L.P. and Ruth Bennett moved to Yoakum County in 1916 to take over the ranching operation they had inherited from Ruth's father Dr. J.R. Smith of Munday. In 1927 they leased part of the ranch to the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company for the drilling . . . — — Map (db m73469) HM
Comanches & Kiowas hunted bison on McKenzie Draw and camped at water sites in Aeolian Sands by Denver City Arrow Sculptor: Charles A. Smith — — Map (db m174013) HM
Yoakum County was organized in 1907. By the 1920s the area around this site was rural farm and ranch land without electricity, paved roads or a railroad. Building lumber was brought by freight wagon. Several local men erected a one-room frame . . . — — Map (db m174008) HM
Created Aug. 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for Henderson Yoakum, who wrote a classic on early Texas history. Only Texas county named for an author.
Indian activity and frontier hazards made growth slow. Only itinerant buffalo hunters and . . . — — Map (db m73468) HM
