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Showing of pages in this book. Description History of Stonewall County, including town and communities, county schools, churches and cemeteries, industries, organizations and clubs, family histories, memorials, and memories. Physical Description p. Mapped Search.
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On October 12, , he camped by the Double Mountain Fork during a norther. In Marcy was selected to explore the Texas frontier for the purpose of locating suitable sites for Indian reservations. On this trip he passed through the northeastern part of the county near Kiowa Peak, crossed the Salt Fork on the eastern edge, and continued over a valley toward Flat Top Mountain, which he recognized from his previous trip in An Indian reservation that Marcy helped to locate failed to eliminate the devastation the Comanches and Kiowas continued to inflict upon the White settlers along the Texas frontier.
In an effort to stop the raids, in Col. Ranald Slidell Mackenzie led a force of cavalry against the Indians in the area. In Miner K. Kellogg became the first artist to represent pictorially the country beyond the Brazos. He accompanied the Texas Land and Copper Association's expedition to Texas to survey, explore, and locate land for the company; the expedition made trips to Kiowa Peak and Double Mountain in search of copper.
In addition to his sketches Kellogg also wrote descriptions of the topography and vegetation of the region. Cattlemen soon started moving herds into the vast sections of open grassland. The first ranch in the future county was probably established by buffalo hunter John Goff, who grazed heifers on Tonk Creek in the winter of Reed built a large stone house for his residence, but it was also designed to serve as a fort against renegade Indians. Although Rath had hideyards in several other locations, Rath City was reputedly the greatest yard of all, where long ricks of hides were stacked ready to be hauled to market.
The mail was taken to Rath City from Fort Griffin twice a week by cowboys riding relays. When the buffalo were gone after the great slaughter, the need for the trading post ceased, and the accumulated ricks of buffalo hides were moved to Fort Worth in April Stonewall was one of fifty-four counties formed by the Fifteenth Texas Legislature in from the Young and Bexar districts. It remained attached to Young County for judicial and all other governmental purposes until March 31, , when it was attached to Jones County for convenience.
Stonewall County was still unorganized in , when the census found people, including 91 Whites, 10 Blacks, and 3 American Indians, living there. Settlers moved to the county in increasing numbers during the s.
At first they settled a few miles south of the site of the present county seat, but they eventually spread to the west and northeast. About the same time, ten families settled on the east side of the county and established the community of Hooker.
In the residents of the county petitioned the Jones County Commissioners Court to hold an election for the organization of the county. The balloting took place on December 20 of that year. However, the question of the county seat had been omitted from the ballot. On June 12, , W. Rayner granted land for a townsite, and the new town of Rayner became the county seat. The courthouse, a large stone building, was built the following year.
By there were 1, people living in the county. The agricultural census for that year found farms there, encompassing more than 23, acres, 6, acres of which was classified as "improved. Maps from the 19th and 20th centuries showing original surveys, usually made via a land grant within a particular county in Texas. What responsibilities do I have when using this map? Geographical information about where this map originated or about its content. Tell us if you know the precise location of this item.
In the lower-left corner of map below, select either the pin or the box. Drop a pin or drag to create a new rectangle. Zoom and Pan the map as needed. Physical Description 1 ms. Mapped Copies. Who People and organizations associated with either the creation of this map or its content. Draftsman Schutze, Ed. Draftsman and compiler. Publisher Texas. General Land Office.
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