Okrug
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FIPS kod [4][α 1]
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Sjedište [5]
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Stvaranje [5]
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Izvorni okrug
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Etimologija
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Stanovništvo [6]
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Površina [5]
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Mapa
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Anderson County
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001
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Palestine |
1846 |
Houston County |
Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), posljednji potpredsjednik Republike Texas
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&0000000000058402.00000058.402
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&0000000000001071.0000001.071 sq mi (&0000000000002774.0000002.774 km2) |
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Andrews County
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003
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Andrews |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Richard Andrews (1800–1835), prvi teksaški vojnik koji je poginuo u Teksaškoj revoluciji
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&0000000000018440.00000018.440
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&0000000000001501.0000001.501 sq mi (&0000000000003888.0000003.888 km2) |
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Angelina County
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005
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Lufkin |
1846 |
Nacogdoches County |
Indijanka Hainai koja je pomagala prvim španjolskim misionarima, a koju su oni zvali «Mali anđeo» (špan. Angelina)
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&0000000000086506.00000086.506
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&0000000000000802.000000802 sq mi (&0000000000002077.0000002.077 km2) |
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Aransas County
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007
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Rockport |
1871 |
Refugio County |
Aransaški zaljev, nazvan po ranoj španjolskoj utvrdi. Oblik se navodno veže za ime španjolske palače Aránzazu, vjerojatno povezanoj sa Svetilištem Aránzazu. «Arantzazu» na baskijskom znači «mjesto trnja».
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&0000000000024510.00000024.510
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&0000000000000252.000000252 sq mi (&0000000000000653.000000653 km2) |
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Archer County
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009
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Archer City |
1858 |
Fannin County |
Branch Tanner Archer, povjerenik za Republiku Texas.
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&0000000000008681.0000008.681
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&0000000000000910.000000910 sq mi (&0000000000002357.0000002.357 km2) |
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Armstrong County
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011
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Claude |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Jedna od pionirskih porodica Texasa, iako nije sigurno koja.
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&0000000000001839.0000001.839
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&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002.367 km2) |
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Atascosa County
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013
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Jourdanton |
1856 |
Bexar County |
Španjolska riječ za «močvarno»
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&0000000000049939.00000049.939
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&0000000000001232.0000001.232 sq mi (&0000000000003191.0000003.191 km2) |
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Austin County
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015
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Bellville |
1836 |
Jedna od originalnih 23 okruga |
Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), poznat kao Otac Texasa.
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&0000000000030380.00000030.380
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&0000000000000653.000000653 sq mi (&0000000000001691.0000001.691 km2) |
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Bailey County
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017
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Muleshoe |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Peter James Bailey III, vojnik i branitelj Alama
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&0000000000006835.0000006.835
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&0000000000000827.000000827 sq mi (&0000000000002142.0000002.142 km2) |
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Bandera County
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019
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Bandera |
1856 |
Bexar County |
Bandera Pass, nazvan po španjolskoj riječi za zastavu
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&0000000000021565.00000021.565
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&0000000000000792.000000792 sq mi (&0000000000002051.0000002.051 km2) |
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Bastrop County
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021
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Bastrop |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Barun Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop, nizozemski doseljenik koji je pružio ključnu pomoć Stephenu F. Austinu u dobivanju njegovih izvornih zemljišnih darova.
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&0000000000102058.000000102.058
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&0000000000000888.000000888 sq mi (&0000000000002300.0000002.300 km2) |
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Baylor County
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023
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Seymour |
1858 |
Fannin County |
Henry Weidner Baylor, kirurg u Texas Rangersima tijekom meksičko-američkog rata.
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&0000000000003477.0000003.477
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&0000000000000871.000000871 sq mi (&0000000000002256.0000002.256 km2) |
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Bee County
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025
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Beeville |
1857 |
San Patricio County, Goliad County, Refugio County, Live Oak County, and Karnes County |
Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. (1787–1853), državni sekretar Republike Texas.
