DENVER CITY, TEXAS

Yoakum County, Texas Panhandle

32°58'07"N 102°49'52"W (32.968580, -102.831218)
Highway 83 and 214
15 miles S of Plains the county seat
14 miles W of Seagraves
SW of Brownfield
Population: 4,871 Est. (2017)
4,479 (2010) 3,985 (2000) 5,145 (1990)

Denver City, Texas Area Hotels:
Brownfield Hotels | Lubbock Hotels

Yoakum County - Denver City Tx, Pump Jacks

Pump Jacks
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

History on a Pinhead

No 19th Century history here. The town didn’t appear until 1939 – roughly the same time as neighboring (2 Miles west) Allred, Texas. Incorporation was in 1940.

Photographer's Note:
For a town with not much history, it has a lot to see. West Texas, you know. - Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Denver City Museum
505 North Avenue “C” in the former elementary school

Denver City Museum
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Denver City Museum, Former Elementary School
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010
See Texas Museums | Texas Schoolhouses

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City Museum mural

Museum Mural
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Museum Mural
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010
See Texas Museums | Texas Murals

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City fireman mural building

Building with Firemen Murals
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City mural - Shell Tank Batter fire, Sept 1978

Shell Tank Battery #8 Fire, Sept. 1978
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City mural - Methdist Church fire, Feb 7, 1993

Methodist Church Fire, Feb 7, 1993
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City mural - "The Bravest Hero"

"The Bravet Hero"
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City mural - Firemen's Prayer

Firemen's Prayer. "Notice how the Fireman's Prayer Mural has the first letter of each line totally faded out."
- Barclay Gibson, March 2010 photo

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City closed gin

Closed gin
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010
See Cotton & Cotton Gins

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City Bole Furnace

Bole Furnace
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City Mustangs

Denver City Mustangs
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010
See Texas Water Towers

Yoakum County, TX - Denver City , Hoe of the World's Largest CO2 Flood

Denver City - "Home of the World's Largest CO2 Flood"
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

1940s Yoakum County map showing Denver City & Allred
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Take a road trip

Denver City, Texas Nearby Towns:
Plains the county seat
Seagraves
Brownfield
Lubbock
See Yoakum County | Texas Panhandle

Book Hotel Here:
Brownfield Hotels | Lubbock Hotels | More Hotels

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