Texhomex is a marker showing the
tri-point of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
and
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. The marker is off
U.S. Highway 56 about two miles east on Texas State Line Road at the corner of Oklahoma State Line Road, and is at an elevation of 4712 feet. There are no signs on Highway 56 in either direction.
The tri-state marker is in a pasture and can be accessed by walking over a cattle guard.
Other Nearby Geographic Points
The Northwest corner of the
Texas panhandle
The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a square-shaped area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east. It is adjacent to ...
is located 2.2 miles west of this point, which was due to originally a surveying error in 1859. The joint congressional resolution in 1911 declared the line surveyed by Clark to be the actual boundary line between Texas and New Mexico. The Northwest corner of the Texas panhandle had been previously marked but the marker was either removed or buried when the highway was widened in 2016.
The marker for the
Cimarron Meridian is located approximately 100 feet north of the Texhomex corner, and is marked by a concrete pillar and a sign.
"Cimarron Principal Meridian (Clayton, NM)"
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File:Txnmok.jpg, Marker location
File:Txnmok-marker (1).jpg, New Mexico top right, Oklahoma bottom right, Texas on the left.
See also
* List of Oklahoma tri-points
* Four Corners Monument
The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states, leading to the area being na ...
: monument on the Arizona-Colorado-New Mexico-Utah border
* International Boundary Marker: monument on the Louisiana-Texas border
* OKKAMO Tri-State Marker: monument on the Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma tripoint
* Preston Monument
The Preston Monument is a stone marker that shows the tri-point (the place where three states meet) of Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico. It is named after Levi S. Preston, who surveyed a portion of the New Mexico–Colorado border.
It is an e ...
: monument on the Colorado-New Mexico-Oklahoma tripoint
References
External links
"New Mexico - Oklahoma - Texas" ''David Mark's homepage'' Archived Dec. 8, 2012
Borders of Oklahoma
Borders of Texas
Borders of New Mexico
Buildings and structures in Union County, New Mexico
Monuments and memorials in Oklahoma
Buildings and structures in Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Geography of Dallam County, Texas
Monuments and memorials in Texas
Geography of Union County, New Mexico
Border tripoints
Monuments and memorials in New Mexico
Buildings and structures in Dallam County, Texas
Boundary markers
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