Cisco was laid out by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, but both Ranger and Eastland town lots were laid out by the Texas and Pacific Railroad. In fact John J. Cisco was a financier of the H&TC RR.
This makes the H&TC RR Depot in Cisco historic. I always thought since the T&P got there first that Cisco was surveyed by them. Just east of the present Texas Central Depot (changed to the MKT in 1910) is where they cried out the lots from a platform: C. N. White was one of the first to buy a lot in Cisco; the City of Cisco was awarded the Streets/Alleys. On the 17th the following names bought lots: J. N. Shultz, R. V. Patten, D. H. Hickman, W. A. Townsend, W. H. Foshee, John H. Hyatt, William Gualtney, P. T. Hickman, Chandler Stephens, P. Paschall, S. O. Berry, M. Taylor, Berry and Fleming, J. B. Paschall, C. A. Nelms, S. K. Mansell, R. T. Whitney, S. W. Henry, B. W. Bailey, Yarbrough and Martin, R. M. Whitesides, J. F. Patterson, L. N. Trader, S. P. Prestidge, J. S. Bedford, B. F. James, W. P. Fore, W. B Chandler, J. G. Hattinger, Phobe Hawes, J. H. Laffoon, Owens and Reed, Hugh Corrigan, S. W. House, W C. Mc-Gough, G. C. Beeler, W. T. Caldwell, A. T. Cottrell, James A. Shelton, and D. D. Harrison. Over then next few days many more lots were sold. See Eastland County Deeds, Book E, beginning on page 461.
Other old timers and pioneers were reported in the Cisco American, July 22, 1921, p. 2 by W. H. Kittrell, Sr. : Among the first were John Collins, Jake Alexander, and John F. Patterson, with their families. The last two came from Eastland and bought lots at the sale.
