Palo Pinto
Alfred Lane
Graford, TX
Called "A splendid brave man" by his brother-in-law, cattleman Charles Goodnight, Tennessee native Alfred Lane moved to Texas with his...
Bethel Strawn
Strawn, TX
An 1858 settler and leading citizen of Palo Pinto County.
Black Springs
Oran, TX
Settled before the Civil War and named for the area's early water source, located nearby, the Black Springs community played a...
Charles Goodnight
Oran, TX
Here at Black Springs in the Keechi Valley in 1857, the celebrated pioneer open range cowman and trail driver Charles Goodnight...
Courthouses of Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto, TX
Palo Pinto County was created in 1856 and named for a creek south of here that was perhaps named by Spanish explorers of the Brazos River...
George Rice Bevers Homesite
Graford, TX
On the Fort Worth-Fort Belknap Road, near Flat Rock Crossing of Keechi Creek.
George Webb Slaughter
Palo Pinto, TX
(May 10, 1811-March 11, 1895) Born in Lawrence County, Miss.
Home of Stephen Bethel Strawn
Strawn, TX
Born in Giles county, Tennessee.
Jonathan Hamilton Baker
Palo Pinto, TX
Virginia native Jonathan Hamilton "Ham" Baker came to Texas in 1858 with his brother G. W. Baker and his uncle Eli Young.
Old County Jail
Palo Pinto, TX
Built to replace a log jail, this native sandstone structure was erected by contractors Martin, Byrne and Johnston of Comanche.
Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto, TX
Created August 27, 1856, from Navarro and Bosque counties; organized in 1857.
Reuben Vaughan
Graford, TX
Alabama-born Reuben Vaughan (1819-1900) migrated to Texas in 1852.
Simpson Crawford
A native of Kentucky, Simpson Crawford (1824-1908) served in the Mexican War (1846-48) at Vera Cruz and Mexico City.
William Whipple Johnson
Gordon, TX
William Whipple Johnson, the oldest of seven children, was born on October 11, 1843 in Ionia, Michigan to Ethan S. and Jane B. (Whipple)...