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Formed from Bexar County. Created February 1, 1858. Organized October 10, 1881. Named for Josiah and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers who came to Texas in 1829. Josiah, scalped by Indians August, 1833, survived 11 years. Vernon, the county seat. Millions of cattle and horses were driven north through this county.
Wilbarger County is a historical marker in Vernon, Wilbarger County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Wilbarger County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1613, -99.3195 near Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Red River Valley Museum (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waggoner-Hicks House, Berry, W. D., Home, and Vernon Drugstore.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5487005809. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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