First settled in 1854 by five families, the county, created and organized 1856, was named for Comanche Indians, Lords of Texas frontier, who were losing hunting grounds to settlers. First county seat was Cora. Comanche has been county seat since July 18, 1859. Indians harassed settlers, stealing cattle and horses, and keeping farmers out of fields. Food from neighboring Bell County kept people here from starvation in 1861. By 1879 a stage line crossed county; the Texas Central Railroad came through in 1880; Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railroad in 1890. An oil boom occurred in 1918-1920. Agriculture has long been major industry (1966) 1936 Text: Created January 25, 1856. Organized May 17, 1856. Named for the Comanche Indians, nomads of the Plains; successful hunters, superb horsemen, and courageous warriors; the terror of Texas frontier settlers, who dispossessed them of their hunting grounds. County Seat Troy (changed to Cora), 1856; Comanche, since July 18, 1859.
Comanche County
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Comanche County is a historical marker in Comanche, Comanche County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 47 historical markers documented in Comanche County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 62 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8976, -98.6141 near Comanche. The nearest cataloged historic site is Corn Trail, Old (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Comanche County Courthouse, Fleming Oak, and General Ashbel Smith, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5093000989. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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