Texhoma, Texas
city in Sherman County, Texas, United States
Texhoma is a city in northeastern Sherman County, Texas, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census, declining from 364 in 2010. Texhoma is a divided city, with the Texas-Oklahoma state border separating the city from Texhoma, Oklahoma. It is also the northernmost settlement in the entire state of Texas.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land.
History
Texhoma is situated on U.S. Route 54, and was a stop of the Chicago, Rock Island and Mexico Railway. The community was first platted in 1906, and had a population of 300 by 1910. The town was named for the Texoma region. The post office, started by A. Y. Ingham, lasted from December 11, 1909 to April 30, 1910, before combining with the post office in Texhoma, Oklahoma. After a 1932 survey which moved the border about 465 feet south, most of the businesses were placed in the Oklahoma side.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Texhoma, Texas” is city in Sherman County, Texas, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Texhoma, Texas and city, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q976108. Authority coordinates are 36.497, -101.785. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2010, 1906 and 1910.
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