Hutchinson County, Texas, Landmarks & Vanished Communities

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Feature NameTypeLatitude, LongitudeDescriptionSource
Adobe Creekstream35.878889, -101.139722USGS
Adobe Wallshistorical site35.890890, -101.160420In 1874, Adobe Walls consisted of two stores with resturants, a saloon and blacksmith shop. It was the site of a battle between a combined force of Kiowa, Comanche and Cheyenne Indians and merchants and buffalo hunters. It is located on private land (Whittenburg). Many believe it should be dedicated as a State Historical Site so it could be maintained and protected with state funds.Carolyn Green Marriott
ladyc40@aol.com
Antelope Creekstream35.727222, -101.479167USGS
Arrowhead Islandisland35.700278, -101.596111USGS
Bear Creekstream35.758889, -101.316944USGS
Bent Creekstream35.898056, -101.110556USGS
Big Creekstream35.716667, -101.516389USGS
Borgerpop place35.667778, -101.396944USGS
Borger Oil Fieldoilfield35.652222, -101.336389USGS
Borger Terminallocale35.718056, -101.353333USGS
Britain Ranchlocale35.877500, -101.371389USGS
Bugbee Creekstream35.706389, -101.595000USGS
Bugby Creekstream35.816667, -101.263889USGS
Bunavistapop place35.653611, -101.446944USGS
Camp Creekstream35.730000, -101.525000USGS
Canadian Gasoline Plantoilfield35.772778, -101.416667USGS
Carson Creekstream35.839444, -101.206944USGS
Cedar Canyonvalley35.693889, -101.580556USGS
Coronado Schoolschool35.684444, -101.387778USGS
Cottonwood Creekstream35.730000, -101.407500USGS
Creslenn Camplocale35.789722, -101.469722USGS
Davy Crockett Schoolschool35.651944, -101.388333USGS
Dialpop place35.797500, -101.391667USGS
Dial Oil Fieldoilfield35.781944, -101.356389USGS
Dixon Creekstream35.746111, -101.342222USGS
Electric Citypop place35.710278, -101.412500USGS
Frank Phillips Collegeschool35.655278, -101.405833USGS
Fritchpop place35.639722, -101.602778USGS
Fritch Canyonvalley35.656667, -101.625000USGS
Fritch Fortress Picnic Arealocale35.680833, -101.598333USGS
Gateway Schoolschool35.681944, -101.398889USGS
GeWhittvanished community35.755278, -101.437222From the on-line Borger News-Herald newspaper on 17 Sep 2004. *** GeWhitt, a town that was by April 1943, reverting back to the vast prairie it was before the oil boom of the 1920s. *** Located between Borger and Stinnett on the north side of the Canadian River and just off the west side of Highway 207, the little boomtown flourished from 1926 to 1928. Just as soon as Borger began to boom, many small oil towns mushroomed throughout the county. *** GeWhitt was one town that was bustling on the heels of Borger's beginnings. Its townsite and blocks were marked off for future residential and business sections. The town had a population of 500 at one time and included a two-story hotel, filling stations, a dry goods store, four cafes and an oil company. *** Within two short years, citizens began moving, many to the booming town of Borger. Rivaling GeWhitt for existence at the time were two other nearby boomtowns, Oil City to the southwest and Signal Hill to the northeast. *** In October 1942, the town officially ceased when its post office closed. The building that housed the 4th class mail, a filling station and grocery store was torn down and sold for scrap lumber. The postmaster moved his family into Borger to find employment. *** A sad ending for the boomtown of GeWhitt. Only overgrown trails, broken bits of glass, pottery and rusty metal mark the site of what was intended to be an oil center on the rolling high plains of Texas. *** The families that once enjoyed the thriving boomtown on the breaks of the river are gone. *** © Borger News Herald Leslie Monden can be reached at lmonden@borgernewsherald.comRichard Brock
