Hermleigh

Townsite surveyed 1907 by H. W. Harlin and R. C. Herm, on Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad. Post office, store and church moved here from Wheat, community to the northeast. In 1907 new town--a trade center for livestock farmers--had 2 banks, a lumber yard, a newspaper; 2-story brick school was built 1909. Santa Fe Railroad came through in 1911. In 1918, a war hero was honored by town's name change to "Foch". Old name was reinstated 1921. Six miles east is Sand Stone Canyon, with Indian pictographs. Skeletons of extinct mammals have been excavated nearby. (1966)

Hermleigh is a historical marker in Hermleigh, Scurry County, dedicated in 1966. 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 32.6360, -100.7628 near Hermleigh. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. John's Catholic Church (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Former Townsite of Wheat, Pyron, Texas, and Lone Wolf Community.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415002463. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.