Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma

Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma (HM11DX)

Location: Guymon, OK 73942 Texas County
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N 36° 40.657', W 101° 28.412'

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Townsite planned on Rock Island Railroad survey by
Inter-State Land & Town Co. in 1900.
Rock Island Railroad built through Oklahoma Panhandle 1901.
Town founded as Sanford Post Office 14 June 1901, changed to
Guymon Post Office on 29 June 1901, after E.T. Guymon,
President, Inter-State Land & Town Co. and owner of
Star Mercantile, town's first store.
Townsite plat and deed filed 1904.
Guymon incorporated 1905, validated by special act of
First State Legislature 1908

Early Guymon was in Beaver County.
In 1907 old Beaver County split into three counties:
Beaver, Texas, and Cimarron Counties.
Guymon was designated Texas County Seat in 1907,
Present county courthouse built 1928.

Erected on the occasion of Guymon's Centennial Celebration
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HM NumberHM11DX
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByGuymon Centennial Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 10:32pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 278969 N 4061961
Decimal Degrees36.67761667, -101.47353333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 40.657', W 101° 28.412'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 40' 39.42" N, 101° 28' 24.72" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)580, 806
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 165-199 Paul Ave, Guymon OK 73942, US
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