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&0000000000030924.00000030.924
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&0000000000000880.000000880 sq mi (&0000000000002279.0000002.279 km2) |
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Bell County
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027
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Belton |
1850 |
Milam County |
Peter Hansborough Bell, treći guverner Texasa (1849–1853)
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&0000000000379617.000000379.617
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&0000000000001059.0000001.059 sq mi (&0000000000002743.0000002.743 km2) |
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Bexar County
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029
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San Antonio |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
San Antonio de Béxar, glavni presidio u meksičkom Teksasu, nazvan po rijeci San Antonio i obitelji španjolskog potkralja (Virrey Baltasar de Zúñiga, prvi vojvoda od Arióna), koji su bili vojvode od Béjara u Španiji.
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&0000000002028236.0000002.028.236
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&0000000000001247.0000001.247 sq mi (&0000000000003230.0000003.230 km2) |
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Blanco County
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031
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Johnson City |
1858 |
Burnet County, Comal County, Gillespie County and Hays County |
Rijeka Blanco; blanco je španjolskom za bijelo.
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&0000000000011886.00000011.886
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&0000000000000711.000000711 sq mi (&0000000000001841.0000001.841 km2) |
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Borden County
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033
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Gail |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Gail Borden, Jr. (1801–1874), biznismen, izdavač, geodet i izumitelj kondenziranog mlijeka.
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&0000000000000617.000000617
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&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002.328 km2) |
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Bosque County
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035
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Meridian |
1854 |
McLennan County |
Rijeka Bosque. Bosque na španjolskom znači "šumovito".
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&0000000000018503.00000018.503
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&0000000000000989.000000989 sq mi (&0000000000002561.0000002.561 km2) |
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Bowie County
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037
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New Boston |
1840 |
Red River County |
James Bowie (1796–1836), legendarni borac nožem koji je poginuo u bitci kod Alama.
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&0000000000092581.00000092.581
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&0000000000000888.000000888 sq mi (&0000000000002300.0000002.300 km2) |
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Brazoria County
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039
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Angleton |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Brazoria, Texas, rana luka na rijeci Brazos.
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&0000000000379689.000000379.689
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&0000000000001387.0000001.387 sq mi (&0000000000003592.0000003.592 km2) |
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Brazos County
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041
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Bryan |
1841 |
Washington County. Named Navasota County until 1842 |
Rijeka Brazos.
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&0000000000237032.000000237.032
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&0000000000000586.000000586 sq mi (&0000000000001518.0000001.518 km2) |
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Brewster County
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043
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Alpine |
1887 |
Presidio County |
Henry Percy Brewster (1816–1884), ministar rata za Republiku Teksas i vojnik u Građanskom ratu.
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&0000000000009450.0000009.450
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&0000000000006193.0000006.193 sq mi (&0000000000016040.00000016.040 km2) |
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Briscoe County
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045
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Silverton |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Andrew Briscoe (1810–1849), potpisnik Teksaške deklaracije o neovisnosti i vojnik tijekom Teksaške revolucije.
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&0000000000001403.0000001.403
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&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002.331 km2) |
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Brooks County
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047
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Falfurrias |
1911 |
Starr County |
James Abijah Brooks, teksaški rendžer i državni zakonodavac.
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&0000000000006994.0000006.994
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&0000000000000943.000000943 sq mi (&0000000000002442.0000002.442 km2) |
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Brown County
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049
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Brownwood |
1856 |
Comanche County and Travis County |
Henry Stevenson Brown, zapovjednik u bitci kod Velasca.
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&0000000000038192.00000038.192
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&0000000000000944.000000944 sq mi (&0000000000002445.0000002.445 km2) |
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Burleson County
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051
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Caldwell |
1846 |
Milam County |
Edward Burleson (1798–1851), general Teksaške revolucije i potpredsjednik Republike Teksas.
