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Pecos County

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US 29/385, Fort Stockton, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 53' 15.10243000008", -102° 51' 32.1374400012"
 
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     Formed from Presidio County, created May 3, 1871. Organized March 9, 1875. On March 9, 1875, the following county officers were elected: George M. Frazer, Chief Justice. Cesario Torre, Commissioner. Francis Rooney, Commissioner. Hipolito Carrasco, Commissioner. Fort Stockton, County Seat. Oil was discovered in the Yates field in 1926.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Pecos County Historical Marker Location Map, Texas