Texas Landmarks - Callahan County

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Callahan County - TXGenWeb County Index

Callahan County, Texas - Index of Landmarks & Vanished Communities

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Feature Name	St	County Name	Type	Latitude Longitude	Description	Submitters Name E-mail address
Admiral	TX	Callahan	pop place	321747N 0991751W		USGS
Atwell	TX	Callahan	pop place	321540N 0990802W		USGS
Baird	TX	Callahan	pop place	322338N 0992338W		USGS
Baird Lake	TX	Callahan	reservoir	322214N 0992208W		USGS
Baird Lake	TX	Callahan	reservoir	322233N 0992211W		USGS
Bee Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320801N 0991027W		USGS
Bell Park	TX	Callahan	park	322356N 0992331W		USGS
Belle Plain	TX	Callahan	vanished community	32.29419 -99.3542	Official marker set up at the location by the State of Texas in 1936 reads: "Belle Plain - First official county seat of Callahan County, 1877-1883. The first unofficial county seat was Callahan City where the commisioners court was organized, July 30,1877, and several civil and probate cases filed. By an invalid election, October 13th, and a valid election, December 9th,1877 Belle Plain was selected. On January 16th, 1883, the county seat was located at Baird" Former bustling community prior to the coming of the railroad. It was also home to the Texas Military Institute. When the railroad bypassed Belle Plains in abt 1882 in favor of a route through Baird, it spelled death for this young community. All that remains now is limestone walls of the Texas Military Institute. It was also known as the Belle Plain College at some time. It's located approximately 5 miles south of Baird. It is a registered historical landmark with the State of Texas.	E.R.Hill pharo1829@aol.com
Belle Plain Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	321721N 0992223W		USGS
Brushy Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	322331N 0991508W		USGS
Burnt Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320403N 0991932W		USGS
Caddo Peak Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	321002N 0991411W		USGS
Callahan County	TX	Callahan	civil	321800N 0992200W		USGS
Clyde	TX	Callahan	pop place	322421N 0992936W		USGS
Clyde Station	TX	Callahan	other	322130N 0993516W		USGS
Cooper Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	322337N 0990820W		USGS
Cottonwood	TX	Callahan	pop place	321221N 0991215W		USGS
Cottonwood Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	320920N 0991055W		USGS
Crooked Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	320558N 0992252W		USGS
Cross Plains	TX	Callahan	pop place	320734N 0990954W		USGS
Cross Plains Oil Field	TX	Callahan	oilfield	320605N 0991204W		USGS
Cub Hollow	TX	Callahan	valley	321746N 0992608W		USGS
Deadman Draw	TX	Callahan	valley	323048N 0992401W		USGS
Denton	TX	Callahan	pop place	321531N 0993221W		USGS
Denton Valley School	TX	Callahan	locale	321615N 0993206W		USGS
Dinner Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320356N 0991051W		USGS
Dinner Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	322358N 0990800W		USGS
Dressy Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	320622N 0991352W		USGS
Dudley	TX	Callahan	pop place	321529N 0993617W		USGS
Eagle Cove	TX	Callahan	basin	321705N 0993410W		USGS
Eagle Mountain	TX	Callahan	summit	321624N 0993325W		USGS
East Caddo Peak	TX	Callahan	summit	320930N 0991331W		USGS
East Fork Brushy Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	321957N 0991321W		USGS
Elmdale Oil Field	TX	Callahan	oilfield	322701N 0993704W		USGS
Eula	TX	Callahan	pop place	322032N 0993341W		USGS
Eula Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	322051N 0993241W		USGS
Flattop	TX	Callahan	summit	323036N 0993101W		USGS
Four-Hundred Acre Windmill	TX	Callahan	locale	321419N 0991419W		USGS
Hart Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	322708N 0991415W		USGS
Herd Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320653N 0992335W		USGS
Jayell	TX	Callahan	pop place	322310N 0991924W		USGS
KEAN-FM (Abilene)	TX	Callahan	tower	321635N 0993539W		USGS
KTAB-TV (Abilene)	TX	Callahan	tower	321635N 0993539W		USGS
Kaiser Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	321832N 0992706W		USGS
Live Oak Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320451N 0991524W		USGS
Live Oak Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	322802N 0991325W		USGS
Lovelady Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	322631N 0991306W		USGS
Lytle Gap	TX	Callahan	gap	321633N 0993602W		USGS
McEwen Draw	TX	Callahan	valley	320313N 0993041W		USGS
Mesquite Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320611N 0992258W		USGS
Mexia Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	322404N 0991532W		USGS
Mexican Hat Hill	TX	Callahan	summit	321311N 0990845W		USGS
Morrisett Oil Field	TX	Callahan	oilfield	323029N 0993337W		USGS
North Prong Pecan Bayou	TX	Callahan	stream	321306N 0992624W		USGS
Oglesby Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	321041N 0991330W		USGS
Oplin	TX	Callahan	pop place	320819N 0993330W		USGS
Putnam	TX	Callahan	pop place	322215N 0991132W		USGS
Ross Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	322425N 0992303W		USGS
Rough Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	321601N 0992643W		USGS
Rowden	TX	Callahan	pop place	321214N 0992037W		USGS
Saint Joachim Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	322310N 0992848W		USGS
Saint Patrick Oil Field	TX	Callahan	oilfield	322900N 0993036W		USGS
Sand Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320406N 0992006W		USGS
Seaton Cemetery	TX	Callahan	cemetery	321827N 0993643W		USGS
Sheep Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	322718N 0991430W		USGS
Spring Gap	TX	Callahan	gap	321534N 0991703W		USGS
T P Lake	TX	Callahan	reservoir	322321N 0992217W		USGS
Three Aces Oil Field	TX	Callahan	oilfield	322831N 0993212W		USGS
West Caddo Peak	TX	Callahan	summit	321023N 0991634W		USGS
West Fork Brushy Creek	TX	Callahan	stream	322100N 0991507W		USGS
West Prong Burnt Branch	TX	Callahan	stream	320607N 0991907W		USGS
Windham Ranch	TX	Callahan	locale	323042N 0993023W		USGS
Zimmerle Airport	TX	Callahan	airport	321613N 0993552W	......................................................................................	USGS.............................................................

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