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County County Seat Population ====== =========== ========== Anderson County Palestine 55,109 Andrews County Andrews 13,004 Angelina County Lufkin 80,130 Aransas County Rockport 22,497 Archer County Archer City 8,854 Armstrong County Claude 2,148 Atascosa County Jourdanton 38,628 Austin County Bellville 23,590 Bailey County Muleshoe 6,594 Bandera County Bandera 17,645 Bastrop County Bastrop 57,733 Baylor County Seymour 4,093 Bee County Beeville 32,359 Bell County Belton 237,974 Bexar County San Antonio 1,392,931 Blanco County Johnson City 8,418 Borden County Gail 729 Bosque County Meridian 17,204 Bowie County New Boston 89,306 Brazoria County Angleton 241,767 Brazos County Bryan 152,415 Brewster County Alpine 8,866 Briscoe County Silverton 1,790 Brooks County Falfurrias 7,976 Brown County Brownwood 37,674 Burleson County Caldwell 16,470 Burnet County Burnet 34,147 Caldwell County Lockhart 32,194 Calhoun County Fort Lavaca 20,647 Callahan County Baird 12,905 Cameron County Brownsville 335,227 Camp County Pittsburg 11,549 Carson County Panhandle 6,516 Cass County Linden 30,438 Castro County Dimmitt 8,285 Chambers County Anahuac 26,031 Cherokee County Rusk 46,659 Childress County Childress 7,688 Clay County Henrietta 11,006 Cochran County Morton 3,730 Coke County Robert Lee 3,864 Coleman County Coleman 9,235 Collin County McKinney 491,675 Collingsworth County Wellington 3,206 Colorado County Columbus 20,390 Comal County New Braunfels 78,021 Comanche County Comanche 14,026 Concho County Paint Rock 3,966 Cooke County Gainesville 36,363 Coryell County Gatesville 74,978 Cottle County Paducah 1,904 Crane County Crane 3,996 Crockett County Ozona 4,099 Crosby County Crosbyton 7,072 Culberson County Van Horn 2,975 Dallam County Dalhart 6,222 Dallas County Dallas 2,218,899 Dawson County Lamesa 14,985 Deaf Smith County Hereford 18,561 Delta County Cooper 5,327 Denton County Denton 432,976 DeWitt County Cuero 20,013 Dickens County Dickens 2,762 Dimmit County Carrizo Springs 10,248 Donley County Clarendon 3,828 Duval County San Diego 13,120 Eastland County Eastland 18,297 Ector County Odessa 121,123 Edwards County Rocksprings 2,162 El Paso County El Paso 679,622 Ellis County Waxahachie 111,360 Erath County Stephenville 33,001 Falls County Marlin 18,576 Fannin County Bonham 31,242 Fayette County La Grange 21,804 Fisher County Roby 4,344 Floyd County Floydada 7,771 Foard County Crowell 1,622 Fort Bend County Richmond 354,452 Franklin County Mt. Vernon 9,458 Freestone County Fairfield 17,867 Frio County Pearsall 16,252 Gaines County Seminole 14,467 Galveston County Galveston 250,158 Garza County Post 4,872 Gillespie County Fredericksburg 20,814 Glasscock County Garden City 1,406 Goliad County Goliad 6,928 Gonzales County Gonzales 18,628 Gray County Pampa 22,744 Grayson County Sherman 110,595 Gregg County Longview 111,379 Grimes County Anderson 23,552 Guadalupe County Seguin 89,023 Hale County Plainview 36,602 Hall County Memphis 3,782 Hamilton County Hamilton 8,229 Hansford County Spearman 5,369 Hardeman County Quanah 4,724 Hardin County Kountze 48,073 Harris County Houston 3,400,578 Harrison County Marshall 62,110 Hartley County Channing 5,537 Haskell County Haskell 6,093 Hays County San Marcos 97,589 Hemphill County Canadian 3,351 Henderson County Athens 73,277 Hidalgo County Edinburg 569,463 Hill County Hillsboro 32,321 Hockley County Levelland 22,716 Hood County Granbury 41,100 Hopkins County Sulphur Springs 31,960 Houston County Crockett 23,185 Howard County Big Spring 33,627 Hudspeth County Sierra Blanca 3,344 Hunt County Greenville 76,596 Hutchinson County Skinnett 23,857 Irion County Mertzon 1,771 Jack County Jacksboro 8,763 Jackson County Edna 14,391 Jasper County Jasper 35,604 Jeff Davis County Fort Davis 2,207 Jefferson County Beaumont 252,051 Jim Hogg County Hebbronville 5,281 Jim Wells County Alice 39,326 Johnson County Cleburne 126,811 Jones County Anson 20,785 Karnes County Karnes City 15,446 Kaufman County Kaufman 71,313 Kendall County Boerne 23,743 Kenedy County Sarita 414 Kent County Jayton 859 Kerr County Kerrville 43,653 Kimble County Junction 4,468 King County Guthrie 356 Kinney County Bracketville 3,379 Kleberg County Kingsville 31,549 Knox County Benjamin 4,253 La Salle County Cotulla 5,866 Lamar County Paris 48,499 Lamb County Littlefield 14,709 Lampasas County Lampasas 17,762 Lavaca County Hallettsville 19,210 Lee County Giddings 15,657 Leon County Centerville 15,335 Liberty County Liberty 70,154 Limestone County Groesbeck 22,051 Lipscomb County Lipscomb 3,057 Live Oak County George West 12,309 Llano County Llano 17,044 Loving County Mentone 67 Lubbock County Lubbock 242,628 Lynn County Tahoka 6,550 Madison County Madisonville 12,940 Marion County Jefferson 10,941 Martin County Stanton 4,746 Mason County Mason 3,738 Matagorda County Bay City 37,957 Maverick County Eagle Pass 47,297 McCulloch County Brady 8,205 McLennan County Waco 213,517 McMullen County Tilden 851 Medina County Hondo 39,304 Menard County Menard 2,360 Midland County Midland 116,009 Milam County Cameron 24,238 Mills County Goldthwaite 5,151 Mitchell County Colorado City 9,698 Montague County Montague 19,117 Montgomery