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  Handbook of Texas Online:
Pecos County (H-8), the second largest county in the state, is in southwest Texas, bordered on the east by Terrell County, on the south by Brewster County, on the west by Jeff Davis and Reeves counties, and on the north by Ward, Crane, and Crockett counties.
Pecos County's continuing oil production helped to stabilize the local economy, however, as the area was one of the most productive oil counties in the state at that time; in 1938, for example, 15,387,000 barrels of crude were taken from Pecos wells.
The largest communities in the county are Fort Stockton (1990 population: 8,524), the county seat and petroleum distribution center, and Iraan (1,322), an oil and gas center and the birthplace of the Alley Oop comic strip.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/hcp5.html   (1804 words)

  
 Pecos County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pecos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
Pecos County is named for the Pecos River.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pecos_County,_Texas   (489 words)

  
 National Weather Service Forecast Office - Midland/Odessa Texas
Surface conditions were uniform across most of West Texas with temperatures ranging from 29°C to 32°C, and dewpoints were generally near 18°C. Southeast surface winds of 10 to 20 kt with higher gusts aided to provide ample deep layer shear for storm organization (figure #3).
Given the proximity of the localized theta-e maximum to the zone of low level convergence, the Pecos County area appeared to be the most favored area across the NWSFO Midland County Warning Area (CWA) for significant severe weather.
Pecos County warning and statement distribution, along with verifying reports are shown in figure #9.
www.srh.noaa.gov /maf/research/pecosstorm.html   (2763 words)

  
 Texas Governor Rick Perry - Pecos County
Pecos County was also identified as a candidate site to become a commercial spaceport in the 1998 Texas Aerospace Commission report.
Pecos County's population density is 3.5 persons per square mile, which is significantly lower than the State's overall population density.
Pecos County's energy sector is also important and includes not only oil and gas extraction, but also electricity generation from the many windmills located on top of its mesas.
www.governor.state.tx.us /ecodev/ecodev/aerospace/txspaceports/pecos_county/view   (635 words)

  
 Tha Alterna Page - Image Gallery/Pecos County, Texas
Pecos County is a large county lying on the southern edge of the Permian Basin, the western edge of the Stockton Plateau, and the northern edge of the Trans-Pecos Mountains.
Much of Pecos County is composed of Cretaceous Limestones, with areas in the north of the county composed of Quaternary sands and gravels.
Vegetation throughout the county is predominantly grass, cacti, and creosote.
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 Pecos County - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Located in southwest Texas, Pecos County is the second largest county in the state, covering over 4,700 square miles.
In 2000, the population of the county was 16,809.
With a population of 7,846, Fort Stockton is the largest town in Pecos County.
www.co.pecos.tx.us   (111 words)

  
 sell.com classifieds : 5.1 Acre Parcel Pecos County, Texas for sale (22HL48)
Pecos County, the second largest county in the state, is in southwest Texas, bordered on the east by Terrell County, on the south by Brewster County, on the west by Jeff Davis and Reeves counties, and on the north by Ward, Crane, and Crockett counties.
Pecos County, FIPSCODE 48371, is the 130th largest of the 254 counties in Texas, with an estimated population of 16,809 in 2000.
The county consists of 4765 square miles with a 2000 population density of 3.5 residents per square mile.
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 TXGenWeb Pecos County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Montgomery County Memorial Library in Conroe recently purchased Vols.
Pecos County, located in the far western area of Texas, is bordered on the east by Terrell County, on the south by Brewster County, on the west by Jeff Davis, and Reeves counties, and on the north by Ward, Crane, and Crockett counties.
Pecos Enterprise, a daily newspaper published in nearby Reeves County; occasionally prints news of Pecos County.
www.rootsweb.com /~txpecos   (298 words)

  
 Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Glenn returned to Pecos County and went to work for Belding Farms, and in 1992 became general manager of the 2200 irrigated acre pecan orchard.
Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster, elected County Judge in 2002, and has been most supportive of the "Water District", since his election.
Robert feels that Pecos County water aquifers are a precious resource that should be maintain and preserved for current as well as future Pecos County residents.
middlepecosgroundwaterconservationdistrict.org /board.html   (695 words)

