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Terry County was formed in 1876 and named for Col. Benjamin Franklin Terry, who commanded the Terry's Texas Rangers in the Civil War.
In 1877, the ill-fated Nolan Expedition crossed the county in search of livestock stolen by Comanche renegades. The various Indian tribes had moved on by the time of white settlement, due to the depletion of the buffalo herds by hunters.
The county was settled by ranchers such as Ira J. Coulver, J. R. Quinn, Englishman Q. Bone, and Marion V. Brownfield.[8] By 1910 Terry County had 235 farms and 23,000 acres of improved land, with corn being the most important crop.
Terry County lies in the oil-rich north Permian Basin, and the discovery of oil in 1940 quickly led to production. By 1991 almost 363,143,000 barrels of crude had been extracted from Terry County lands since 1940.
In 1991, Terry County was among the leading cotton counties in Texas.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Brownfield (County Seat)
- Meadow
- Needmore
- Tokio
- Wellman
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