Eastland County, Texas from 1800's to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers from Carbon, Cisco, Desdemona, Eastland, Gorman, Olden, Ranger and Rising Star. Click on photos to view larger.

Sometime between 1901 and 1907 hundreds of men gathered at the railroad depot in Ranger Texas

Nice photo of downtown Ranger Texas in the early 1900s

Great bird's eye view of Ranger Texas in 1918 with old cars, dance hall, bath house, drug store and barber shops

Nice view of Main Street in Olden Texas in 1900 with several men standing on horse-drawn wagon and others milling about

In 1900 a horse-drawn wagon hauling hay has was mired in a mud hole on a dirt street in Ranger Texas

Commerce Street looking East in Eastland Texas in early 1950s

Rare panoramic aerial view of Ranger Texas in 1919

Sometime in the late 1800s the local band and a group of women and children posed in front of Sam's General Store in Eastland Texas

Side Street in Desdemona Texas in 1920s

A side street in Desdemona Texas in the 1920s where you could pick up a casing crew for your oil well or fill your belly at the Wide-A-Awake Buffet or get a hair cut at the barber shop

Very interesting photo of Desdemona Texas in 1918 with buildings backed up against oil derricks and old cars and horse-drawn wagons double parked in front of the buildings

Classic photo of Duke Street in Desdemona Texas in 1920s with horse drawn wagons, period cars and trucks...

Cars parked along street as a horse drawn wagon makes its way in front of Jim's Cafe, and two drug stores in Desdemona Texas in the 1920s

In Desdemona Texas in the 1920s a lone man on a horse rides past cars parked on both sides of the dirt street in front of the City Hotel, First National Bank and cafe's on both sides of the street.

1920s street scene in Cisco Texas featuring 5-story building, stores, period cars and pedestrians

Peaceful day at Randolph College in Cisco Texas with three period cars and three young women standing on the stairs in 1934

Very nice old photo of the Laguna Hotel in Cisco Texas with period cars in the 1940s

Sometime in the 1930s the David S Castle Company captured this great old photo of the Cisco Bank Building in Cisco Texas

Very large crowd gathered at the entrance to the swimming pool and water slide in Cisco Texas in the 1930s

Horses, wagons, workers and well dressed gents crowd around the Texas and  Pacific Railroad Depot in Ranger Texas in 1904

Very busy day at the Eastland train station in 1917 as passengers scramble for position.

Sometime in the 1800s an innovative man with a team and a sled began charging pedestrians a nickel to ferry them across the muddy streets of Ranger Texas . . . take a closer look

Period cars parked outside the Cisco Texas Railroad Station in 1920's . . . see full size

In 1918 Oil Derricks sprang up almost overnight in Desdemona Texas . . . see panoramic photo

Pedestrians walk on wooden sidewalk in front of Post Office, First National Bank and the drug store while earl cars and horses and wagons pass on the dirt street . . . see the amazing detail

1940s and 1950s cars along the street in front of drug store, Sears and local cafe in this large photo of downtown Cisco in the 1950s . . . view larger

Rare old photo shows Main Street in Ranger Texas in the early 1900s

1940s Eastland Texas Street Scene shows Corner Drug Store, Eastland Hotel and period cars . . . view this nice old photo

Bird's Eye View of Ranger Texas in 1920 shows Firestone Store and Commercial Store . . . zoom in

Teams of horses attempt to pull overturned train engine out of mud as some railroad workers look on from their perch on top of box car in aftermath of Ranger Texas Train Wreck in early 1800s . . . see full size panoramic view

Early Cars park in front of National Supply Company forcing pedestrians to walk the dirt street in Ranger Texas in the 1920s . . . zoom in

Big crowd gathers waits for next train to come in to the Ranger Texas Depot in 1920 . . . zoom in

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Eastland County Unclaimed Estates

These Deceased Residents of Carbon, Cisco, Desdemona, Eastland, Gorman, Ranger and Rising Star Texas left a total $30,568 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Know the Heirs? . . . . See the list