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&0000000000018051.00000018.051
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&0000000000000666.000000666 sq mi (&0000000000001725.0000001.725 km2) |
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Burnet County
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053
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Burnet |
1852 |
Bell County, Travis County and Williamson County |
David Burnet, prvi predsjednik Republike Teksas (1836)
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&0000000000050954.00000050.954
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&0000000000000995.000000995 sq mi (&0000000000002577.0000002.577 km2) |
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Caldwell County
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055
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Lockhart |
1848 |
Bastrop County and Gonzales County |
Mathew Caldwell, potpisnik Teksaške deklaracije o neovisnosti i vojnik tijekom Teksaške revolucije.
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&0000000000046791.00000046.791
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&0000000000000546.000000546 sq mi (&0000000000001414.0000001.414 km2) |
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Calhoun County
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057
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Port Lavaca |
1846 |
Jackson County, Matagorda County and Victoria County |
John C. Calhoun, sedmi potpredsjednik Sjedinjenih Država (1825–1832).
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&0000000000019727.00000019.727
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&0000000000000512.000000512 sq mi (&0000000000001326.0000001.326 km2) |
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Callahan County
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059
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Baird |
1858 |
Bexar County, Bosque County, and Travis County |
James Hughes Callahan, vojnik tijekom Teksaške revolucije.
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&0000000000014115.00000014.115
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&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002.328 km2) |
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Cameron County
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061
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Brownsville |
1848 |
Nueces County and lands ceded by Mexico |
Ewen Cameron, vojnik za vrijeme Teksaške revolucije usmrćen prilikom slučaja Black Bean.
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&0000000000423029.000000423.029
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&0000000000000906.000000906 sq mi (&0000000000002347.0000002.347 km2) |
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Camp County
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063
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Pittsburg |
1874 |
Upshur County |
John Lafayette Camp (1828–1891), a Texas state senator
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&0000000000012616.00000012.616
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&0000000000000198.000000198 sq mi (&0000000000000513.000000513 km2) |
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Carson County
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065
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Panhandle |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838)
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&0000000000005746.0000005.746
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&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002.391 km2) |
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Cass County
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067
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Linden |
1846 |
Bowie County |
Lewis Cass (1782–1866), a senator from Michigan, who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States. Named Davis County 1861-1871
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&0000000000028560.00000028.560
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&0000000000000938.000000938 sq mi (&0000000000002429.0000002.429 km2) |
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Castro County
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069
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Dimmitt |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Henri Castro (1786–1865), a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas
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&0000000000007374.0000007.374
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&0000000000000898.000000898 sq mi (&0000000000002326.0000002.326 km2) |
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Chambers County
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071
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Anahuac |
1858 |
Jefferson County and Liberty County |
Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer and surveyor who helped to resolve land disputes for Americans in Mexican Texas
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&0000000000048865.00000048.865
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&0000000000000599.000000599 sq mi (&0000000000001551.0000001.551 km2) |
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Cherokee County
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073
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Rusk |
1846 |
Nacogdoches County |
The Cherokee Native American tribe
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&0000000000051097.00000051.097
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&0000000000001052.0000001.052 sq mi (&0000000000002725.0000002.725 km2) |
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Childress County
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075
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Childress |
1876 |
Bexar County |
George Campbell Childress (1804–1841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence
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&0000000000006736.0000006.736
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&0000000000000710.000000710 sq mi (&0000000000001839.0000001.839 km2) |
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Clay County
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077
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Henrietta |
1857 |
Cooke County |
Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and ninth secretary of state of the United States (1825–1829)
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&0000000000010263.00000010.263
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&0000000000001098.0000001.098 sq mi (&0000000000002844.0000002.844 km2) |
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Cochran County
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079
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Morton |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo
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&0000000000002516.0000002.516
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&0000000000000775.000000775 sq mi (&0000000000002007.0000002.007 km2) |
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Coke County
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081
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Robert Lee |
1889 |
Tom Green County |
Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas (1874–1876)
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&0000000000003321.0000003.321
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&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002.328 km2) |
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Coleman County
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083
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Coleman |
1858 |
Brown County and Travis County |
Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto
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&0000000000007735.0000007.735
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&0000000000001273.0000001.273 sq mi (&0000000000003297.0000003.297 km2) |
