Seminole

Founded and designated county seat in 1905, same year county was organized. Took name from Seminole Wells, Indian watering places to south and west. First store and post office were established in 1905 by W. B. Austin of nearby Caput. The courthouse was built in 1906. Seminole grew slowly, being chiefly important as a trading center. Arrival of the Midland & Northwestern Railroad (1918) and development of highways and oil resources all helped seed the town's later expansion. Today it is a business center for farming and petroleum industry. (1970)

Seminole is a historical marker in Seminole, Gaines County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Gaines County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7211, -102.6498 near Seminole. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gaines County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gaines County, Gaines County Museum - Seminole Division, and Gaines County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5165004636. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.