Marker Inscription
Created February 26, 1887 from Tom Green County organized January 15, 1891, named in honor of Matthew Duncan Ector 1822-1879. Member of the Texas legislature a confederate officer and outstanding jurist Odessa, The County Seat.
Historical Marker
Ector County (1936)
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About this site
Ector County is a historical marker in Odessa, Ector County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Ector County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8808, -102.2981 near Odessa. The nearest cataloged historic site is Comanche War Trail (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Henderson, Homer Robert, Emmet V. Headlee, M.D., and Buffalo Wallow, Old.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5135001379. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Odessa, Ector County
“Ector County” names 2 distinct records in Ector County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Odessa. The others:
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Nearby in Ector County
Historical Marker
Comanche War Trail
Odessa · 1964
Historical Marker
Henderson, Homer Robert
Odessa · 1967
Historical Marker
Emmet V. Headlee, M.D.
Odessa · 2011
Historical Marker
Buffalo Wallow, Old
Odessa · 1964
Historical Marker
Site of Homestead of William C. Sublett
Odessa · 1967
Historical Marker
Ector County's First Dry Hole
Odessa · 1965
Historical Marker
Site of Blackshear High School
Odessa · 2006
Cemetery
Ector County
Odessa · 2009