Details for Pecos County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5371003973
Data
| Marker Number | 3973 |
| Atlas Number | 5371003973 |
| Marker Title | Pecos County |
| Index Entry | |
| Address | US 385 |
| City | Fort Stockton |
| County | Pecos |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 704852 |
| UTM Northing | 3419715 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | US 385, east side of Fort Stockton, 0.4 mi. E of Gatlin St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Presidio County, created May 3, 1871. Organized March 9, 1875. On March 9, 1875, the following county officers were elected: George M. Frazer, Chief Justice. Cesario Torres, Commissioner. Francis Rooney, Commissioner. Hipolito Carrasco, Commissioner. Martin Huffmann, Commissioner. Fort Stockton, County Seat. Oil was discovered in the Yates field in 1926. |