Greer County, Texas - c. 1885

Greer County, created by the Texas legislature on February 8, 1860 (and named for John L. Greer, Lt. Gov. of Texas), was land claimed by both Texas and the United States. Map of Greer County Texas - circa 1885 Source: http://www. ... Map of Greer County Texas - circa 1885 Source: http://www. ... The Texas Legislature is the dominant branch of government of the U.S. state of Texas. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ...

The dispute arose from a map submitted with the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819. The treaty stated that the boundary between the French claims on the north and the Spanish claims on the south was Rio Roxo de Natchitoches (Red River) until it reached the 100th meridian as noted on John Melish's map published in 1818. The problem was that the 100th meridian on the Melish map was some 90 miles east of the true 100th meridian and the Red River forked about 50 miles east of the 100th meridian. Texas claimed the land south of the North Fork and the United States claimed the land north of the South Fork (later called the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River). The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 (formally titled the Treaty of Amity, Settlement, and Limits Between the United States of America and His Catholic Majesty, and also known as the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, and sometimes the Florida Treaty) was a historic agreement between the United States and Spain... The Red River is one of several rivers with that name. ...

The dispute went to the Supreme Court—no lower court having jurisdiction. The Court's opinion, issued March 16, 1896, held that the land of some 1.5 million acres (6070 km²) belonged to the United States. On May 4, 1896, the land was officially assigned to Oklahoma Territory. The Greer County Homestead Law, passed just afterwards, gave the Texas settlers the 160 acres (647,000 m²) they were living on and the option to purchase an additional 160 acres (647,000 m²) for $1.00 per acre ($247/km²). Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest federal court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States to interpret and decide questions of federal law, including the... Oklahoma Territory was an organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma became the 46th state. ...

With Oklahoma statehood, old Greer County was divided into Greer, Harmon, Jackson, and part of Beckham counties. Greer County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. ... Harmon County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. ... Beckham County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. ...

External links

• Greer County (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hcg81.html), Handbook of Texas Online
• Greer County (http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v012/v012p145.html), Chronicles of Oklahoma