prime@hal-pc.org
Haile Churchchurch35.687500, -101.275833USGS
Herring Ranchlocale35.813056, -101.538333USGS
Highland Parkcemetery35.675833, -101.398889USGS
Hill Creekstream35.729167, -101.438611USGS
Holtpop place36.022222, -101.229722USGS
Huber Parkpark35.653611, -101.396944USGS
Huber Schoolschool35.650556, -101.400278USGS
Hutchinson Countycivil35.850000, -101.366667USGS
Hutchinson County Airportairport35.700000, -101.393889USGS
Jims Lakelake35.703056, -101.236111USGS
Jog Section Windmilllocale35.731667, -101.104444USGS
Johnson Parkpark35.668333, -101.405278USGS
Johnson Pumping Stationlocale35.851944, -101.496389USGS
Johnson Tank Farmlocale35.721111, -101.420556USGS
KBBB-AM (Borger)tower35.659167, -101.411111USGS
KDXR-FM (Borger)tower35.659167, -101.411111USGS
KQTY-AM (Borger)tower35.684722, -101.388889USGS
Lake Meredithreservoir35.714167, -101.552500USGS
Lieb Cemeterycemetery36.008056, -101.444722USGS
Moore Creekstream35.802500, -101.257500USGS
Moore Watkins Oil Fieldoilfield35.710556, -101.275556USGS
Morse Junctionpop place36.032222, -101.473611USGS
North Canyonvalley35.715833, -101.572222USGS
North Middle Schoolschool35.674722, -101.393333USGS
Oil Citypop place35.746944, -101.513056USGS
Pantex Oil Fieldoilfield35.644722, -101.469722USGS
Pantex Reservoirreservoir35.706667, -101.373611USGS
Pantex Water System
Kay Station		locale35.842222, -101.466667USGS
Patton Creekstream35.724444, -101.375000USGS
Phillipspop place35.691111, -101.363333USGS
Phillips Parkpark35.704722, -101.371111USGS
Philrichpop place35.651667, -101.456667USGS
Plemonspop place35.800833, -101.308611USGS
Priece Ranchlocale35.700000, -101.120000USGS
Pringlepop place35.949167, -101.455833USGS
Rock Creekstream35.725000, -101.386111USGS
Rocking D Ranchlocale35.907500, -101.392500USGS
Saint Johns Schoolschool35.662778, -101.407222USGS
Sam Houston Junior
High School		school35.671944, -101.392222USGS
Sanfordpop place35.701944, -101.534167USGS
Sanford Cemeterycemetery35.710278, -101.521111USGS
Sanford Damdam35.714167, -101.552500USGS
Sanford Yake Oil Fieldoilfield35.689722, -101.548333USGS
Signal Hillsummit35.844167, -101.393611USGS
Smokehouse Creekstream35.844722, -101.330556USGS
South Middle Schoolschool35.650556, -101.390833USGS
South Palo Duro Creekstream36.101667, -101.464444USGS
Spring Canyonvalley35.720833, -101.551944USGS
Spring Creekstream35.803889, -101.244167USGS
Spring Creek Schoolschool35.668889, -101.298889USGS
Stekoll Camppop place35.778333, -101.378333USGS
Stewart Stationlocale35.966667, -101.614167USGS
Stinnettpop place35.826944, -101.442500USGS
Stinnett Oil Fieldoilfield35.813611, -101.473056USGS
Stinnett Stationlocale35.972222, -101.261111USGS
Sunset Heightsvanished community35.708074, -101.367478Small community or oilfield "camp" of approximately 50 homes built in late 1940's and inhabited by oil refinery worker's families until 1980's when camp was closed (destroyed) by Phillips Petroleum Co.Stephen Upchurch
steve.upchurch@gecapital.com
Supreme Camplocale35.844722, -101.466944USGS
Tar Box Creekstream35.736111, -101.420833USGS
Texroypop place35.634444, -101.295833USGS
Turkey Creekstream35.702778, -101.602500USGS
Turkey Track Ranchlocale35.913056, -101.168333USGS
Waters Canyonvalley35.953333, -101.242500USGS
Weatherly Lakereservoir35.654444, -101.425278USGS
West Camplocale35.731667, -101.121667USGS
West Fork Johns Creekstream35.964444, -101.100833USGS
West Hill Creekstream35.723333, -101.448611USGS
Westlawn Memorial Parkcemetery35.631111, -101.515833USGS
Yake Ranchlocale35.745556, -101.537778USGS