Randall County
Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randal. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Chas. Goodnight, man who brought first cattle to Panhandle. Organized in 1889. County seat: Canyon. Home of West Texas State University, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Palo Duro State Park, Buffalo Lake. (1965)
34.9335° N, 102.1499° W
Where to Find It
US 60 eastbound, pulloff on the south side of the road 1.7 mi. SW of Umbarger and SH 168
Nearby Markers
- 2.9 mi NE Umbarger Canyon
- 3.2 mi SW Town of Dawn Dawn
- 12.3 mi E Homesite of W. F. Heller, Pioneer Farmer Canyon
- 12.5 mi E L. T. Lester Home Canyon
- 12.7 mi E C.R. Burrow House Canyon
- 12.7 mi E Shaw-Keiser House Canyon