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	Greer County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Greer County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma.
		In the county, the population is spread out with 20.00% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the county is $25,793, and the median income for a family is $30,702.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greer_County,_Oklahoma (455 words)

	Greer County, Oklahoma, Genealogy & History
		Greer County served as an election precinct for Wheeler County in 1884, voting place was the McNulty and Pope ranch, known as the Y Cross.
		Greer County citizens were law-abiding and not a crime was committed in the county during the interval when the county was without government.
		Greer County has for years been by many Texans considered part and parcel of the Lone State - but a well informed member of the commission is authority for the statement that their never was the smallest grounds for this presumption on the part of Texas.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~swokla/greer/greer.html (4403 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: GREER COUNTY
		In July 1886 the settlers of Greer County met at Mobeetie and organized Greer County on the authority of the act of 1860.
		Texas held that the 100th meridian of the Melish map was the boundary intended by the framers of the treaty and that the North Fork was the main Red River and therefore the boundary.
		Greer County thus became a territory of the United States and, in 1906, part of Oklahoma.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hcg81.html (1192 words)

	OSCN Found Document:LUKER v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMM'RS OF GREER COUNTY
		County urges although it may have a ministerial duty to construct and maintain the roads, the precise method of road maintenance is discretionary.
		County's evidence was that the proposed method of maintenance for Section 7, as recommended in the Leonard Plan, was accepted by a majority of the landowners in the area, but rejected by the Lukers.
		County urged it had the discretion under §601 to reject the demands of a single landowner if their demands appear to be against the interest of the majority.
	www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/deliverdocument.asp?citeid=434366 (2196 words)

	City of Greer, South Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Located between the cities of Greenville and Spartanburg, the City of Greer has become the center for South Carolina's "Upstate Region." Greer, while rich in history, continues to be a "work in progress" as one of South Carolina's fastest growing cities, boasting a population of more than 20,000 residents.
		Greer is committed to the best…we value kindness, graciousness, environment, dignity, respect, diversity, community and compassion.
		The City of Greer is pleased to announce the launch of the wireless network for downtown Greer at www.wirelessgreer.com for your Wi-Fi experience.
	www.cityofgreer.org (433 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		Greer County was for many years the grazing ground of the great buffalo herds and the hunting ground for the Plains Indians, especially the Wichitas, Comanches and Kiowas, who lived on the western prairies and believed this to be their land.
		Greer County was organized as a county of Texas, February 8, 1860.
		The old settlers under the Greer County Homestead Law were fortunate in being able with only a small amount of money to acquire one hundred and sixty acres of land to add to their original one hundred and sixty acres.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /Chronicles/v012/v012p145.html (5777 words)

	Greer, Arizona, White Mountains
		Located in the spectacular White Mountains, Greer is nestled in a remote mountain valley five miles south of Arizona 260 at the end of Arizona 373.
		Greer boasts of frequently having the coolest temperatures in the state during summer months, making it a welcome destination for many desert dwellers.
		Greer is perhaps best known for its excellent trout fishing and its pristine, unspoiled beauty and lifestyle.
	www.wmonline.com /cities/greer.htm (939 words)

	Greer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Greer, South Carolina, a satellite city of Greenville, South Carolina.
		Ken Greer, musician, founding member of the band Red Rider.
		USS Greer, a Wickes class destroyer of the US Navy during World War I, named after Admiral James A. Greer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greer (170 words)

	Greer County Mangum, Oklahoma (Counties)
		Greer county is located in southwestern Oklahoma with Mangum serving as the county seat.
		One of the major attractions of the county is Quartz Mountain State Park which is located on the western shores of Lake Altus-Lugert.
		The lake is fed from the north by the North Fork of the Red River and together form the entire eastern county line with Kiowa County.
	www.ohwy.com /ok/y/y40055.htm (183 words)

