Village of Cone

Duane's take

Here's my telling of what the official marker has to say about the Village of Cone, out in Crosby County. Now, every good Texas town has a story behind the name, and Cone is no exception. The year was 1903, and a man by the name of S.

E. Cone was out here on the South Plains, helpin' carry mail from the nearby town of Emma to this little patch of ground. That kind of work, day in and day out, has a way of leavin' a mark on a place, and sure enough, the village took the name Cone that very same year.

Now, the post office came along in 1903 as well, set up right inside the general store of one R. E. Chapman.

Chapman didn't just lend his store for the occasion. He stepped up as the first Postmaster, which means that general store became the beating heart of this young community. Picture it: folks comin' in for flour, for dry goods, for whatever a frontier general store had to offer, and while they were at it, collectin' their mail.

At its peak, Cone had itself a school, stores, and churches. The kind of town that felt like it might just keep growin' forever. Well, the years have a way of reshufflin' the cards.

But here is the part worth pausin' on. Cone didn't fade into nothing. It found a new purpose.

Today it sits at the center of an irrigated section, and that land is workin'. Cotton, sorghum grains, wheat, all of it comin' up out of ground that earlier settlers would have looked at and wondered about. S.

E. Cone carried the mail. The land carries on.

What the marker says

Named in 1903 for S. E. Cone, who helped carry mail here from the nearby town of Emma. Post Office was established same year in general store of R. E. Chapman, who became the first Postmaster. Town once had a school, stores, and churches. Now center of irrigated section, which produces cotton, sorghum grains, and wheat. 1969