Village of Cone
N 33° 47.743 W 101° 23.288
14S E 278910 N 3742069
A small historic marker in the equally small Village of Cone
Waymark Code: WMKC98
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2014
Views: 4
This marker is located on the US 62/SH 207 in the tiny village of Cone, north of Ralls TX.
Marker Number: 5655
Marker Text:
Named in 1903 for S. E. Cone, who helped carry mail here from the nearby town of Emma. Post Office was established same year in general store of R. E. Chapman, who became the first Postmaster. Town once had a school, stores, and churches. Now center of irrigated section, which produces cotton, sorghum grains, and wheat. 1969
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