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Collin County
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085
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McKinney |
1846 |
Fannin County |
Collin McKinney (1766–1861), an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest person to sign it
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&0000000001109462.0000001.109.462
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&0000000000000848.000000848 sq mi (&0000000000002196.0000002.196 km2) |
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Collingsworth County
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087
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Wellington |
1876 |
Bexar 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)
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&0000000000002615.0000002.615
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&0000000000000919.000000919 sq mi (&0000000000002380.0000002.380 km2) |
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Colorado County
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089
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Columbus |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
The Colorado River of Texas (Colorado is Spanish for "colored")
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&0000000000020630.00000020.630
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&0000000000000963.000000963 sq mi (&0000000000002494.0000002.494 km2) |
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Comal County
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091
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New Braunfels |
1846 |
Bexar County |
The Comal River. (Comal is Spanish for "basin")
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&0000000000174986.000000174.986
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&0000000000000562.000000562 sq mi (&0000000000001456.0000001.456 km2) |
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Comanche County
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093
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Comanche |
1856 |
Bosque County and Coryell County |
The Comanche Native American tribe
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&0000000000013775.00000013.775
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&0000000000000938.000000938 sq mi (&0000000000002429.0000002.429 km2) |
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Concho County
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095
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Paint Rock |
1858 |
Bexar County |
The Concho River. (Concho is Spanish for "shell")
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&0000000000003341.0000003.341
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&0000000000000992.000000992 sq mi (&0000000000002569.0000002.569 km2) |
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Cooke County
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097
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Gainesville |
1848 |
Fannin County |
William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution
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&0000000000042244.00000042.244
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&0000000000000874.000000874 sq mi (&0000000000002264.0000002.264 km2) |
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Coryell County
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099
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Gatesville |
1854 |
Bell County |
James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Native Americans
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&0000000000084232.00000084.232
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&0000000000001052.0000001.052 sq mi (&0000000000002725.0000002.725 km2) |
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Cottle County
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101
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Paducah |
1876 |
Fannin County |
George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo
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&0000000000001381.0000001.381
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&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002.334 km2) |
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Crane County
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103
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Crane |
1887 |
Tom Green County |
William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University
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&0000000000004680.0000004.680
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&0000000000000786.000000786 sq mi (&0000000000002036.0000002.036 km2) |
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Crockett County
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105
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Ozona |
1875 |
Bexar County |
David Crockett (1786–1836), the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo
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&0000000000003068.0000003.068
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&0000000000002808.0000002.808 sq mi (&0000000000007273.0000007.273 km2) |
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Crosby County
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107
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Crosbyton |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner
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&0000000000005106.0000005.106
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&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002.331 km2) |
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Culberson County
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109
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Van Horn |
1911 |
El Paso County |
David Browning Culberson, a lawyer, U.S. Congressman, and soldier in the Civil War
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&0000000000002193.0000002.193
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&0000000000003813.0000003.813 sq mi (&0000000000009876.0000009.876 km2) |
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Dallam County
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111
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Dalhart |
1876 |
Bexar County |
James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher who had a close association with the Supreme Court of Texas
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&0000000000007172.0000007.172
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&0000000000001505.0000001.505 sq mi (&0000000000003898.0000003.898 km2) |
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Dallas County
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113
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Dallas |
1846 |
Nacogdoches County and Robertson County |
George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States (1845–1849) (Disputed)
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&0000000002586050.0000002.586.050
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&0000000000000880.000000880 sq mi (&0000000000002279.0000002.279 km2) |
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Dawson County
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115
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Lamesa |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texan Revolution and victim of the Dawson Massacre
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&0000000000012413.00000012.413
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&0000000000000902.000000902 sq mi (&0000000000002336.0000002.336 km2) |
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Deaf Smith County
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117
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Hereford |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a scout during the Texan Revolution
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&0000000000018329.00000018.329
