 Antonio de Espejo visited the area in 1583 and crossed the Pecos River.Having surveyed the area in 1854 for a railroad company, John Pope returned in 1855 to start a camp in northwestern Loving County and establish artesian wells in the area, but the venture was unsuccessful and was abandoned in 1861.From 1837 to 1874, the area of modern Loving County was part of the Bexar land district.