Yonder in Young County

As of the 2019 estimate, Young County has about 18,000 people which is

Cowboy and cactus near courthouse

three percent less than it had during the previous census. And if you take the path we did, it’s about 100 miles from Keller. As you head west the countryside becomes more arid, letting you know that you’re about to hit the rolling plains. This is cattle country, but that doesn’t mean that ranchers can raise lots of stock on small amounts of land. Some of the largest ranches in Texas were located on these plains. Rather than being out on the ranch, the ranch headquarters were located in towns, making it easier to do business and giving wide spots in the road a more positive economic basis from which to grow.

Jumping through Jack County

We decided to take a road trip to New Mexico and in doing so we traveled

Near Joplin, Texas

through some of the smallest county seats in Texas. The next few blogs will chronicle those towns. Dave and I left Keller rather early in the morning to avoid the work traffic and quicker than I anticipated got away from the normal sights and sounds of the Metroplex. If you hop over to Google Maps you can follow us along to such places a Joplin, Bryson, Rule, Old Glory, Southland, and a host of other tiny towns that may not appear on any map.