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In 1880, Palo Pinto was bypassed by the Texas and Pacific Railway. Although it suffered, the population remained above 400 and it retained several businesses. The county seat has remained in Palo Pinto, though it was surpassed as the largest town in the county by Mineral Wells many years ago. The current Palo Pinto County Courthouse, located on ...
Palo Pinto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,409. [1] The county seat is Palo Pinto. [2] The county was created in 1856 and organized the following year.
Possum Kingdom State Park is a state park in Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA, that was built in the 1940s by Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2888 and opened to the public in 1950. [2] It covers approximately 1,530 acres (620 ha), and lies in the Palo Pinto Mountains and Brazos River Valley of Texas.
The name Palo Pinto roughly translates to "painted stick" in reference to the juniper trees of the area. [3] Isolated, rugged, and scenic, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] the ridge extends some 15 miles, from near the intersection of Texas State Highway 16 and Farm to Market Road 207 in the southwest, to Crawford Mountain just south of the Fortune Bend on the ...
State Highway 254 (SH 254) is a short state highway completely within Palo Pinto County, Texas. The route was originally designated on September 21, 1937 on a route between Graham and Mineral Wells. [2] By 1945, the route had been built, passing through Graford and ending on US 281 north of Mineral Wells.
Strawn is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States.The population was 540 at the 2020 census.Strawn, on State Highway 16 and 108, Farm to Market Road 2372, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in southwestern Palo Pinto County, was one of several towns developed about 1880 when the Texas and Pacific Railway began service.
Farm to Market Road 4 (FM 4) is a farm to market road in Texas, United States, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), that runs between the cities of Grandview and Jacksboro. The route was designated in March 1942. As of 2012, FM 4 is one of the longest farm to market roads in the state of Texas. [citation needed]
State Highway 337 (SH 337) is a 21.1-mile (33.957 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway begins at a junction with US 180 in Mineral Wells , then heads northwest, ending at a junction with SH 16 near Possum Kingdom Lake .