a blacksmith shop, and a cemetery. Although the population had declined by the 1940s and the post office was closed in 1954, the site of the pioneer community serves as a reminder of the area’s early settlers.
Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1008.)
Location. 31° 32.323′ N, 99° 48.566′ W. Marker is near Paint Rock, Texas, in Concho County. Marker is on Farm to Market Road 1929, 1.3 miles east of County Road 4827, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paint Rock TX 76866, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John S. Chisum (approx. 6.7 miles away); Concho County Courthouse
Also see . . . Concho, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on April 13, 2018.)
Photographed By Duane Hall, April 11, 2018
2. Marker in Front of Concho Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2018, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
