Marker Inscription
Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for Martin Parmer ("The Ringtailed Panther"), signer of Texas Declaration of Independence. Organized May 7, 1907. The XIT Ranch, extending across nine counties, initially owned most of Parmer. The Capitol Syndicate, which built Texas' Capitol, received in payment 3,050,000 acres of land and established the XIT in 1885. By 1890, population of the county was only 70. But, with syndicate land sales, buyers came on the new railroad in 1904. Brisk settlement began, with many small farms. Farwell is the county seat. (1965)
About this site
Parmer County is a historical marker in Farwell, Parmer County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 14 historical markers documented in Parmer County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.3890, -103.0183 near Farwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Near Route of the Coronado Expedition (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Farwell, Texas, Parmer County Courthouse, and Parmer County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5369003946. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
