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Historical Markers in Silver, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Coke 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 Coke County, TX (33) Mitchell County, TX (30) Nolan County, TX (23) Runnels County, TX (53) Sterling County, TX (7) Tom Green County, TX (92)  CokeCounty(33) Coke County (33)  MitchellCounty(30) Mitchell County (30)  NolanCounty(23) Nolan County (23)  RunnelsCounty(53) Runnels County (53)  SterlingCounty(7) Sterling County (7)  TomGreenCounty(92) Tom Green County (92)
Robert Lee is the county seat for Coke County
Silver is in Coke County
      Coke County (33)  
ADJACENT TO COKE COUNTY
      Mitchell County (30)  
      Nolan County (23)  
      Runnels County (53)  
      Sterling County (7)  
      Tom Green County (92)  
 
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1 Texas, Coke County, Silver — 1855 — First Producing Oil WellIn Coke County
Sun Oil Company’s well – No. 1 Allen Jameson – was staked in Sept. 1946 and struck oil Nov. 17. Intermittent drilling had gone on in Coke County for 30 years, but this discovery began a county-wide oil boom. Drilled by the Dallas . . . Map (db m83082) HM
2 Texas, Coke County, Silver — 770 — Old Community of Cedar Hill
The Cedar Hill area, settled by stock-farming homesteaders about 1890, was named for the nearby cedar-covered elevation. A one-room school built in 1891 was located about 100 yards north of the cemetery, which remains. However, no post office or . . . Map (db m83086) HM
3 Texas, Coke County, Silver — 4695 — SilverCoke County Cattle, Oil and Gas Center
A pioneer ranching center, settled about 1880. Early land owners included S.M. Conner, W.G. Jameson and W.R. Walker. Dr. J.E. Reed for 50 years was only physician here. R.B. Allen was outstanding civic leader.      Post office, named for peak . . . Map (db m83081) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 7, 2024