Cochran County

Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for a native of New Jersey, 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. (1965)

Cochran County is a historical marker in Morton, Cochran County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 5 historical markers documented in Cochran County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 7 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.7273, -102.7589 near Morton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cochran County Courthouse (courthouse), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Morton Memorial Cemetery, Morton Memorial Cemetery, and Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5079000927. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.