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Hardeman County was created in 1858 from Fannin County, re-created in 1876, organized in 1884. The county was named for pioneer brothers Bailey and Thomas Jones Hardeman. Quanah is the county seat.
Adjacent Counties
- Harmon County, Oklahoma (north)
- Jackson County, Oklahoma (northeast)
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- Wilbarger County (east)
- Foard County (south)
- Cottle County (southwest)
- Childress County (west)
History/Timeline
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- 1858 The county was created, county seat and largest city is Quanah. . It is named for two brothers, Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman. [1]
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The county was organized in 1884[1]
- 16th and 17th Century Lipan Apaches dominated the area Wichita Indians settled along the Red River. .[2]
- 1700 the Comanches and Kiowas migrated to hunt buffalo and other game.
- 1870-1880 Cattle rustlilng was prevalent during Civil War and Reconstruction. Thieves crossed the Red River to Indian Territory.[2]
- 1880 population of Hardeman and Foard counties together totaled only fifty.[2]
- 1881 to 1884 Wilbarger County administered Hardeman County's legal affairs. [2]Margaret, first called Argurita, was the original county seat. [2]
- 1885 Fort Worth and Denver Railway made a survey of area, Quanah was laid out. [2]
- 1890 Election was held between Quanah and Margaret ( across the Pease River from other settlements and from the railroad).[2]
- 1890 if voter had lalundry done in a town for 6 weeks, this established residence!!![2]
- Due to this rule the railroad crews were called citizens.[2]
- 1891 Foard County was formed from Hardeman, Cottle, King, and Knox counties, a division that left Margaret in Foard County.[2]
- 1875 to 1890 Hardeman County was principally a ranching area. Before construction of the railroad, cattlemen of the R2 Ranch, which covered 35 sq. mi of Hardeman County, and other ranchers drove their herds to Dodge City, Kansas. Cowboys picked up the Western (or Dodge City) Trail at Doan's Crossing of the Red River, near Vernon. [2]
- 1887 completion of railroad in 1887, Quanah emerged as an important shipping point for the surrounding area. [2]
- 1890 the population of Hardeman county grew (49 to 3,904), farmers fenced the land in E planting wheat, oats. 25,000 cattle.
- 1903 - St. Louis-San Francisco Railway built to Quanah from Oklahoma City, [2]
- 1910 the Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railroad opened a rail link fostered more new settlement, [2]
- 1920- 1930 # of tenants and sharecroppers grew. In contrast to many other areas of the state the majority of the tenants were white.[2]
Land Grants
Government Offices
Hardeman County has had 3courthouses:1885 - Margaret, 1890, Quanah, and 1908 Quanah.[3]
- 1st Courthouse was Margaret no image[3]
- 2nd Courthouse, 1890 Quanah[3]
- 3rd Courthouse , 1908 is current...It is Style - Beaux-Arts Built of Brick, with Texas Historical Landmark.The stately 1908 Courthouse reflects the pride felt by Hardemaners when they moved the County Seat from Margaret. Residence for voting was determined by where one had one's laundry done. It was a clean election. [3]
The Hardeman County courthouse received an exterior restoration which was completed in 2011. An interior restoration grant was awarded to Hardeman County in 2012. [3]
Government Offices
Hardeman county has had 3 courthouses:Hardeman County has had three courthouses: 1885 - Margaret, 1890 - Quanah and 1908 Quanah.[3]
- 1st Courthouse, 1885 in Margaret no image[3]
- 2nd Courthouse, 1890 in Quanah[3]
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- 3rd Courthouse, 1908 - in Quanah Style - Beaux-Arts with a Brick material, is a Texas Historic
Texas Historic The stately 1908 Courthouse reflects the pride felt by Hardemaners when they moved the County Seat from Margaret. Residence for voting was determined by where one had one's laundry done. It was a clean election. [3]
The Hardeman County courthouse received an exterior restoration which was completed in 2011. An interior restoration grant was awarded to Hardeman County in 2012. [3]
Geography
- Hardeman County is the northernmost county in Texas that is not part of the Texas Panhandle.[1]
North Texas (known as North Central Texas, Northeastern Texas ) is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, and north of Waco. North Texas is the N of the eastern portion of Texas.[1]
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Cottle, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Hood, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young County, Texas.
