Seated in northeastern Texas against the Oklahoma
border is Wilbarger County. The
County
was established in 1858 from lands formerly assigned to the Bexar District. Its
rolling plains are surfaced by sandy, loam, and waxy soils that support tall
grasses, mesquite, and oak trees. Wilbarger is bordered by the Texas counties of
Archer,
Wichita,
Baylor,
Foard and
Hardeman, and the Oklahoma
counties of
Jackson and
Tillman. Until the 1870s, the
area that is now Wilbarger County was part of the buffalo hunting ground of the
Wanderers Band of Comanche. The first Great Western Trail drives came through
the county and crossed the Red River near Doan's Crossing.
This website is maintained by
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inclusion on the site, or simply want to send a friendly greeting, just
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Our
TXGenWeb
State Coordinator is
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choice already be adopted, Shirley keeps a waiting list she can add you to.
I'm sorry, but I do not live in Texas and am unable to help you with local
research.
Pictured in the sidebar of this page: (top)
Wilbarger County's first courthouse, built in 1890; (bottom) Corwin Doan's
store, built in 1878.
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