Paint Rock, Texas | |
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Town | |
 The Concho County Courthouse in Paint Rock | |
 Location of Paint Rock, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°30′25″N 99°55′20″W / 31.50694°N 99.92222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Concho |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.64 sq mi (4.26 km2) |
| • Land | 1.64 sq mi (4.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,631 ft (497 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 237 |
| • Density | 144.51/sq mi (55.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76866 |
| Area code | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-54636[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413100[2] |
Paint Rock is a town in and the county seat of Concho County, Texas, United States.[4] The population was 237 at the 2020 census.
The town's name comes from Indian pictographs painted on cliffs overlooking the nearby Concho River. These pictographs cover nearly half a mile upstream from the town of Paint Rock. Some of the pictures painted on the rocks include animals, human figures, and handprints.[5][6] They are located on a private ranch, property of the Cambell family who protect them and organizes tours for visitors.[7]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paint Rock, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Paint Rock Pictographs". Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ Kirkland, Forrest; Newcomb, William W., eds. (1996). The rock art of Texas Indians (Reissued ed.). Austin, Tex: Univ. of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-74326-7.
- ^ The Daytripper (March 14, 2022). Mysterious Pictographs of Paint Rock, TX. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via YouTube.