- Type -Rolling Plains region of NW Texas.
- Center is at 34°15' north latitude and 99°45' west longitude.
- Railroad Burlington Northern and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads.
- Size 688 square miles of grassy, rolling prairies.
- Elevation 1,300 to 1,700 feet.
- Rivers N 2/3 is drained by the Red River, forming the N boundary, S part is drained by the Pease River.
- Soils range from red to brown, with loamy surface layers and clayey or loamy subsoils.
- Prime Farmland 31 and 40% of the land in the county..
Vegetation is tall to medium-tall grasses and mesquite or shinnery oak trees. Climate is generally dry, with cool winters and hot summers.
- Temperatures January from an average low of 24° F -52°, and in July from 72° to 98°.
- Rainfall is 23 inches, the average annual snowfall is 7 inches.
- Growing season averages 220 days a year, last freeze in late March and first freeze, November. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hch05
Protected Areas
- Copper Breaks State Park, which is operated by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, is located in far southern Hardeman County near the Pease River just off State Highway 6, 12 miles south of Quanah. The park features a portion of the state Texas longhorn herd.
- Lake Pauline is located off U.S. Highway 287, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Quanah.
Demographics
- 2010 census, the population was 4,139.
- 2000, there were 4,724 people with a population density of 7 people/sq mi . The racial makeup of the county was 85.41% White, 4.83% Black or African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 7.09% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 14.50% of the population were Hispanic.[1]
The median income for median income for a family was $33,325. The per capita income for the county was $16,824. About 14.60% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.00% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over. [1]
Hardeman County was one of 46 prohibition or entirely dry counties in the state of Texas until November 2006, when voters approved referendums to permit the legal sale of alcoholic beverages for on- and off-premises consumption.[1]
Highways
- U.S. Highway 287
- Texas State Highway 6
School Districts - two school districts, with two elementary, one middle, and two high schools.
- 1980s the county had twenty-two churches, with an estimated combined membership of 5,000
Politics - true to the Democratic party in statewide and national elections. After the presidential election of 1952 the county went Republican only twice, in 1972 and 1984. During this same period the county voted Republican in only one gubernatorial election (1986), and then by the narrow margin of 708 votes to 690. In United States Senate races, Republicans received the majority only in 1972 and 1984. In the 1982 primary 98 percent voted Democratic and 2 percent Republican, [2]
Cities
Quanah county seat.. Quanah, Texas has a Historic jail and keeper's residence known as Hardeman County Historical Jail Museum. no image
Unicorporated Towna
Ghost Towns
Local Resources
- Georgia-Pacific operates a gypsum plant in the Acme, located 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Quanah on U.S. Highway 287.[1]
- Hunting Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer,
Turkey, Dove, Quail, Squirrel[1]
Attractions
- Copper Breaks State Park, which is operated by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, is located in far southern Hardeman County near the Pease River just off State Highway 6, 12 miles south of Quanah. The park features a portion of the state Texas longhorn herd.
- Lake Pauline is located off U.S. Highway 287, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Quanah.
Historical Census
- 1880 --- 50 —
- 1890 --- 3,904 7,708.0%
- 1900 --- 3,634 −6.9%
- 1910 --- 11,213 208.6%
- 1920 --- 12,487 11.4%
- 1930 --- 14,532 16.4%
- 1940 --- 11,073 −23.8%
- 1950 --- 10,212 −7.8%
- 1960 --- 8,275 −19.0%
- 1970 --- 6,795 −17.9%
- 1980 --- 6,368 −6.3%
- 1990 --- 5,283 −17.0%
- 2000 --- 4,724 −10.6%
- 2010 --- 4,139 −12.4%
- Est. 2015 --- 3,840
Notables
Cemeteries
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- Hardeman Co., Texas cemeteries Gloria Mayfield
- FindaGrave Cemeteries
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeman_County,_Texas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_North_Texas
- https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Hardeman_County,_Texas_Genealogy
- https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvr26
- Quanah, Texas
- Hardeman Co., Texas cemeteries Gloria Mayfield
- FindaGrave Cemeteries
- FamilySearch
- https://www.genealogyinc.com/texas/hardeman-county/ Genealogy]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeman_County,_Texas
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hch05
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Quanah/Hardeman-County-Courthouse-Quanah-Texas.htm
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