Sweetwater, TX Home for Rent

Once an oasis for the Kiowa and Comanche tribes who originally settled the area, Sweetwater rises from the Texas plains about 40 miles west of Abilene. After its official founding in the late 1800s, the city evolved into a railroad town and telegraph center. These days, it’s known as a center for wind power and oil production, industries where many of its 10,000 residents work. “What attracts people is our trades and work,” says Kathleen Cox, communications and media relations manager for the City of Sweetwater. “There are a lot of great jobs o ...