COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1856

COUNTY NAMED FOR: The Comanche Indians.

COUNTY SEATS: Two - Cora and Comanche

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:  Miss Cora Beeman, daughter of Maj. Alonzo Beeman of Moffat, Bell County.

COURTHOUSES: Four - Cora - 1856; Comanche - 1874, 1890, and 1939.

STANDING: Two - The 1856 courthouse is built of logs and was originally in Cora. It now serves as a museum in front of the current courthouse in Commanche. The 1939 Moderne style courthouse is built of limestone and was a WPA project.

LINKS: Comanche County