Medicine Mound Community

Early inhabitants of this area were Comanche and Kiowa Indians whose campsites were situated around four dolomite hills called Medicine Mounds and known for their healing properties. In 1854, area land was deeded to a railway company. Anglo settlers began to arrive in the 1870s. A small village developed but was moved 2.5 miles north in 1908 when the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway was built. A townsite was platted that year and was fully established by 1911. At its peak, Medicine Mound boasted 22 businesses and a population of 500. Economic hardships, the Great Depression and a 1933 fire that burned the entire town were primary forces in the town's eventual demise. The last business closed in 1966. (1999)

Medicine Mound Community is a historical marker in Medicine Mound, Hardeman County, dedicated in 1999. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Hardeman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.1873, -99.5947 near Medicine Mound. The nearest cataloged historic site is W. P. A. Sanitation Project (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hicks & Cobb General Merchandise Store, Big Valley Cemetery, and Old Mounds Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5197011928. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.