VEGA, TEXAS

Oldham County Seat, Texas Panhandle

35°14'44"N 102°25'30"W (35.245547, -102.425112)

I-40 on Old Route 66
About 30 miles W of Amarillo
Population: 906 est. (2016)
884 (2010) 936 (2000) 840 (1990)
County Population: 2,052 (2010)

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Vega on Old Route 66
Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, September 2008

Vega is Spanish for Meadow.
Oldham is English for Jamon Viejo.

History in a Pecan Shell

The Vegans (all 223 of them at the time) fought for five years to get the county seat moved from Tascosa. While early settlers chose a place next to the Canadian River, Vegans felt a railroad was more of what they needed. A special election was held in 1915 and Vega became the new county seat.

The Oldham Hotel served as the courthouse until a new one could be built. It is not reported if bellhops doubled as baliffs. A downtown fire in 1931 leveled 6 downtown buildings.

Route 66
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017

Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March, 2008

Oldham County Courthouse

Downtown buildings along US 385 across from the courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March, 2008

Oldham County courthouse square north
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March, 2008

Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, September 2008

The restored Magnolia Gas Station
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2008
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View of Tilden Texas from Magnolia Gas Station

Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March, 2008

Magnolia Gasoline
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March, 2008

Vega TX - Route 66 - 1924 Magnolia Service Station

Route 66 - The 1924 Magnolia Service Station
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017

Vega Motel
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017
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Vega TX , Route 66 -1960's Hickory Cafe Vintage Sign

The 1960's Hickory Cafe Vintage Sign
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017

Vega TX - Route 66 Pepsi-Cola ghost sign

Pepsi-Cola ghost sign
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017
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Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March, 2008
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Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, September 2008
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"Vega Public School"
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Courtesy www.texasplainstrail.com. Photographer Rick Vanderpool

Ghost Town Tascosa,
Boys Ranch and Boot Hill Cemetery
24 miles N from Vega on Highway 385

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Dust Storms by Mike Cox 6-24-19

Old Route 66
Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, September 2008

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Vega, Texas Nearby Towns:
Amarillo | Tascosa
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