Marker Inscription
Formed from Lamar and Hopkins counties. Created July 29, 1870. Organized October 6, 1870. The name describes its position and triangular shape. Cooper, the county seat
Historical Marker
Delta County
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About this site
Delta County is a historical marker in Cooper, Delta County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Delta County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 54 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.3713, -95.6655 near Cooper. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lambeth, Thomas A. (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oaklawn, Methodist Protestant, and Yates and Methodist Protestant Cemeteries.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5119006932. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Delta County was created by the Texas legislature on July 29, 1870, from parts of Hopkins and Lamar counties, and it took its name from its triangular shape between the North and South Sulphur rivers. Governor Edmund J. Davis appointed a board of commissioners to organize the new county, and the first county election was held in October 1870. The town of Cooper, named for a sponsor of the organizing bill, was founded that year and became the county seat.
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