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ASPERMONT, TEXAS

Stonewall County Seat, Panhandle / West Texas
Hwys 83
59 miles N of Abilene
95 miles S of Childress
Hwy 380
20 miles E of Jayton
118 miles SE of Lubbock
Population: 1,021 (2000) 1,214 (1990)

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History in a Pecan Shell

1889: A.L. Rhomberg donates land for townsite and names it Latin for "Rough Mountain"
1898: Becomes county seat in a contested fight with Rayner
1900: Courthouse construction begins - population is 400
1909: Incorporation and railroad comes through (the Stamford and Northwestern Railway)
1920: Population reduced back to 1900 level due to WWI
1940s: Oil discovered
1965: Hospital built
1980: Population reached all time high of 1,357

Stonewall County Courthouse -
Stonewall County has had 5 courthouses

The 1911 Stonewall County Courthouse

1939 photo Courtesy TXDoT

Stonewall County Towns and Ghost Towns

County Seat - Aspermont
Stonewall County Courthouse - Stonewall County has had 5 courthouses

Aspermont

Peacock

Rayner - Ghost town, former county seat

Swenson

Aspermont, Texas Forum


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