	Circuit Judge George Greer biography
		Greer became well-known as a County Commissioner with close relations to powerful developers in Pinellas County during his eight years as a County Commissioner from the beginning of 1985 when he took office (he was elected unopposed to the Commission in 1988) until he left the Commission for his current judgeship in early 1993.
		Greer’s most notable accomplishment, during his first six year term as judge, was to cause needlessly a loss of a life, due to his negligence.
		Greer denied her request for injunction, claiming he was “following the law.” Days later, the husband stabbed the wife to death, and her co-workers picketed Greer outside the courthouse.
	www.renewamerica.us /news/050325greer.htm (1676 words)

	TEXAS - Online Information article about TEXAS
		The green rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) inhabits the valley of the Rio Grande; the plains rattle-snake (Crotalus confluentus), the north-western counties; the diamond rattlesnake (C. adamanteus), the wooded river bottoms; the Texas rattlesnake, western Texas and the southern coast counties; the banded rattlesnake, a few widely separated woodland districts.
		Crosby county, on the eastern border of the Llano Estacado, it is from 9o° to 26°.
		Jefferson county; in the nine days before this well was capped, it threw a stream of oil 16o ft. high, and poured out about 5oo,000 barrels.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/TEXAS.html (5443 words)

	Chronicles of Oklahoma
		"Old Greer County Pioneers" was chosen as the name of the organization of the early settlers of Greer County, Texas, when they met in their first reunion at Hollis, July 26, 1933.
		To be eligible for membership one must have been a resident of the strip of territory known as Greer County, Texas before 1896, the date of the Supreme Court decision that settled the boundary dispute between Texas and the United States and which declared this strip to be a part of Oklahoma Territory.
		Invitations for 1934 meeting places were given by Mangum, county seat of the present Greer County, and capital of Old Greer and by Altus.
	digital.library.okstate.edu /chronicles/v011/v011p0889.html (286 words)

	Greer County Records on Microfilm - Texas State Library
		Greer County was part of a long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and the State of Texas.
		Finally, in March 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Greer County was a territory of the United States and not within the jurisdiction of the State of Texas.
		In 1906 the county became part of the State of Oklahoma.
	www.tsl.state.tx.us /arc/local/greer.html (163 words)

	Greer County, Oklahoma Genealogy - OKGenWeb
		Due to an error by the surveyor of the region, and a mistake in identifying the main channel of the Red River, the southwest corner of Oklahoma, the area between the Red River, the North Fork of the Red River, and the 100th Meridian was claimed by
		In 1886, the Greer County boundary commission, consisting of four officers of the United States Army and four citizens of Texas, met at Fort Worth, Texas to settle conflicting claims, with no results.
		1910 Greer County, Oklahoma, Census images for permanent, free display in the USGenWeb Archives was made possible through the generosity of Fred Gilchrist (azgaf@aol.com) and the permission of S-K Publications.
	www.rootsweb.com /~okgreer/okgreer.htm (882 words)

	OSCN Found Document:BOARD OF COUNTY COMM'RS OF GREER COUNTY v. GREGORY
		To this count of the plaintiff's petition the defendant set up as a defense that the commissioners' court of Greer county, Tex., had no power or authority to issue said warrants to said Eubanks as county attorney of said county, and therefore said warrants were ultra vires and void.
		The record discloses that Eubanks, as county attorney, was authorized by the commissioners' court to bring suit for the interest due on certain school-land notes, and that he was to be allowed ten per cent.
		De Lana, 8 Okla. 213, 57 P., this court said: "The law presumes that, when the officers of a municipality issue their obligations, such obligations are issued for lawful corporate purposes, and that they acted within the scope of their powers." In 21 Am.
	www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=2842 (597 words)

	greer county page
		County roads that run alongside wheat fields and cattle pastures sport Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, kingbirds, hawks, doves, quail, and sparrows--and the riot of color in spring that happens when the roadsides burst forth in bloom is without equal.
		Pleasant towns like Mangum, the county seat, and Granite, a town built on the bounty of its quarry and the prowess of its stonemasons, give visitors a place to rest, get a bite to eat, and stay the night.
		Hurry on to Greer County, and the treasures of the Elm Fork, North Fork, and Salt Fork of the Red River.
	www.oklahomawildlifetrails.com /greer_county/greer_county.htm (203 words)

