Points of Interest On The Trail
Texas Plains Trail Region
The Texas You Will Remember
Experience the classic conflict between cowboys and Indians, discover the stories of struggling pioneers determined to settle amongst primitive grasslands, and witness years of ranching and farming heritage at work in contemporary society. From prehistoric Plains Indians to 20th century pioneers, walk through history as it unfolds with a visit to the Texas Plains Trail Region. Here you can see the sky begin and end surrounded by Texas plains or escape to canyon lands rich in color and texture.
Experience the classic conflict between cowboys and Indians, discover the stories of struggling pioneers determined to settle amongst primitive grasslands, and witness years of ranching and farming heritage at work in contemporary society. From prehistoric Plains Indians to 20th century pioneers, walk through history as it unfolds with a visit to the Texas Plains Trail Region. Here you can see the sky begin and end surrounded by Texas plains or escape to canyon lands rich in color and texture.
Cities & Towns Along The Texas Plains Trail
Aberdeen, in northeastern Collingsworth County, was a division headquarters of the Rocking Chair Ranch. The town was named for the earl of Aberdeen, one of the British owners, and planned in 1889 to be the nucleus of this ranching enterprise. A post ....
Abernathy, on Interstate Highway 27 and U.S. Highway 87 eighteen miles north of Lubbock in Hale County, was founded in 1909 when the Santa Fe Railroad built from Plainview to Lubbock. It was apparently named for M. G. Abernathy, who along with J. C. ....
Acuff is on Farm roads 40 and 789 ten miles east of Lubbock in east central Lubbock County. The town is said to have been named for Michael S. Acuff, who reportedly arrived in the area in February 1891. Other early settlers were the Thomas Acuff, L. ....
Amarillo, Located in the Texas Panhandle and bordered by New Mexico and Oklahoma, Amarillo was first settled in 1887. The name, Amarillo, was taken from the Spanish language meaning yellow, because of the color of the sub-soil in the channel of the A....
Big Spring, The county seat of Howard County, is at the intersection of Interstate Highway 20, U.S. highway 87, State Highway 350, Farm Road 700, and the Missouri Pacific line in southwest central Howard County. The city is in a rocky gorge between t....
Brownfield is at the junction of U.S. highways 62, 82, 380, and 385 and State Highway 137, forty miles southwest of Lubbock in central Terry County. In 1903 town promoters W. G. Hardin and A. F. Small arrived in Terry County planning to turn Small?s ....
Located in the Texas Panhandle, just south of the City of Amarillo. Canyon derives it's name from Palo Duro Canyon , located approximately 12 miles from the City. Canyon was incorporated in 1906, but its roots as a community date back to the mid-to-l....