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1920 Eastland County, Texas Financial Directory
Cisco: Cradle of Hilton's Empire1921 Ranger, Texas Financial Directory
History of Eastland County, Texas
Eastland County, Texas - A Historical and Biographical Survey
Oil Field Fury
History of EastlandOriginal 1929 Absolute Tracing of a Part of Eastland County, Texas. Scale 1" to 2000', Helm Hamlin 1929. H. F. Tanner C. E. Eastland, Texas
From the seller: "Condition: Good. 17 1/2 Inches By 24 Inches. 17 1/2 Inches By 24 Inches. Blueprint Map for Gordon's Pool, an oil field in the northeast corner of Eastland County, Texas, near Stephens County, west of Ranger. The exact location would appear to be where modern day Highways 183 & 112 intersect. According to the graphics on the blueprint it is 8 miles northwest from Eastland, 11 miles west and slightly north from Ranger, and 21 miles south slightly southwest of Breckenridge on 183. The blueprint has a big white arrow pointed to the location and it is listed as "The Gordon Pool." It would be right at County Route 160 P, where it hits 183. There appears to be a town laid out just north of the pool, but by modern maps there does not appear to have been a town built, perhaps it went bust before the town was built. The map has all of the then current owners of the land patents, listing a number of oil companies in the area [Belva Oil Co., Gordon Pet. Co., New Domain O. Co., T. P. C. & O. Co., etc] as well as individuals. The Gordon Pool is only a couple inches square, with the rest of the map showing the surrounding area which also has "white dots" that apparently are showing where oil spots are. There are a couple of arrows with description such as "The lost well" and next to it "Well now starting", One arrow states "May 16, 1929" and points to an square area of land that states " Ardizone Broden 40A 8,000,000 G 1000B," which I assume means 8 million gallons of oil, or 1000 barrels, or something of the sort. Very interesting Eastland County Oil blueprint map. It is folded four times, minor wear to one fold, otherwise good."Original 1877 Map of Eastland County
From the seller: "Printed for Robt. M. Elgin, Houston Texas by Rand Avery & Co., 1877. Lithograph. Highlighting and annotations across sheet in red pencil. Annotated in pencil across sheet. In excellent condition with the exception of some creases throughout the sheet. Some scuffing across sheet. Laid on linen. Paper is slightly time stained. Image size: 21 x 17 1/8 inches. 24 5/8 x18 5/8 inches. A fascinating map of Eastland County, Texas, published by the Texas General Land Company in 1877. The General Land Office was established by the Republic of Texas Congress in 1836, shortly after Texas won its independence from Mexico. The office was responsible for managing public lands by collecting and storing records, and for providing surveys and maps of the various counties. The land office maps are some of the most accurate maps of Texas produced during the nineteenth century. They provide an invaluable record of the various counties including geographical information and land titles. Through the pre-emption acts, Texas continued to grant land to settlers until 1898 when the public domain was finally depleted. The first pre-emption act was published by the Republic of Texas in 1845, and stated that anyone who settled on up to 320 acres of land could buy the title for 50 cents an acre. Until 1898 the state initiated a number of acts that encouraged land purchase in Texas and the population slowly rose until there was no more public domain left. This is a fascinating map of Eastland County published by the Texas General Land Office in 1877. Eastland County is in central Texas, bordered on the east by Erath County, on the north by Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties, on the west by Callahan County, and on the south by Brown and Comanche Counties. Due in part to its isolated area and frequent trouble from raiding Indians, the county remained sparsely settled until the 1870s. In fact,, the county's population actually declined during the 1860s; an 1870 census found only seventy-seven people living in Eastland County. Agriculture of course also declined during the war, and there were only five farms in the county by 1870. When Indian raids ceased to be a problem in the early 1870s, settlers moved back into the area in increasing numbers and by 1880 there were 549 farms in the county, encompassing about100,800 acres of land. Large tracts of land belonged to the various Railroad companies, as clearly indicated in this 1877 chart. Edwin T. Cox, History of Eastland County, Texas (San Antonio: Naylor, 1950)."1921 El Paso, Texas Financial Directory
El Paso and Ciudad Juarez
(1905)History of St. Clement's Church, El Paso, Texas: 1870-1925
Six Who Came to El Paso: Pioneers of the 1840's
San Elizario: Spanish Presidio to Texas County Seat
El Paso County
The SCHWARTZ Family of El Paso: The Story of a Pioneer Jewish Family in the Southwest
Ellis County History: the Basic 1892 Book With Additional Biographies
Souvenir of Historic Ellis County, Texas
(1938)History of Ellis County, Texas
The Texas Spirit of '17
(1st ed., 1919) Ellis CountyItaly, Texas: 1879-1979
History of Palmer, Texas
Ellis County
Ellis CountyThurber, Texas: The Life And Death Of A Company Coal Town
Erath CountyFragments of History - Erath County
People-Events and Erath County, Texas
History of Falls County, TexasA History of Western Falls County, Texas
The Marlin Compound; Letters of a Singular Family
BARTLETT Family1920 Falls County, Texas Financial Directory
A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties...
Fannin County, Texas, Cemetery Inscriptions
Fannin County, Texas Marriages 1838-1870
Fannin County, Texas Land Titles 1831-1878
Fannin County, Texas 1850 Census
Fannin County, Texas 1870 Census
Bonham. Town of Bailey Inglish
Bonham: the Era Has Come-But Memories Linger on
Plow-Horse Cavalry. the Caney Creek Boys of the Thirty-Fourth Texas Cavalry
Fannin County Texas Rehobeth Church and Cemetery 1852-1911
Fannin County, Texas: Maddrey & Hunter Livery Stable Log Book 1885-1889
Austin Colony Pioneers: Including History of Bastrop, Fayette, Grimes, Montgomery & Washington Counties, Texas
St. Mary's Church Near Ellinger, Texas: The Oldest Catholic Church in Fayette County
Fayette County, Her History and Her PeopleFayette County, Texas Marriages: 1838-1870
Fayette County: Past and Present
Fayette County, Texas Inventory of County Archives
An Early History of Fayette County
Selected Cemeteries of Fayette County, Texas
1920 Fisher County and Nolan County, Texas Financial Directory
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Early Fisher County Families: Biographical History, 1876-1910History of Fisher County, Texas
The First 107 Years of Fisher County History
History of Floyd County 1876-1979
1920 Dickens County and Floyd County, Texas Financial Directory
They Loved the Land: Foard County History
1920 Foard County and Wilbarger County, Texas Financial Directory
Fort Bend County Sesquicentennial 1822-1972
Fort Bend County, Texas: A Pictorial History
Pictorial Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County, Texas Marriages 1838-1868Pictorial History of Rosenberg
Sugar Land: A Pictorial Tribute (Sesquicentennial 1836-1986)
Wharton's History of Fort Bend County
History of Freestone County, Texas
United Confederate Veterans of Limestone and Freestone Counties, Texas, Joe Johnston Camp, No. 94, Minute Book 1 and 2Official Texas Historical Markers of Freestone County
1920 Freestone County, Texas Financial Directory
Teague, Texas, Telephone Directory, June 1963
Freestone County, Texas Marriages: 1857-1872Queen of the Trinity Star: an Eagle-Eye View of Freestone County, Texas
Frio County, Texas Marriages, 1871-1900, Books 1-3
Frio County, Texas: Selected Cemeteries
From Rattlesnakes to Road Agents: Rough Times on the Frio
Frio County
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