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Smallest County Seat in Texas
Only town in Loving County—last organized, most sparsely populated (both in total and per square mile) county in Texas.Established 1931 and named for an earlier town (10 miles north) which legend says was named by a French surveyor-prospector after his home on the Riviera.
With population of 42, Mentone has no water system. (Water is hauled in.) Nor does it have a bank, doctor, hospital, newspaper, lawyer, civic club, or cemetery.
There are only two recorded graves in county; some Indian skeletons, artifacts are found.
Oil farming, cattle county.
Details
| HM Number | HM15N1 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 9461 |
| Year Placed | 1967 |
| Placed By | State Historical Survey Committee |
| Marker Condition |   5 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 12:20am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13R E 632786 N 3508715 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 31.70611667, -103.59870000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 42.367', W 103° 35.922' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 42' 22.02" N, 103° 35' 55.32" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 432 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 823 Co Rd 300, Mentone TX 79754, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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The marker was quite hard to read. Needs a good cleaning and maybe repainting or highlighting.
Nov 5, 2016 at 1:38pm PDT by scottohill
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