Swisher County (Tex.)

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Name (Latin)
Swisher County (Tex.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Swisher County, Tex
Coordinates
-101.73 -101.73 34.53 34.53 (gooearth )
W1014402 W1014402 N0343200 N0343200 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 144236781
Wikidata: Q112882
Library of congress: n 79113997
Sources of Information
  • Mitchell, W. D.Soil survey of Swisher ... 1974.
Wikipedia description:

Swisher County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,971. Its county seat is Tulia. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1890. It is named for James G. Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, and later owned by Goodnight and Cornelia Adair, reached into six counties, including Swisher.

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