County Conroe 293,768 Moore County Dumas 20,121 Morris County Daingerfield 13,048 Motley County Matador 1,426 Nacogdoches County Nacogdoches 59,203 Navarro County Corsicana 45,124 Newton County Newton 15,072 Nolan County Sweetwater 15,802 Nueces County Corpus Christi 313,645 Ochiltree County Perryton 9,006 Oldham County Vega 2,185 Orange County Orange 84,966 Palo Pinto County Palo Pinto 27,026 Panola County Carthage 22,756 Parker County Weatherford 88,495 Parmer County Farwell 10,016 Pecos County Fort Stockton 16,809 Polk County Livingston 41,133 Potter County Amarillo 113,546 Presidio County Marfa 7,304 Rains County Emory 9,139 Randall County Canyon 104,312 Reagan County Big Lake 3,326 Real County Leakey 3,047 Red River County Clarksville 14,314 Reeves County Pecos 13,137 Refugio County Refugio 7,828 Roberts County Miami 887 Robertson County Franklin 16,000 Rockwall County Rockwall 43,080 Runnels County Ballinger 11,495 Rusk County Henderson 47,372 Sabine County Hemphill 10,469 San Augustine County San Augustine 8,946 San Jacinto County Coldspring 22,246 San Patricio County Sinton 67,138 San Saba County San Saba 6,186 Schleicher County Eldorado 2,935 Scurry County Snyder 16,361 Shackelford County Albany 3,302 Shelby County Center 25,224 Sherman County Stratford 3,186 Smith County Tyler 174,706 Somervell County Glen Rose 6,809 Starr County Rio Grande City 53,597 Stephens County Breckenridge 9,674 Sterling County Sterling City 1,393 Stonewall County Aspermont 1,693 Sutton County Sonora 4,077 Swisher County Tulia 8,378 Tarrant County Fort Worth 1,446,219 Taylor County Abilene 126,555 Terrell County Sanderson 1,081 Terry County Brownfield 12,761 Throckmorton County Throckmorton 1,850 Titus County Mt. Pleasant 28,118 Tom Green County San Angelo 104,010 Travis County Austin 812,280 Trinity County Groveton 13,779 Tyler County Woodville 20,871 Upshur County Gilmer 35,291 Upton County Rankin 3,404 Uvalde County Uvalde 25,926 Val Verde County Del Rio 44,856 Van Zandt County Canton 48,140 Victoria County Victoria 84,088 Walker County Huntsville 61,758 Waller County Hempstead 32,663 Ward County Monahans 10,909 Washington County Brenham 30,373 Webb County Laredo 193,117 Wharton County Wharton 41,188 Wheeler County Wheeler 5,284 Wichita County Wichita Falls 131,664 Wilbarger County Vernon 14,676 Willacy County Raymondville 20,082 Williamson County Georgetown 249,967 Wilson County Floresville 32,408 Winkler County Kermit 7,173 Wise County Decatur 48,793 Wood County Quitman 36,752 Yoakum County Plains 7,322 Young County Graham 17,943 Zapata County Zapata 12,182 Zavala County Crystal City 11,600 |
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HOW WERE TEXAS COUNTIES NAMED? Anderson County Kenneth Lewis Anderson (18051845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas Andrews County Richard Andrews (?1835), the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution Angelina County A Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named Angelina by them Aransas County The Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu, a Spanish outpost in early Texas Archer County Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas Armstrong County One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one Atascosa County The Spanish word for "boggy" Austin County Stephen F. Austin (17931836), known as the Father of Texas Bailey County Peter James Bailey, a defender of the Alamo Bandera County Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag" Bastrop County Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F. Austin in obtaining land grants Baylor County Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican-American War Bee County Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. (17871853), a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas Bell County Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas (18491853) Bexar County San Antonio de Bιjar, the capital of Mexican Texas, in turn named for Saint Anthony and the municipality of Bιjar in Spain Blanco County The Blanco River (Blanco means "white" in Spanish) Borden County Gail Borden, Jr. (18011874), businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk Bosque County The Bosque River (Bosque is Spanish for "wooded") Bowie County James Bowie (17961836), the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo Brazoria County The Brazos River Brazos County The Brazos River Brewster County Henry Percy Brewster (18161884), a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the Civil War Briscoe County Andrew Briscoe (18101849), a soldier during the Texas Revolution Brooks County John Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and legislator Brown County Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco Burleson County Edward Burleson (17981851), a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution Burnet County David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836) Caldwell County Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas Revolution Calhoun County John Caldwell Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States (18251832) Callahan County James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution