Mentone

Mentone (HM15N1)

Location: Mentone, TX 79754 Loving County
Buy Texas State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 31° 42.367', W 103° 35.922'

  • 0 likes
  • 1 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 619 views
Inscription

Smallest County Seat in Texas

Only town in Loving County—last organized, most sparsely populated (both in total and per square mile) county in Texas.

Established 1931 and named for an earlier town (10 miles north) which legend says was named by a French surveyor-prospector after his home on the Riviera.

With population of 42, Mentone has no water system. (Water is hauled in.) Nor does it have a bank, doctor, hospital, newspaper, lawyer, civic club, or cemetery.

There are only two recorded graves in county; some Indian skeletons, artifacts are found.

Oil farming, cattle county.
Details
HM NumberHM15N1
Tags
Marker Number9461
Year Placed1967
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker Condition
5 out of 10 (1 reports)
Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 12:20am PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13R E 632786 N 3508715
Decimal Degrees31.70611667, -103.59870000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 42.367', W 103° 35.922'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 42' 22.02" N, 103° 35' 55.32" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)432
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 823 Co Rd 300, Mentone TX 79754, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Nearby Markersshow on map
Check Ins  check in   |    all

I Saw The Marker

The marker was quite hard to read. Needs a good cleaning and maybe repainting or highlighting.

Nov 5, 2016 at 1:38pm PDT by scottohill

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. This marker needs at least one picture.
  8. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  9. Is the marker in the median?