Greer County, Texas (historical)
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Greer County, Texas (historical) was a former Texas county in the late 19th century whose territory was later awarded to Oklahoma following a boundary dispute settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former county ⓘ |
| abolished | 1896-05-04 ⓘ |
| areaClaimedBy | State of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaLaterAwardedTo | Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderDisputeInvolvedRiver | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Mangum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Oklahoma–Texas border disputes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ former counties of Texas ⓘ |
| claimedUnderTreatyInterpretation | Adams–Onís Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1860-02-08 ⓘ |
| disputeBetween |
State of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeType | boundary dispute ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Texas legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Commissioners Court of Greer County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction | Fifth Judicial District of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Mangum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | United States v. State of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCaseCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCaseDecisionDate | 1896-03-16 ⓘ |
| legalCaseOutcome |
territory not part of Texas
ⓘ
territory part of Oklahoma Territory ⓘ |
| locatedBetweenRivers |
North Fork of the Red River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Red River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInThePastIn | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterPosition |
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas politician ⓘ |
| namedFor | John A. Greer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Indian Territory borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | sparsely populated frontier county ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Greer County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfter1896 |
incorporated into Oklahoma Territory
ⓘ
no longer part of Texas ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit |
Beckham County, Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greer County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmon County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryTransferredTo | Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferImplementedBy | Act of Congress of 1896 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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