Cameron County Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution Camp County John Lafayette Camp (18281891), a Texas state politician Carson County Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (18361838) Cass County Lewis Cass (17821866), a senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States Castro County Henri Castro (17861865), a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas Chambers County Thomas Jefferson Chambers, an early lawyer in Texas Cherokee County The Cherokee Native American tribe Childress County George Campbell Childress (18041841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence Clay County Henry Clay, Kentucky statesman and ninth secretary of state of the United States (18251829) Cochran County Robert E. Cochran (18101836), a defender of the Alamo Coke County Richard Coke, the fifteenth governor of Texas (18741876) Coleman County Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto Collin County Collin McKinney (17661861), an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence Collingsworth County James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas (spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county) Colorado County The Colorado River Comal County The Comal River Comanche County The Comanche Native American tribe Concho County The Concho River Cooke County William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution Coryell County James Coryell, a frontiersman who was killed by Native Americans Cottle County George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo Crane County William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University Crockett County David Crockett (17861836), the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo Crosby County Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner Culberson County David Browning Culberson, a lawyer and soldier in the Civil War Dallam County James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher Dallas County George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States (18451849) Dawson County Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texas Revolution Deaf Smith County Erastus "Deaf" Smith (17871837), a scout during the Texas Revolution Delta County It's Triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta Denton County John Bunyan Denton (18061841), a preacher, lawyer, and soldier killed during a raid on a Native American camp DeWitt County Green DeWitt, who founded an early colony in Texas Dickens County J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo Dimmit County Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution Donley County Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer Duval County Burr Harrison DuVal (18091836), a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre Eastland County William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution Ector County Mathew Ector (18221879), a Confederate general Edwards County Haden Edwards (17711849), an early settler of Nacogdoches El Paso County The pass the Rio Grande creates flowing through the mountains on either side of the river Ellis County Richard Ellis (17811846), president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence Erath County George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto Falls County The waterfalls on the Brazos River Fannin County James Walker Fannin, Jr. (18051836), the commander of the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre Fayette County Marquis de La Fayette (17571834), the French hero of the American Revolutionary War Fisher County Samuel Rhoads Fisher (17941839), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and secretary of the Navy under the Republic of Texas Floyd County Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo Foard County Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Civil War soldier Fort Bend County A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River Franklin County Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (18051873), an early judge and legislator in Texas Freestone County A type of peach[7] Frio County The Frio River (Frio is "cold" in Spanish) Gaines County James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Galveston County Bernardo de Gαlvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory (17771785) Garza County A pioneer Bexar County family Gillespie County Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant and soldier in the Mexican-American War Glasscock County George Washington Glasscock (18101868), an early settler of the Austin, Texas area Goliad County Its county seat, which preceded the modern county Gonzales County Its county seat, which preceded the modern county Gray County Peter W. Gray (18191874), a lawyer and soldier in the Civil War Grayson County Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas Gregg County John Gregg (18281864), a Confederate war hero Grimes County Jesse Grimes (17881866), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the future county Guadalupe County The Guadalupe River Hale County John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto Hall County Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836) Hamilton