🇺🇸 Weatherford is a city of Parker County, Texas, United States. Weatherford is located 25 miles (40 km) west of Fort Worth on Interstate 20. It is the county seat for Parker County.
1History In 1854, Methodist Reverend Pleasant Tackett led 15 pioneer families into a land they called "Goshen", which would later become part of Parker County, itself to be created the following year by the efforts of State Representative Isaac Parker and State Senator Thomas Jefferson Weatherford in the Texas State Legislature. Evidence of a prior, failed attempt to colonize the region can be found in the abandoned cabin from 1852-53 located 6 miles (10 km) south of modern Weatherford on the J.H. Voorhies farm. In 1856
The railroad arrived in June 1880. The Santa Fe Depot (which houses the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce) was built in 1908 under Jim Crow laws, with waiting rooms segregated and separated by the ticket office.
1Geography Weatherford is located 25 miles (40 km) west of Fort Worth on Interstate 20. It is the county seat for Parker County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.7 square miles (59 km²) of which 20.9 square miles (54 km²) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) (7.86%) is water.
1Arts and culture Weatherford is within the Bible Belt.
The Weatherford area is a large peach producer, and was named "Peach Capital of Texas" by the Texas Legislature. The peach is celebrated each year at the Parker County Peach Festival, which is Weatherford's largest event and one of the best-attended festivals in Texas.
Weatherford has been described as the "cutting horse capital of the world".
The headquarters of the National Snaffle Bit Association, an equestrian organization, is located in Weatherford.
1Historic buildings Several homes of the Queen Anne and Victorian styles were built at the turn of the 20th century; some are open for tours, arranged by the Parker County Heritage Society. The Parker County Courthouse is of the Second Empire style.
1Government Phil King represents Weatherford in the Texas House of Representatives.
1Education Weatherford is served by the Weatherford Independent School District.
Weatherford College is a 150-year-old community college, with more than 35 study areas and 19 professional/technical programs. The college was originally built by Masons and was one of the first in Texas.
1Media The Weatherford Democrat has been publishing since 1895. The Weatherford Telegram began publishing as a weekly newspaper in 2006.
1Weatherford has a population of over 31,840 people. Weatherford also forms the centre of the wider Parker County which has a population of over 116,927 people. It is also a part of the larger Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex. Weatherford is situated 40 km west of Fort Worth.
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Locations Near: Weatherford -97.7833,32.75
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Antipodal to: Weatherford 82.217,-32.75
🇲🇺 Port Mathurin 63.417,-19.683 d: 17649.6
🇲🇺 Mahébourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 17227.9
🇲🇺 Centre de Flacq 57.718,-20.2 d: 17216.2
🇲🇺 Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 17206.4
🇲🇺 Rivière du Rempart 57.633,-20.05 d: 17199.4
🇲🇺 Goodlands 57.633,-20.033 d: 17198.4
🇲🇺 Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 17203.3
🇲🇺 St Pierre 57.517,-20.217 d: 17200.1
🇲🇺 Quatre Bornes 57.479,-20.266 d: 17199.9