Wilbarger County, Texas
Encyclopedia
- HarroldHarrold, TexasHarrold is an unincorporated community in eastern Wilbarger County, Texas, United States.The Harrold Independent School District serves area students, including transfers from Electra and Vernon.-External links:...
(unincorporated) - OdellOdell, TexasOdell is an unincorporated community in Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 131 in 2000.-Geography:Odell is located at...
(unincorporated) - OklaunionOklaunion, TexasOklaunion is an unincorporated community in Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 138 in 2000.-Geography:...
(unincorporated) - VernonVernon, TexasVernon is a city in Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 11,660; it was 11,077 in the 2005 census estimate. Vernon is the county seat of Wilbarger County....
Notable natives and residents
- Jack English HightowerJack English HightowerJack English Hightower is a former Democratic U.S. representative from Texas. Born in Memphis, the seat of Hall County in west Texas, Hightower received a bachelor of arts degree from Baylor University in Waco in 1949, an LL.B. from Baylor Law School in 1951, and an LL.M. from the University of...
, MemphisMemphis, TexasMemphis is a city in Hall County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 2,479. It is the county seat of Hall County.Memphis is the birthplace of former U.S...
, Texas, native; former member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature, and former U.S. Representative - Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonRoy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
, singer/songwriter born in Wilbarger County - John Clay WolfeJohn Clay WolfeJohn Clay Wolfe is an American radio personality and entrepreneur, who resides in Fort Worth, Texas.Wolfe also hosts syndicated radio car show The Real Deal, broadcast each Saturday morning in Dallas Rock station , Houston's ESPN , Amarillo JackFM , Wichita Falls both , Austin, Texas The big...
, American radio personality who began his career in Wilbarger County on KSEY
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilbarger County, Texas