Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized January 12, 1881. Named in honor of Williamson Simpson Oldham 1813-1868; Arkansas lawyer and jurist; member of the Confederate Senate from Texas. County seat, Tascosa, 1881; Vega, since 1915
Oldham County
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Oldham County is a historical marker in Boys Ranch, Oldham County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Oldham County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 12 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.5345, -102.2667 near Boys Ranch. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Historic LS (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Tascosa, Boot Hill Cemetery, and Tascosa Courthouse, 1884.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5359003845. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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