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Stamford is a city on the border of Jones and Haskell counties in west-central Texas, United States.The population was 2,907 at the 2020 census. [3] Henry McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. [4]
Lake Stamford, a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Stamford, Texas, in southeastern Haskell County. The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of 51,573 acre-feet (63,614,000 m 3 ) and drains an area of 368 square miles (950 km 2 ).
The following 26 pages use this file: Abilene, Texas; Anson, Texas; Avoca, Texas; Corinth, Jones County, Texas; First Baptist Church (Stamford, Texas)
One mile past (east) of Stamford Dam is a site called Scott Crossing. This is where California Creek, Paint Creek's most significant tributary, flows into Paint Creek. California Creek is the site of a diversion project to move water to Lake Stamford. The nearby town of Paint Creek, Texas, was named after this creek. [3]
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,663. [1] Its county seat is Anson. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1881. [3] Both the county and its county seat are named for Anson Jones, the fourth and final president of the Republic of Texas. [4]
Saint John's Methodist Church is a historic church at S. Ferguson Street in Stamford, Texas. It was built in 1910 and added to the National Register in 1986.
State Highway 92 (SH 92) is a state highway that runs 38 miles (61 km) between Stamford and Rotan, Texas. Historic SH 92. SH 92 was originally designated in 1923-1924 from Bronson to Hemphill. SH 92 was also designated on March 17, 1924, between Stamford and Hamlin. [2] For 3 months, there were two highways numbered SH 92.
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