Marker Inscription
Born in Johnson County, Texas, Jeff Williams came to Hale County in 1896. Largely self-taught, he began surveying in 1902 and worked on the XIT Ranch resurvey of 1909. He was Potter County surveyor, 1907-15, and held the same post in Hale County, 1902-06 and 1920-73. Dividing ranch lands, plotting roads and townsites, and solving boundary disputes, Williams helped open the South Plains for settlement. He married Ethel Williams in 1906, and they had four children. Recorded - 1975
About this site
Williams, W. J. "Jeff" is a historical marker in Plainview, Hale County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Hale County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 43 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1790, -101.7133 near Plainview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lowe, Edwin Lowden (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Meharg, Emma Grigsby, Plainview Cemetery and Memorial Park, and Plainview Point, Discovery Site of the.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5189005674. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
