Marker Inscription
Formed from Tom Green County, created February 26, 1887. Organized July 8, 1893, named in honor of Oliver Loving, 1812-1867, farmer, rancher and an early trail driver. Mentone, the county seat.
Historical Marker
Loving County
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About this site
Loving County is a historical marker in Mentone, Loving County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Loving County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 7 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7064, -103.5985 near Mentone. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mentone (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Loving, Oliver, C. S. A., Mentone Community Church, and Butterfield Stagecoach Road, Route of Old.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5301003142. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Loving County, organized in its present form in 1931 with Mentone as county seat, is the least-populous county in the United States, home to only a few dozen permanent residents. Mentone, its sole community, was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1967 as the smallest county seat in Texas. The county is named for cattleman Oliver Loving.
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Nearby in Loving County
Historical Marker
Mentone
Mentone · 1967
Historical Marker
Loving, Oliver, C. S. A.
Mentone · 1965
Historical Marker
Mentone Community Church
Mentone · 1964
Historical Marker
Butterfield Stagecoach Road, Route of Old
Mentone · 1968
Historical Marker
Goodnight-Loving Trail
Mentone · 1936
Cemetery
Shady Davis Cemetery
Mentone · 2008