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Historical Markers in Norton, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Runnels 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 Runnels County, TX (53) Coke County, TX (33) Coleman County, TX (36) Concho County, TX (14) Nolan County, TX (23) Taylor County, TX (91) Tom Green County, TX (92)  RunnelsCounty(53) Runnels County (53)  CokeCounty(33) Coke County (33)  ColemanCounty(36) Coleman County (36)  ConchoCounty(14) Concho County (14)  NolanCounty(23) Nolan County (23)  TaylorCounty(91) Taylor County (91)  TomGreenCounty(92) Tom Green County (92)
Ballinger is the county seat for Runnels County
Norton is in Runnels County
      Runnels County (53)  
ADJACENT TO RUNNELS COUNTY
      Coke County (33)  
      Coleman County (36)  
      Concho County (14)  
      Nolan County (23)  
      Taylor County (91)  
      Tom Green County (92)  
 
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1 Texas, Runnels County, Norton — 3259 — Maverick
Founded in the 1870’s. Named for Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870), who came to Texas 1835. Fought in the Texas War for Independence. In Secession Convention, 1861, he was made one of the commissioners to negotiate surrender of United States troops . . . Map (db m95277) HM
2 Texas, Runnels County, Norton — 3613 — Town of Norton
Named for George W. Norton of Kentucky, who about 1882 bought and later developed the divide between Oak and Valley creeks. Post office, established in 1894, was at first in home (1.5 mi. NE) of postmaster Marion A. Wilkerson. This facility and a . . . Map (db m82408) HM
3 Texas, Runnels County, Norton — 3211 — Townsite of Marie
Settlement of this area of Runnels County began at the end of the 19th century. Attracted by the good climate and farmland, Charlie Black (1868-1946) arrived in the area in 1899. Another early settler was Walter Gentry, and when a post office was . . . Map (db m82409) HM
4 Texas, Runnels County, Norton — 5671 — W.H. Brown(Oct. 21, 1853 - Sept. 19, 1875)
Born in Georgia. With his parents came to Texas 1857. He and a brother, John, were Texas Rangers – W.H. “Billy” serving June-December 1874. Billy Brown was the last man killed by Indians in Runnels County, in a fight to regain . . . Map (db m95278) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024