Cochran County
Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for a native of New Jersey, Robert Cochran, a private who died for Texas Independence in the siege of the Alamo. Indian hostilities and the distance to market and supplies made settlement slow. The 1900 census listed 25 cowboys. In 1910 there were 75 persons; then 67 in 1920. Organized May 6, 1924, with Morton as county seat. Oil discovery and development of irrigation caused rapid growth, and made it a farm and petroleum center. Site of Silver Lake, a saline lake known to early Spanish explorers as Laguna Quemado. (1965)
33.7257° N, 102.7594° W
Where to Find It
Cochran County Courthouse grounds, east side facing N. Main St. (SH 214). 1965 text plate replaced 1936 original [Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized May 6, 1924. Named in honor of Robert Cochran, a private who died at the Alamo. Morton, the county seat.]
Nearby Markers
- 1.2 mi N Morton Memorial Cemetery Morton
- 1.3 mi N Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 Morton
- 2.7 mi S Slaughter Ranch Headquarters Morton
- 10 mi N Enochs Cemetery Enochs
- 10 mi N Enochs Cemetery Enochs
- 12 mi SE Former Whiteface Hotel Whiteface