Cochran County

Cochran County (HM1FZE)

Location: Morton, TX 79346 Cochran County
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N 33° 43.545', W 102° 45.567'

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Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for a native of New Hamshire, Robert Cochran, a private who died for Texas Independence in the siege of the Alamo.



Indian hostilities and the distance to market and supplies made settlement slow. The 1900 census listed 25 cowboys. In 1910 there were 75 persons; then 67 in 1920.



Organized May 6, 1924, with Morton as county seat. Oil discovery and development of irrigation caused rapid growth, and made it a farm and petroleum center.



Site of Silver Lake, a saline lake known to early Spanish explorers as Laguna Quemado.
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HM NumberHM1FZE
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Marker Number927
Year Placed1965
Placed ByTexas Highway Department.
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 12:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 707592 N 3734002
Decimal Degrees33.72575000, -102.75945000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 43.545', W 102° 45.567'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 43' 32.7" N, 102° 45' 34.02" W
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Area Code(s)806
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 TX-214, Morton TX 79346, US
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