Marker Inscription
Small farming community that grew up here in the late 1880s. Received its name because of a bumper wheat crop the year the U. S. Post Office opened --1890. Two postmasters served here: Minerva Thomas and G. W. McCall. A school, which doubled as a church, was built a half mile west on southeast corner of adjoining section of land. When Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad was built through the area in 1907, residents moved two stores and a gin to newly surveyed townsite of Hermleigh to have access to the railroad. (1972)
About this site
Former Townsite of Wheat is a historical marker in Hermleigh, Scurry County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.6611, -100.7427 near Hermleigh. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hermleigh (historical marker), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include St. John's Catholic Church, Pyron, Texas, and Greene Springs and Site of Archeological Discoveries (1.5 miles southwest).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415001958. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
