FARWELL, TEXAS

Parmer County Seat, Texas Panhandle

34°22'59"N 103°2'18"W (34.382919, -103.038339)

Highway 84 and 86
47 miles SW of Hereford
95 miles SW of Amarillo
88 miles NW of Lubbock
21 miles NW of Muleshoe
on the state line with New Mexico
ZIP code 79325
Area code 806
Population: 1,291 Est. (2019)
1,363 (2010) 1,364 (2000) 1,373 (1990)

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Farwell Water Tower
Photo Courtesy Terry Jeanson, February 2007
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History in a Pecan Shell

Farwell is on land that originally belonged to the XIT Ranch. As the town grew more and more of the ranch land was sold. The last 39 acres of the ranch was sold as late as 1963.

1905: The townsite is surveyed
1906: post office was granted
1907: Parmer County organized - Parmerton loses status as county seat to Farwell
1908: Santa Fe builds a depot
1910: first school opened although classes had been held in a church - first bank closed (to reopen in 1912)
1917: permanent courthouse built
1920s: city's infrastructure is established with waterworks, roads and utilities
1950: Farwell incorporates

Farwell 1936 Texas Centennial Marker in front of the courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, February 2007
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1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

FARWELL, TEXAS

Named for John V. Farwell and C. B. Farwell. Builders of the Texas Capitol, 1882-1888, in exchange for three million acres of state land. Founders of the XIT Ranch 1885.

Farwell, Texas Landmarks & Attractions

Parmer County Courthouse

Parmer County Jail

This oil painting of the Parmer County courthouse and jail is hanging in the first floor of the courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, February 2007

Farwell TX - First National Bank Building

The First National Bank building (right) across from the courthouse in Farwell.
Photo Courtesy Terry Jeanson, February 2007

Parmer County Courthouse, Farwell, Texas

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Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Photo Courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2003

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