  
 Texas Cooperative Extension, The Pecos County Office
Pecos County was officially designated in 1875, with the town of St. Gall (now Fort Stockton) selected as the county seat.
Located in the semi-arid Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, Pecos County is the second largest county in the state with 4,740 square miles and a 1996 population of 16,213, which ranked 130th in the State.
Fifty-eight percent of the county?s citizens reside in the city of Fort Stockton.
pecos-tx.tamu.edu   (290 words)

  
 Pecos County Texas Real Estate
Pecos County Texas Real Estate is a way for consumers to find the best Real estate Agents and Brokers for every city in Pecos County Texas.
When you have been directed to an Pecos County Texas real estate professional in the area you have chosen you will be able to search for your dream home and get free printouts from the MLS database in that area.
Pecos County Texas Real Estate Brokers and agents can use the many news and information pages we offer to get up to date information about the Pecos County Texas real estate market.
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 Archive, Pecos Enterprise, Pecos, Texas
Reeves County’s fight against crime continues through a new agency, formed after the local Trans Pecos Drug Task Force was dissolved, and which has seized around $3 million in illegal drugs over the past year.
Sales tax collections for August were up for the Town of Pecos City, though not as much as the average for all of 2006, while Balmorhea saw an increase and Toyah a decline in their tax rebate checks, according to Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn’s office.
Pecos’ check for October, based on sales made during August, totaled $84,059, which was a 2.63 percent increase from a year ago.
www.pecos.net /news/daily/page1.htm   (3493 words)

  
 Pecos County, Texas houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Notable locations in Pecos County: Dessie Ranch, Metzger Windmill, Ike Windmill, Yerbabuena Windmill, York Windmill, Divide Windmill, Camp Webb, Middle Windmill, Lawerance Windmill, Mitchell Ranch, Mock Windmill, Montgomery Ranch, Cannon Ranch, Canyon Windmill, Doodlebug Windmill, Little Windmill, Nevins Windmills, New Busher Windmill, Downie Draw Windmill, Government Windmill.
Pecos County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
www.city-data.com /county/Pecos_County-TX.html   (509 words)

  
 Trans-PECOS
Barnes, V. Geologic atlas of Texas, Van Horn-El Paso Sheet: The University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology, map with explanation.
Scanlon, B. R., 1992, Environmental and applied tracers as indicators of liquid and vapor transport in the Chihuahuan Desert, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Rept.
Underwood, J. R., Jr., 1962, Geology of the Eagle Mountains and vicinity, Trans- Pecos, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.
www.geo.utexas.edu /faculty/jmsharp/trans-pecos-refs.htm   (3038 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Imperial is at the intersection of Farm roads 1053 and 11, four miles south of the Pecos River and twenty-eight miles northeast of Fort Stockton in northern Pecos County.
It may have been known as Redlands from 1908 until around 1910 but was apparently renamed for the Imperial Valley of California when a post office and school were established there in 1910.
Water was diverted from the Pecos River, and a dam was built to form the Imperial Reservoir, eight miles west of the community.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/II/hli1.html   (276 words)

  
 Scott Land Company -Texas Ranches
Collingsworth County, Texas - 160 acres grass with house and barn on pavement.
Dallam County, Texas - 4060 acres more or less of ranch and irrigated farmland, 13 miles east of Texline, Texas.
Pecos County, Texas - 15,116 acres more or less of Ranch and Farm land, Pecos County, Texas.
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 Pecos County, Texas TX, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Pecos County is one of 254 counties in Texas.
This was a decrease of -5.12% from the 2000 census.
Pecos County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22761   (647 words)

  
 Pecos Valley RC&D Area | Texas NRCS
Texas Aerospace Commission developed a “stair step” approach for these new authorities to attract a spaceport to Texas.
Pecos County in far west Texas was chosen as a possible inland site for reusable launch vehicles.
A contract was then signed with JP Aerospace to use the Pecos County launch site to develop a space-maneuvering vehicle and the Combat Access program for the U.S. Air Force.
www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov /programs/rcd/Pecos_Valley.html   (201 words)

