Wellington is the seat of Collingsworth County, named for the Duke of Wellington. Before 1890 it was one of the estates on Rocking Chair Ranch that was known to Texas cowboys as "Nobility Ranch" because of ownership by British noblemen, the Baron of Tweedmouth (Sir Dudley Coutts Majoribanks) and the Earl of Aberdeen (John Campbell Hamilton Gordon).
Today, Wellington's economy is based on grain elevators, gins, cotton compress, and small manufacturing plants.
Picnic areas and hiking paths along Salt Fork of the Red River at each of three bridges near town: U.S. 83 bridge north, F.M. 1547 bridge northwest, and Texas 203 bridge east. Overnight camping at Pioneer Park at U.S. 83 bridge.
Wellington, TX Recreation Areas Course Access: Public
Holes: 9
Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7
Stretching across the horizon as a range of flat-topped "mountains" is the Caprock escarpment, eastern boundary of the vast L...
Two city-maintained parks, with shaded picnic facilities, playground equipment, swimming pool and lighted tennis court....
Famed XIT was world's largest ranch under fence in 1880s, three million acres! The State of Texas, far richer in land than ca...
Early pioneer and ranching heritage collection. Includes county, city, and area histories, photo gallery, antique furniture, ...