Marker Inscription
Smallest County Seat in Texas Mentone (6 mi. east) Only town in Loving County -- last organized, most sparsely populated (both in total and per square mile) county in Texas. Established 1931 and named for an earlier town (10 miles north) which legend says was named by a French surveyor-prospector after his home on the Riviera. With population of 42, Mentone has no water system. (Water is hauled in.) Nor does it have a bank, doctor, hospital, newspaper, lawyer, civic club or cemetery. There are only two recorded graves in county. Some Indian skeletons, artifacts are found. Oil, farming, cattle country. (1967)
About this site
Mentone is a historical marker in Mentone, Reeves County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Reeves County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6406, -103.6434 near Mentone. The nearest cataloged historic site is Neighbors-Ford Trial, Vicinity of Significant (historical marker), about 16 miles away. Others within a short drive include Camp Hospital, Old, Orient Hotel, and The Pecos Cantaloupe.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5389003339. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
