Palo Pinto
County seat that lost courthouse - Comanche raids history
State: Texas
County: Palo Pinto County
Founded: 1856
Palo Pinto was the county seat of Palo Pinto County—until the railroad went to Mineral Wells instead. The county seat moved; the town didn't. About 400 people remain in what was once the governmental center. Original 1880s courthouse ruins and buildings survive.
Quick Facts
- Lost county seat to railroad town
- Texas Rangers fought Comanches here
- ~400 people still call it home
- Town that lost everything but kept going
Location
Address: Palo Pinto County, Texas
Coordinates: 32.7683, -98.2986