COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1880

COUNTY NAMED FOR: Williamson Simpson Oldham, pioneer Texas lawyer and Confederate senator.

COUNTY SEATS: Two - Tascosa and Vega

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Vega is Spanish for "plain" or "meadow."

COURTHOUSES: Two - Tascosa 1884; Vega 1915

STANDING: Two - 1884 farmhouse style courthouse built of sandstone is now a museum on Cal Farley's Boys' Ranch. The 1915 Classical Revival courthouse was remodeled in 1967, removing the hipped roof.

LINKS: Oldham County - Cal Farley