County James Hamilton Jr., governor of South Carolina (18301832) who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas Hansford County John M. Hansford, a Texas state congressman and judge Hardeman County Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman, two early Texas politicians and legislators Hardin County The Hardin family in Liberty County Harris County John Richardson Harris, an early settler of the future county; Named Harrisburg County until 1839 Harrison County Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary Hartley County Oliver C. Hartley (18231859) and Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators and lawmakers Haskell County Charles Ready Haskell, killed in the Goliad Massacre Hays County John Coffee Hays (18171883), a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican-American War officer Hemphill County John Hemphill (18031862), a judge and Confederate congressman Henderson County James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas (18461847) Hidalgo County Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (17531811), the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain Hill County George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas Hockley County George Washington Hockley (18021854), Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas Hood County John Bell Hood (18311879), a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade Hopkins County The family of David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county Houston County Sam Houston (17931863), the second and fourth president of the Republic of Texas and seventh governor of Texas Howard County Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (18491853) Hudspeth County Claude Benton Hudspeth, a state congressman (19191931), rancher, and newspaper publisher Hunt County Memucan Hunt (17291808), a secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas Hutchinson County Andrew Hutchinson, an early attorney in Texas Irion County Robert Anderson Irion (18041861), a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas Jack County Brothers Patrick Churchill Jack and William Houston Jack, colonists and veterans of the Texas Revolution Jackson County Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States (18291837) Jasper County William Jasper (17501779), an American Revolutionary War hero Jeff Davis County Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America (18611865) Jefferson County Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States (18011809) Jim Hogg County James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth governor of Texas (18911895) Jim Wells County James Babbage Wells Jr., a powerful politician in southern Texas Johnson County Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician Jones County Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (18441846) Karnes County Henry Wax Karnes (18121840), a soldier in the Texas Revolution Kaufman County David Spangler Kaufman, a Jewish Texas state senator and first Texas Jewish member of the United States House of Representatives Kendall County George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher Kenedy County Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher in the area Kent County Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo Kerr County James Kerr (17901850), an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution Kimble County George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo King County William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo Kinney County Henry Lawrence Kinney, an unsuccessful land speculator Kleberg County Robert Justus Kleberg (18031888), an early German settler and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto Knox County Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (17851794) La Salle County Renι Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (16431687), the French explorer who traveled through Texas Lamar County Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (18381842) Lamb County George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto Lampasas County The Lampasas River (Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies") Lavaca County The Lavaca River (la vaca is Spanish for "cow") Lee County Robert Edward Lee (18071870), the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War Leon County A yellow wolf which lived in the area and was nicknamed "lion" (leon in Spanish) Liberty County Its county seat, which preceded the modern county Limestone County The limestone deposits in the region Lipscomb County Abner Smith Lipscomb, justice of the Texas Supreme Court (18461856) and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1840) Live Oak County The Texas live oak tree under which the petition for a new county was signed Llano County The Llano River (Llano is Spanish for "plains") Loving County Oliver Loving (18121867), a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who with Charles Goodnight developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail Lubbock County Thomas Saltus Lubbock (18171862), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Confederate