  
 Pecos County, Texas - Facts, Records & Real Property Research
Property Records from HomeInfoMax are currently available for this county.
Property History from HomeInfoMax is not currently available for this county.
Document Images from HomeInfoMax are not currently available for this county.
www.homeinfomax.com /Public/County_Records/TX-Texas/Pecos_county.html   (228 words)

  
 Pecos County, Texas QuickLinks from the US Census Bureau
Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino origin: Texas counties, Places in Texas
Historical population counts, 1900 to 1990, for all counties in Texas
Summary statistics for Texas counties by NAICS (North American Industry Classification System): 2002
quickfacts.census.gov /qfd/states/48/48371lk.html   (248 words)

  
 Pecos, TX Migrations Project
This is the Pecos County, TX Migrations Project.
The purpose of this project is to catalog migrations into and out of Pecos County.
If you have ancestors who lived in this County and know when and where they either migrated to or from, please fill out the form that pertains, so that your information may be added to these pages.
www.jansdigs.com /TXMIG/migpecos.html   (109 words)

  
 TXGenWeb Pecos County, Texas, Posted Queries for
He had at least one son born 1928 in Iraan, Pecos Co. (son was A.D. Jim LYONS is believed to have been in the oil field industry during this time, (but not proven).
He was born Jesse Angus PHILLIPS in Santa Anna, Coleman County Texas on October 3, 1907 to the late James Alexander PHILLIPS and Nina (MCLEOD) PHILLIPS.
He resided in Pecos, Texas from 1948 till 1961 when he moved to Taylor, Texas.
www.rootsweb.com /~txpecos/query007.htm   (747 words)

  
 Pecos County, Texas Current Post Office Information Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1883 parts of the county land was split off to form Reeves and Terrell counties, and in 1885 another part was incorporated into the new Val Verde County.
Noted also are whether recent offices have had at least one precancel type, as listed in the Precancel Stamp Society's Town and Type Catalog of the United States and Territories, Sixth edition, Summer 1998, and from Fosters' personal knowledge.
Awards images are the property of the respective award program owners and used with permission.
tx4.us /cy/pecos.htm   (305 words)

  
 Pecos County by Gloria B. Mayfield - Cemeteries of Texas
Pecos County by Gloria B. Mayfield - Cemeteries of Texas
If you have general questions about individuals or cemeteries, please use the Query Board or For queries when the county is not known, post here.
No claim is made to the copyrights of individual submitters.
www.cemeteries-of-tx.com /Wtx/Pecos/ListPecos.html   (183 words)

  
 Real-Time DSL Pecos County DSL Service Provider Connection Prices and Availability
In order to do this, we invested a full year researching all of the different DSL Pecos County providers in order to understand their pricing models, many of which were created long before we were born.
Based on information we extracted from this research, we invested heavily in complex programming that would allow us to calculate loop prices, or the cost that the local phone companies pass on to the dedicated service providers for access to their network.
It's amazing how in-style real-time DSL Pecos County shopping has become, especially considering that the reaction we received by our vendors when we divulged our plans to create GeoQuote.
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 Respond Weddings - Pecos County, TX Wedding Dj - Pecos County, Texas Wedding Dj- Pecos County, TX Wedding Djs - Pecos ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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 Pecos, Texas (TX) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, news
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 Pecos County, Texas
People from everywhere are buying up land parcels in West Texas just like this Pecos County Ranch, and holding on to it for investment.
These West Texas towns are the county seats for their respective counties, with populations of 7000-8000 people in each town.
The Pecos River is located only 15 minutes to the north.
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 Texas Pecos County Lawyers at LawSeek.net :: Texas Pecos County Lawyers & Texas Pecos County Attornys
Choosing an Texas Pecos County lawyer or Texas Pecos County Law Firm to represent you in Pecos County is an important decision.
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The LawSeek.net Texas Pecos County Lawyer Directory provides a comprehensive overview of local Texas Pecos County Lawyers and Texas Pecos County Law Firms.
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 Pecos Area Chamber of Commerce : County Government
The governing body for the 2600 plus square miles of Reeves county is comprised of four elected county commissioners and the county judge.
Commissioner's Court is held regularly at the Reeves County Courthouse.
For more information about Pecos and the Community we call home, use the navigation menu above, right.
www.pecostx.com /pecos/countygov.php   (133 words)

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