Fuel and Propane Delivery in Swisher County, TX
Swisher County had a population of approximately 6,973 as of the 2020 census. Tulia is the county seat, with 4,479 residents in 2020. Vigo Park is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the county, sitting along FM 146 between Palo Duro Canyon and Tule Canyon near the eastern border of Swisher County. Interstate 27 runs through Tulia, connecting the county south to Lubbock and north toward Amarillo.
Agriculture is Swisher County’s economy. Cotton, grain sorghum, wheat, and corn production drives commercial activity, with cattle operations rounding out the picture. The farms here are serious commercial producers: large irrigated fields, significant equipment fleets, and grain storage that requires propane-fired drying. Fuel demand in Swisher County is real and consistent across the seasons.
About Swisher County
Swisher County sits on the Llano Estacado, with the flat, highly productive table land that makes this part of the Panhandle such productive farm country. I-27 running through Tulia gives the county good highway access to both Amarillo and Lubbock, which drives commercial activity and keeps Tulia functioning as a regional service point for the surrounding agricultural community.
The eastern edge of Swisher County includes some of the most dramatic terrain in the region. Palo Duro Canyon begins its cut through the Caprock near the northeastern corner of the county, and Tule Canyon runs along the eastern edge. Vigo Park sits between these canyon systems, a small community in a location that feels a long way from the flat production farms to the west.
Tulia has the services typical of a Panhandle county seat of its size: a school district, retail, healthcare access, and the agricultural suppliers that a farming community depends on. Cotton gins, grain elevators, and related agricultural infrastructure anchor the local economy. The town’s position on I-27 also means some trucking and transportation activity passes through.
Cotton harvest in Swisher County, typically in the fall, drives the heaviest equipment fuel demand. Planting season in the spring brings another round of diesel demand across the farming community. Grain drying, done with propane, extends into late fall and early winter. Residential propane demand peaks in December through February. These seasonal rhythms shape Silverton Oil’s delivery schedule in Swisher County.
What We Deliver in Swisher County
Dyed Diesel (Off-Road): Swisher County’s cotton, grain, and irrigated crop farms run through significant quantities of dyed diesel each season. We deliver to bulk farm storage accounts throughout the county, including the Tulia area and rural locations around Vigo Park.
Clear Diesel (On-Road): Highway diesel for farm trucks, cotton module haulers, grain haulers, and commercial vehicles on public roads.
Gasoline: For farm utilities, light vehicles, and rural residential use.
Propane (LPG): Grain drying is a major propane use in Swisher County. Large-scale grain operations consume significant propane through harvest and post-harvest periods. Rural homes and farm operations also use propane for heating and cooking. We supply both agricultural and residential accounts.
Lubricants: Engine oils, hydraulic fluids, and equipment lubricants for farm machinery and commercial vehicles, available with fuel delivery.
Why Swisher County Trusts Silverton Oil
Silverton Oil has been operating since 1972, and Swisher County is part of our regular delivery territory. We are about 27 miles east of Tulia via State Highway 86 from our Silverton headquarters, close enough to run reliable routes into the county on a schedule that works for your operation.
As a family-owned, faith-driven business, we build the same kind of relationships with Swisher County customers that the farming families here build with their own business partners: based on reliability, honesty, and showing up when you say you will.
Ready to set up delivery in Swisher County? Call (806) 823-2451, email silvertonoilco@gmail.com, or stop by 1253 County Rd 13, Silverton, TX 79257.