army Lynn County William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from Massachusetts who is believed to have died defending the Alamo McCulloch County Benjamin McCulloch (18111862), a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate general McLennan County Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county McMullen County John McMullen (18321883), an Irish founder of a colony in Texas Madison County James Madison, the fourth president of the United States (18091817) Marion County Francis Marion (17321795), American Revolutionary War general Martin County Wylie Martin, an early settler in Texas Mason County Fort Mason which was located in the future county Matagorda County The canebrakes which once grew along the coast (Matagorda is Spanish for "thick bush") Maverick County Samuel Augustus Maverick (18031870), an early legislator and rancher near the future county Medina County The Medina River Menard County Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas Midland County The fact that the county is located halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Milam County Benjamin Rush Milam (17881835), an early Texas colonizer and soldier in the Texas Revolution Mills County John T. Mills (18171871), an early judge in Texas Mitchell County Asa Mitchell and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution Montague County Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county Montgomery County City of Montgomery, which in turn was named for Andrew Montgomery Moore County Edwin Ward Moore (18101865), the commodore of the Texan navy during the Republic of Texas Morris County William Wright Morris, a legislator and planter in the area Motley County Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Nacogdoches County The Nacogdoches Native American tribe Navarro County Josι Antonio Navarro (17951871), a leading Tejano participant in the Texas Revolution and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Newton County John Newton (17551780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War Nolan County Philip Nolan (17711801), a mustanger who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission into Texas Nueces County The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts") Ochiltree County William Beck Ochiltree (18111867), an early settler, judge, and legislator Oldham County Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate legislator in Texas Orange County The orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River Palo Pinto County The Palo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick") Panola County A Native American word for cotton. Parker County Isaac Parker (18381896), an early legislator in the state Parmer County Martin Parmer (17781850), an early legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Pecos County The Pecos River Polk County James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (18451849) Potter County Robert Potter (18001842), secretary of the navy for the Republic of Texas, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Presidio County Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the Rio Grande Rains County Emory Rains (18001878), an early legislator and surveyor of the future county Randall County Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general Reagan County John Henninger Reagan (18181905), postmaster general of the Confederacy and leader of the United States Democratic Party in Texas Real County Julius Real, a rancher and legislator Red River County Red River, which forms its northern border Reeves County George Robertson Reeves, a state legislator and colonel in the Confederate army Refugio County Nuestra Seρora del Refugio Mission which was located near the future county Roberts County Oran Milo Roberts (18791883), the seventeenth governor of Texas, and John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Robertson County Sterling Clack Robertson, a founder of a colony in early Texas Rockwall County Its county seat of Rockwall as well as a geological wall of rock running under the county Runnels County Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi (18331835) and planter in Texas Rusk County Thomas Jefferson Rusk (18031857), a general in the Texas Revolution Sabine County The Sabine River, which forms its eastern border (Sabine is Spanish for "cypress") San Augustine County Saint Augustine of Hippo (354430) San Jacinto County The Battle of San Jacinto, which won Texas its independence from Mexico San Patricio County The Mexican Municipality of San Patricio San Saba County The San Saba River Schleicher County Gustav Schleicher, an early engineer and legislator in Texas Scurry County William Read Scurry (18211864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general Shackelford County Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution Shelby County Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War soldier from Tennessee and governor of Kentucky (17921796) (18121816) Sherman County Sidney Sherman (18051873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution Smith County James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution Somervell County Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition Starr County James Harper Starr (18091890), a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official Stephens County Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America (18611865) Sterling County W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter Stonewall County Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (18241863), the famous Confederate General Sutton County John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War Swisher County James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution Tarrant County Edward H. Tarrant, a general who drove the Native Americans out of the future county Taylor County Edward Taylor (18121836), George Taylor (18161836), and James Taylor (18141836), three brothers who died at the Alamo Terrell County Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer Terry County Benjamin Franklin Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers Throckmorton County William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler Titus County Andrew Jackson Titus, a state legislator and planter Tom Green County Thomas Green (18141864), a Confederate brigadier general Travis County William Barret Travis (18091831), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo Trinity County The Trinity River Tyler County John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States (18411845) Upshur County Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States (18431844) Upton County Brothers John Cunningham Upton and William Felton Upton, both lieutenant colonels in the Confederate army Uvalde County The Caρσn de Ugalde, a nearby battlefield where Spanish General Juan de Ugalde won a surprise battle against 300 Apaches Val Verde County The Civil War Battle of Val Verde(Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley") Van Zandt County Isaac Van Zandt (18131847), early Texas settler, attorney, Texas legislator, and diplomat Victoria County Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of Mexico (18241829) Walker County Samuel Hamilton Walker (18151847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican-American War Waller County Edwin Waller (18001881), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first mayor of Austin, Texas Ward County Thomas William Ward, a commissioner for the General Land Office of Texas and mayor of Austin, Texas Washington County George Washington, the first president of the United States (17891797) Webb County James Webb, who served as secretary of the Treasury, secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas Wharton County William Harris Wharton (18021839) and John Austin Wharton (18281865), brothers and leaders in revolutionary Texas Wheeler County Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Wichita County The Wichita Native American tribe Wilbarger County Josiah Pugh Wilbarger (18011845) and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers Willacy County John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the county Williamson County Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto Wilson County James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator (18511853) Winkler County Clinton McKamy Winkler, a judge and Confederate colonel Wise County Henry Alexander Wise, the future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (18561860) who supported the annexation of Texas Wood County George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (18471849) Yoakum County Henderson King Yoakum (18101856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian Young County William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal Zapata County Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and rebel against the Mexican government Zavala County Lorenzo de Zavala (17881836), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas Defunct counties There have been at least thirty-two counties established by Texas law that no longer exist. These fall into five categories: judicial counties; counties established by the Constitutional Convention of 1868-69 Buchel County formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County. Dawson County (defunct) formed in 1858 in what is now Kinney County and Uvalde County and Abolished in 1866. Not to be confounded with Dawson County Encinal County Formed in 1856. Abolished in 1899 and annexed to Webb County. Foley County formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County. Greer County formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. State of Texas, 162 U.S. 1 (1896). Perdido County discovered in 1824 and misplaced in the upheavals of the 1840's. Perdido was reportedly abolished in 1858 and again in 1871. Records of annexation to Dawson County are also inconclusive. Santa Fe County formed in 1848 from lands ceded by Mexico. It included the area of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande. Abolished under the Compromise of 1850. Wegefarth County formed in 1873 in the Texas Panhandle and abolished in 1876. Worth County formed in 1850 from part of Santa Fe County. Abolished under the Compromise of 1850. |
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