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Historical Markers in Gruver, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Hansford County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Hansford County, TX (16) Hutchinson County, TX (37) Moore County, TX (11) Ochiltree County, TX (11) Roberts County, TX (11) Sherman County, TX (6) Texas County, OK (15)  HansfordCounty(16) Hansford County (16)  HutchinsonCounty(37) Hutchinson County (37)  MooreCounty(11) Moore County (11)  OchiltreeCounty(11) Ochiltree County (11)  RobertsCounty(11) Roberts County (11)  ShermanCounty(6) Sherman County (6)  TexasCountyOklahoma(15) Texas County (15)
Spearman is the county seat for Hansford County
Gruver is in Hansford County
      Hansford County (16)  
ADJACENT TO HANSFORD COUNTY
      Hutchinson County (37)  
      Moore County (11)  
      Ochiltree County (11)  
      Roberts County (11)  
      Sherman County (6)  
      Texas County, Oklahoma (15)  
 
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1 Texas, Hansford County, Gruver — 17096 — Gruver Cemetery
In 1907, Joseph Hezkiah Gruver (1863-1962), his wife, Addie Reed Gruver, and their son, Lawrence, moved from Missouri and settled in this area. A post office was established in 1927 and soon businesses followed. In 1929, at the request of Clarence . . . Map (db m93406) HM
2 Texas, Hansford County, Gruver — 3727 — Old Farwell
Established 1886 about 1/2 mile northeast of this site. Intended to be county seat of Hansford County, created 1876, organized in 1889. Lost election to town of Hansford, which served till 1928 but is also now non-existent. Named for early . . . Map (db m93407) HM
3 Texas, Hansford County, Gruver — 4752 — Site of Cator Buffalo Camp
Established by James H. and Bob Cator in the spring of 1872 while hunting buffalo in the fall of 1875. The camp became a trading post known as Zulu.Map (db m93405) HM
4 Texas, Hansford County, Gruver — 3857 — The Oslo Community
In 1908 Anders L. Mordt, a native of Norway, secured form R. M. Thomson and R. T. Anderson the sales rights to 100 sections of Hansford County land he named Oslo. The first settlers were recruited from existing Norwegian colonies in the midwestern . . . Map (db m169537) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024