Preserving the Spirit of West Texas since 1939
Nestled in Ozona—“the Biggest Little Town in the World”—the Crockett County Historical Commission safeguards the stories, landmarks, and legacies that make our 3,000-square-mile corner of West Texas unique. Chartered in 1939, the Commission was founded to document local history and folklore, collect artifacts, and champion historical research throughout Crockett County and the surrounding frontier lands.
What We Do
From digitizing rare photographs and family papers to cataloging every headstone in Cedar Hill and Lima Cemeteries, our volunteers work year-round to make the past easy to explore. Current initiatives include completing Volume II of A History of Crockett County, maintaining Texas Historical Markers, and expanding an online archive of maps, newspapers, and oral histories so researchers everywhere can trace their Crockett County roots.
Why It Matters
Long before highways and windmills, this land echoed with buffalo herds, Indigenous trade routes, and the rumble of the Chihuahua Trail stagecoaches. Pioneers, ranchers, and oil-field roughnecks later carved out communities that still thrive today. Each artifact we preserve and every story we record keeps that pioneering spirit alive for future generations.
