Details for Booker
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5295000451
Data
| Marker Number | 451 |
| Atlas Number | 5295000451 |
| Marker Title | Booker |
| Index Entry | Booker |
| Address | SH 23 and SH 16 |
| City | Booker |
| County | Lipscomb |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 362836 |
| UTM Northing | 4035604 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; railroads |
| Marker Year | 1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Juction of SH 23 & SH 16, Booker |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Platted 1917 by Thomas C. Spearman, Santa Fe Railway official. Named for railroad locating engineer, B. F. Booker. Town of La Kemp, Oklahoma (6 miles north) moved here 1919. First train arrived July 4, 1919, official birthdate of Booker. Economy based on farming, cattle and (since 1956) oil and gas production. (1969) |