Place:Donley, Texas, United States

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NameDonley
Alt namesDonleysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.967°N 100.817°W
Located inTexas, United States     (1881 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ashtola
Clarendon
Giles
Hedley
Howardwick
Jericho
Lelia Lake
McKnight
Rockledge
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Donley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,677. It is named for Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer. Its county seat is Clarendon.

The legendary cattle baron Charles Goodnight spent his later years in Donley County. It was also the home of historian Harley True Burton, author of A History of the JA Ranch, which Goodnight formerly co-owned. Burton was president of Clarendon College and the mayor of Clarendon from 1955-1963. The JA Ranch is located in the counties of Donley, Hall, Briscoe, and Armstrong.

Donley County is also the home of Republican U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry.

Aviation historian Randy Acord (1919-2008) was originally from Donley County.

The Harold Dow Bugbee Ranch, formerly owned by the Western artist and his second wife, Olive Vandruff Bugbee, also an artist, is located in Donley County.

On U.S. Highway 287, which runs through the county, there is a modern rest area with free wi-fi. [1]

See also: Saints' Roost Museum in Clarendon.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 160
1890 1,056
1900 2,756
1910 5,284
1920 8,035
1930 10,262
1940 7,487
1950 6,216
1960 4,449
1970 3,641
1980 4,075
1990 3,696
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