Looking to the Future - Learning from the Past (Speaker Event), Texas Czech Genealogical Soc, September 26

Welcome

Brownfield

Historical Marker Text: County seat of Terry County, founded in 1903 by developers W. G. Hardin and A. F. Small. Named for Brownfield family, prominent property owners and ranchers in the area. Measuring with only 100 feet of wire, Hardin and Small laid out a town on this site (then a pasture) and offered a lot to each voter in county. Streets (named for first settlers) were designated and a general store, hotel, and school were built. In 1904 the town vied with Gomez for county seat, winning by slim margin. Present economy is based on farming and oil. (1971)

Brownfield also owes much of its success to the AT&SF Railroad.

Resources

On-Site

Biographies Cemeteries Census Records History Local Information Lookups Maps Obituaries Photographs Surrounding Counties Vital Records

Off-Site

Terry Archives Other TXGenWeb Counties Portal to Texas History Handbook of Texas, Online Query Board

Communities

(g) is ghost town
Brownfield
Challis
Gomez (g)
Harris
Lahey
Meadow
Needmore
Tokio (g)
Wellman