Nocona, Texas (coordinates: 33°47′18″N 97°43′35″W) is located in Montague County and was named for Peta Nocona, a famous Comanche warrior and chief. It was founded about 1887 and was the last stop on a cattle trail before its the cattle drives came to the Red River on their way from Texas ranches to rail heads in Kansas.
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