Christoval

Christoval (HM26MR)

Location: Christoval, TX 76935 Tom Green County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 11.519', W 100° 29.915'

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Frontiersmen began to immigrate into the South Concho Valley in 1870s, locating along the "Toe Nail" trail from Fort McKavett to Fort Concho. By mid-1880s the settlement began to develop and a Union church was organized. The South Concho Irrigation Co. was established in 1885, and built a dam and 3 miles of canal to furnish water to dry farmland.

Christopher C. Doty (1857-1944), who had arrived in Texas in 1879, opened a store and applied for a post office in 1888. After rejection of application for "Alice", due to another office of that name, Doty suggested "Christobal" (Spanish for Christopher). Confirmation of establishment of the office and Doty's appointment as postmaster arrived in Jan. 1889, but the spelling of the name had been changed to Christoval.

After flood in Aug. 1906, a tract of bottomland was purchased for a city park, which became popular Baptist campground and site of Confederate reunions, both attended by thousands of regional residents. A bath house, built in 1915 at nearby Mineral Wells, was first of several local health facilities.

Arrival of the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railroad, in 1930, made Christoval a shipping point for area sheep, wool, and cattle industries.
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HM NumberHM26MR
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Year Placed1973
Placed ByTexas State Historical Survey Committee
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Date Added Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 357215 N 3451846
Decimal Degrees31.19198333, -100.49858333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 11.519', W 100° 29.915'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 11' 31.14" N, 100° 29' 54.9" W
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Area Code(s)325
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19902 TX-110 Loop, Christoval TX 76935, US
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