Details for A Half-Mile South of this marker Stood Town of Gomez
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5445002211
Data
| Marker Number | 2211 |
| Atlas Number | 5445002211 |
| Marker Title | A Half-Mile South of this marker Stood Town of Gomez |
| Index Entry | Gomez |
| Address | US 380 |
| City | Brownfield |
| County | Terry |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 745130 |
| UTM Northing | 3674482 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1974 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Gomez community. From Brownfield, 5.7 mi. W on US 380, S side of the road 0.4 mi. E of FM 303. |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | In 1903, owners of land here in center of then-unorganized Terry County platted this town, secured a post office named for Spanish-American patriot Maximo Gomez, drilled a public water well, and induced merchants and citizens to move here. This was the first inhabited townsite in the county. Its promoters hoped it would be the county seat, but that honor went to Brownfield (4.4 mi. E) in 1904 when the county was organized. Gomez had a post office until 1926, school until 1941. A church, some businesses (.75 mi. NW), and the old cemetery retain the name. (1974) |