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.

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Greer County, Texas (historical) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former county
abolished 1896-05-04
areaClaimedBy State of Texas
linked to: Texas
areaLaterAwardedTo Oklahoma Territory
borderDisputeInvolvedRiver Red River
capital Mangum
category Oklahoma–Texas border disputes
Red River of the South
former counties of Texas
claimedUnderTreatyInterpretation Adams–Onís Treaty
country United States
dateEstablished 1860-02-08
disputeBetween State of Texas
linked to: Texas

United States federal government
disputeType boundary dispute
dissolvedBy United States Congress
establishedBy Texas legislature
linked to: Texas Legislature
governingBody Commissioners Court of Greer County, Texas
historicalEra late 19th century
historicalJurisdiction Fifth Judicial District of Texas
largestSettlement Mangum
legalCase United States v. State of Texas
legalCaseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
legalCaseDecisionDate 1896-03-16
legalCaseOutcome territory not part of Texas
territory part of Oklahoma Territory
locatedBetweenRivers North Fork of the Red River
Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River
locatedIn Texas
locatedInRegion Red River Valley
Southern Plains
locatedInThePastIn Texas
namedAfterPosition Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Texas politician
namedFor John A. Greer
partOfHistoricalRegion Indian Territory borderlands
linked to: Indian Territory
populationStatus sparsely populated frontier county
predecessorOf Greer County, Oklahoma
statusAfter1896 incorporated into Oklahoma Territory
no longer part of Texas
successorAdministrativeUnit Beckham County, Oklahoma
Greer County, Oklahoma
Harmon County, Oklahoma
Jackson County, Oklahoma
territoryTransferredTo Oklahoma Territory
transferImplementedBy Act of Congress of 1896

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Texas–Oklahoma state line historicallyDisputedWith Greer County, Texas (historical)