Parks Camp

Founded in 1918 and named for rancher J.W. Parks, on whose land it was located, Parks Camp was a company town built for employees of the Texas Company (Texaco). The discovery of oil on Parks' land caused an economic boom in the area, and the Parks Camp at its height was home to about 15,000 people. By the 1920s the camp's facilities included a school, bank, post office, stores, community hall, doctors, and rows of individual and barracks-type housing. The town began to decline in the early 1940s and was completely abandoned by the end of World War II.

Parks Camp is a historical marker in Breckenridge, Stephens County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Stephens County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.6651, -98.8806 near Breckenridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hart Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Saints Rest Cemetery, Groseclose Cemetery, and Post Oak Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5429003944. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.