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Parker County is located in north
central Texas. It is bounded on the north by Jack and Wise counties,
on the east by Tarrant County, on the south by Hood and Parker
counties, and on the west by Palo Pinto County. Weatherford, the
county seat, is thirty miles west of Fort Worth. The county was
named for Isaac Parker.
Significant production of oil began
in the county after 1966. Parker County’s dairy industry continued
to flourish during this time. By 1965 the county had 165 dairies,
and ranked ninth in the state in the number of dairy cows. Goat and
sheep ranching and poultry production had also become an important
part of the county.
The Texas Railroad Museum and the H.
B. Prather Museum, located in Weatherford, is just one of the local
area attractions. Other major attractions in Parker County include:
the Spring Festival Tour of Homes and Parade in April, and Frontier
Days each July. |
