Region: Panhandle Plains
Quitaque (KIT-a-KWAY) was first settled by Comanchero trader Jose Piedad
Tayfoya, who operated a trading post on the site from 1865–67. In 1877, George
Baker drove a herd of about 2,000 cattle to the area, where he headquartered the
Lazy F Ranch. Charles Goodnight bought the Lazy F in 1880 and introduced the
name Quitaque.
Nearby Cities: Silverton, Memphis, Turkey, Plainview, Clarendon,