	Museum of the Western Prairie, Altus OK \| Greer County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Southwest Oklahoma was first organized by the State of Texas as Greer County in 1860.
		Greer County, Texas, encompassed the area south and west of the North Fork of the Red River, east of the 100th Meridian, and north of the Red River.
		At statehood in 1907, old Greer County divided into Beckham (south of the North Fork), Greer and Jackson counties.
	www.ok-history.mus.ok.us /mus-sites/mwp/10_1.htm (188 words)

	TXGenWeb Greer County, Texas
		Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, and parts of Texas counties Childress, Collingsworth, Hemphill, Lipscomb, and Wheeler.
		Greer County was named for John A. Greer, Senator, Secretary of State, Republic of Texas; Lieutenant Governor, 1847-1853.
		Old Greer County Texas was comprised of all of present day Greer Co. OK, Jackson Co. OK, Harmon Co. OK, and parts of present day Beckham Co. OK, Lipscomb Co. TX, Hemphill Co. TX, Wheeler Co. TX, Collingsworth Co. TX, and Childress Co. TX.
	www.rootsweb.com /~txgreer (487 words)

	GreenvilleOnline.com - Mauldin and Greer get county nods for baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		County Councilman Scott Case said the City of Greenville has used a similar financial strategy to buy land for a stadium in downtown Greenville.
		Mandalay officials, who are looking to build a stadium in Greer or along Interstate 85, didn't specifically ask for money Tuesday, but welcomed the opportunity to use it, said Rich Neumann, a vice president of development for the Los Angeles-based company.
		The county's action Tuesday creates a similar funding source, but instead of Mauldin and Greer creating their own TIF districts, the county created the funding source for them.
	greenvilleonline.com /news/2004/11/30/2004113054175.htm (1491 words)

	Greer County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Community Economic Development programs serve all of Greer County in the development of community leaders for today and for the future.
		The Greer County Extension Office is the local office of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University.
		The extension service is a cooperation between Oklahoma State University, the United Sates Department of Agriculture, Oklahoma and Greer County Governments along with an extensive group of volunteers and cooperating agencies.
	greercounty-ok.com /osuextension/home.htm (260 words)

	Greer County, Oklahoma Independent Genealogy and History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Created in 1886, this county was orginally formed by Texas, annexed to OK by court decision.
		It was claimed as a part of the domains of Texas until 1895 when the United States Suprene Court decided that it was not a part of Texas, after which it was annexed to the territory of Oklahoma.
		These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced for any reason in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons without the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ok/state/greer.html (170 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Greenip to Gregerson
		Greer, J. — of Clinton, Custer County, Okla. Republican.
		Greer, Lee A. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican.
		Greer, Tom — of Cumberland, Harlan County, Ky. Democrat.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/greenip-greff.html (1167 words)

	Greer County
		On 1 July 1955, she was named Greer County.
		Upon return from her 1956 cruise, she became Flagship of Mine Squadron 7 operating along the West Coast.
		Greer County was struck from the Navy List 1 November 1960 and she was sold for scrapping.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/g8/greer_county.htm (553 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Greer County, Okla.
		Greer County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
		The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/OK/GE.html (555 words)

	Oklahoma Department of Commerce
		Hundreds of events and projects to celebrate the state’s centennial are in the works, with participation from all 77 counties across the state.
		8, 2005 --Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Kathy Taylor recognized 10 Oklahoma communities and two counties last week at a statewide CDBG conference for their exceptional administration and use of program funds to improve their quality of life and stimulate economic growth.
		Muskogee County constructed a rail spur to support the Dal-Tile facility at the Port of Muskogee/John T. Griffin Industrial Park.
	www.okcommerce.gov (731 words)

	Oklahoma, United States State Maps,antique maps,antique globes, historical prints, travel guides, atlases, gazetteers
		Among the many notes is the comment that "No Man's Land"Was acquired with Texas, and it remains to be determined whether Greer County is a portion of Oklahoma or Texas.
		Counties in OK separately colored, towns, townships, villages and railroads (named).
		GALLUP, F. A county on the Kansas border.
	www.murrayhudson.com /antique_maps/us_state_maps/oklahoma.html (1635 words)

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