Historical Marker

Hayrick (1936)

Robert Lee · Coke County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5081002414

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Marker Inscription

First county seat of Coke County, 1889-1890. Robert Lee then became the county seat.

About this site

Hayrick is a historical marker in Robert Lee, Coke County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Coke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 44 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.9566, -100.3947 near Robert Lee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Byrd, James Franklin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hayrick, Southern Overland Mail, 1858 - 1861, and Indian Creek.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5081002414. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Hayrick, in southeastern Coke County, took its name from a nearby mountain shaped like a mound of hay and became the county's first seat when the county was organized in 1889. After two of its courthouses burned, an 1891 election moved the county seat to nearby Robert Lee, and Hayrick's residents relocated, leaving a ghost town. The State of Texas placed the marker at the Hayrick Cemetery in 1936.

Sources: tshaonline.org hmdb.org

Also at or near Robert Lee, Coke County

“Hayrick” names 2 distinct records in Coke County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Robert Lee. The others:

Hayrick — Cemetery

📍 31.9566, -100.3947 · Robert Lee, Coke County

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Nearby in Coke County

Southern Overland Mail, 1858 - 1861

Robert Lee vicinity · 1966

Murray, Locklin Bartholomew