Yoakum County

Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for Henderson Yoakum, who wrote a classic on early Texas history. Only Texas county named for an author. Indian activity and frontier hazards made growth slow. Only itinerant buffalo hunters and scattered ranchers here until after 1900. County organized September 7, 1907. By 1910 population reached 602 as result of sale of state lands. Discovery of oil in 1935 brought industry and more people. A "Bonus Shack" typical of cabins used by homesteaders is used as a historical museum in Plains, the county seat. (1965)

Yoakum County is a historical marker in Plains, Yoakum County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 3 historical markers documented in Yoakum County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 5 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1889, -102.8293 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Yoakum County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Yoakum County Courthouse (1926), Bonus Shack, and Discovery Well in the Wasson Field.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5501005927. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.