Panhandle, Texas

Panhandle is a town in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Carson County.

 Geography 
Panhandle has a total area of 2.1 square miles.

 History 
Panhandle gets its name from being in the middle of the Texas Panhandle. It was first called Carson City, but later changed to Panhandle City.

In 1887, Panhandle got a post office. The next year, in 1888, the town was planned as the end point of the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway. At that time, the area had many large cattle ranches. Soon after, Panhandle had a bank, a store, a wagonyard, a school, a newspaper, and three saloons.

In 1888, Carson County was created, and Panhandle became the county seat. The ranchers accepted the new farmers because they grew crops like hay for the animals and brought more families to the area.Lester Fields Sheffy, The Life and Times of Timothy Dwight Hobart, 1855-1935: Colonization of West Texas (Canyon, Texas: Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, 1950), pp. 120-121
In 1888, Carson County was created, and Panhandle became the county seat. The ranchers accepted the new farmers because they grew crops like hay for the animals and brought more families to the area.

Category:Towns in Texas
Category:County seats in Texas