Editing Coleman County, Texas (section)

==History==
Around 10,000 BC, [[indigenous peoples of the Americas]] were the first inhabitants. Later inhabitants included the [[Suma-Jumano|Jumano]], [[Lipan Apache people|Lipan Apache]], and [[Comanche]].<ref name="Coleman County">{{cite web|last=Tate|first=Rusty|title=Coleman County|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcc15|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref>

In 1632, Father Salas led an expedition to the upper [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]].<ref name="Coleman County"/> In 1650, Captains Hernán Martín and Diego del Castillo explored the western portion of the county to the [[Concho River]], and returned with pearls.<ref name="Coleman County"/>  [[Diego de Guadalajara]] followed the same path as Martín and Castillo in 1654.<ref name="Coleman County"/> From 1683 to 1684, [[Juan Domínguez de Mendoza]] established a short-lived [[Quicuchabe]] mission.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hundell|first=Ken and Sharon|title=Spirits of the Border V: The History and Mystery of the Lone Star State|year=2005|publisher=Omega Press|isbn=978-0-9626087-9-7|page=176}}</ref>

In 1855, the county's oldest community, Trickham, was founded as a trading post for the ranching activities of [[John Chisum]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trickham, Texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Trickham/Trickham_Texas.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref> Coleman County was formed from [[Brown County, Texas|Brown]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]] Counties in 1858. The county is named for Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]].<ref name="Coleman County"/>

In 1861, Rich Coffey settled the communities of Leaday and [[Voss, Texas|Voss]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lucko|first=Paul M|title=Richard Coffey|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fco89|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref>

In 1876, the site was chosen for [[Coleman, Texas|Coleman]], the county seat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coleman, Texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Coleman/coleman.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref>

The community of Santa Anna was established in 1879. It is named after the Santa Anna Mountains, which in turn, are named after [[Santa Anna (Comanche war chief)|Comanche Chief Santana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Santa Anna, Texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/Santa-Anna-Texas-Jefferson-County.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref>

In 1886, the [[Santa Fe Railroad|Santa Fe Railway]] completed a spur to Coleman from nearby Coleman Junction (now San Angelo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coleman Junction |url=http://www.texassantafehistory.com/Coleman%20Junction.html |website=texassantafehistory.com}}</ref> Junction).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfc10|title=Coleman, Texas|last=Hunt|first=William R.|website=tshaonline.org}}</ref>

In 1908, the county's first oil well came in near Trickham.<ref>{{cite book|last=Warner|first=C A|title=Texas Oil & Gas Since 1543|year=2007|publisher=Copano Bay Press|isbn=978-0-9767799-5-7|author2=Thompson, Ernest O|page=213}}</ref>

In 1914, the Santa Fe completed the Coleman Cutoff between Coleman, [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], and [[Clovis, New Mexico|Clovis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atsfirc.qstation.org/atsfhist.html|title=ATSF Internet Research Center - Santa Fe: A Chronology|last=Blaszak|first=Michael W.|website=atsfirc.qstation.org}}</ref>  This linked its California lines with the Texas Gulf Coast and put Coleman on the road's [[Southern Transcon|main line]]. Coleman's distinctive<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atsf.railfan.net/depots/osagecity.html|title=Santa Fe Surviving Depots, Osage City, KS and Coleman, TX|website=atsfrailfan.net}}</ref> brick-and-stucco Santa Fe depot was completed in 1915.

Oil was discovered north of Coleman on the J. P. Morris ranch in 1917.<ref name="Coleman County" />

The Coleman County Medical Center opened in 1923.<ref name="Coleman County"/>

By 1925, [[tenant farmer]]s comprised 63% of local agriculture.<ref name="Coleman County"/>

In 1930, the Coleman County population peaked at 23,669.<ref name="Coleman County"/>

The Coleman County oilfields produced over a million barrels in 1948.<ref name="Coleman County"/>

In 2000, Wind Clean Corporation, harnessing energy from wind power, was founded.<ref name="Coleman County"/>