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A new county was officially organized from eastern El Paso County in February 1917. It was first to have been called Darlington County, then Turney County, before it was finally named for state senator Claude Benton Hudspeth of El Paso.
The land was first inhabited by the Jornada Mogollón Indians c. 900-1350 A.D. Later, the Mescalero Apaches, greeted later European travelers and explorers, who learned to avoid springs frequented by them. Among these was Indian Hot Springs, a sacred place to the Apaches, who used the medicinal water to heal wounds.
Adjacent Counties
- El Paso County
- Otero County, New Mexico
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- Culberson County
- Jeff Davis County
- Presidio County
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Acala
- Allamoore
- Birchville
- Cornudas
- Dell City
- Desert Haven
- Esperanza
- Etholen
- Finlay
- Fort Hancock
- Fort Quitman
- McNary
- Salt Flat
- Sierra Blanca (County Seat)
Links
National Register of Historic Places
1967 Article from the El Paso Times