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&0000000000001497.0000001.497 sq mi (&0000000000003877.0000003.877 km2) |
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Delta County
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119
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Cooper |
1870 |
Hopkins County and Lamar County |
Its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta
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&0000000000005392.0000005.392
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&0000000000000277.000000277 sq mi (&0000000000000717.000000717 km2) |
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Denton County
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121
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Denton |
1846 |
Fannin County |
John Bunyan Denton (1806–1841), a preacher, lawyer, and soldier killed during a raid on a Native American camp
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&0000000000941647.000000941.647
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&0000000000000888.000000888 sq mi (&0000000000002300.0000002.300 km2) |
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DeWitt County
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123
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Cuero |
1846 |
Goliad County, Gonzales County and Victoria County |
Green DeWitt, an empresario who founded an early colony in Texas
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&0000000000019918.00000019.918
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&0000000000000909.000000909 sq mi (&0000000000002354.0000002.354 km2) |
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Dickens County
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125
|
Dickens |
1876 |
Bexar County |
J.A. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo
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&0000000000001740.0000001.740
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&0000000000000904.000000904 sq mi (&0000000000002341.0000002.341 km2) |
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Dimmit County
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127
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Carrizo Springs |
1858 |
Bexar County, Maverick County, Uvalde County and Webb County |
Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution
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&0000000000008473.0000008.473
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&0000000000001331.0000001.331 sq mi (&0000000000003447.0000003.447 km2) |
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Donley County
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129
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Clarendon |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer and Texas Supreme Court justice
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&0000000000003268.0000003.268
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&0000000000000930.000000930 sq mi (&0000000000002409.0000002.409 km2) |
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Duval County
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131
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San Diego |
1858 |
Live Oak County, Nueces County and Starr County |
Burr Harrison DuVal (1809–1836), a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre
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&0000000000009756.0000009.756
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&0000000000001793.0000001.793 sq mi (&0000000000004644.0000004.644 km2) |
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Eastland County
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133
|
Eastland |
1858 |
Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County |
William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution
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&0000000000017864.00000017.864
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&0000000000000926.000000926 sq mi (&0000000000002398.0000002.398 km2) |
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Ector County
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135
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Odessa |
1887 |
Tom Green County |
Mathew Ector (1822–1879), a Confederate general during the Civil War
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&0000000000161091.000000161.091
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&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002.334 km2) |
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Edwards County
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137
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Rocksprings |
1858 |
Bexar County |
Haden Edwards (1771–1849), empresario and filibuster who led the Fredonian Rebellion
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&0000000000001438.0000001.438
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&0000000000002120.0000002.120 sq mi (&0000000000005491.0000005.491 km2) |
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Ellis County
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139
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Waxahachie |
1849 |
Navarro County |
Richard Ellis (1781–1846), president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence
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&0000000000202678.000000202.678
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&0000000000000940.000000940 sq mi (&0000000000002435.0000002.435 km2) |
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El Paso County
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141
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El Paso |
1848 |
Santa Fe County |
Neighboring Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, formerly called El Paso del Norte as it served as the pass north from central Mexico to the settlements of New Mexico
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&0000000000867947.000000867.947
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&0000000000001013.0000001.013 sq mi (&0000000000002624.0000002.624 km2) |
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Erath County
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143
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Stephenville |
1856 |
Bosque County and Coryell County |
George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto
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&0000000000043378.00000043.378
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&0000000000001086.0000001.086 sq mi (&0000000000002813.0000002.813 km2) |
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Falls County
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145
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Marlin |
1850 |
Limestone County and Milam County |
The Falls on the Brazos
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&0000000000017313.00000017.313
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&0000000000000769.000000769 sq mi (&0000000000001992.0000001.992 km2) |
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Fannin County
|
147
|
Bonham |
1837 |
Red River County |
James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1805–1836), the commander of the Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre
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&0000000000036569.00000036.569
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&0000000000000892.000000892 sq mi (&0000000000002310.0000002.310 km2) |
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Fayette County
|
149
|
La Grange |
1837 |
Bastrop County |
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), the French-born general and hero of the American Revolutionary War
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&0000000000024687.00000024.687
|
&0000000000000950.000000950 sq mi (&0000000000002460.0000002.460 km2) |
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Fisher County
|
151
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Roby |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794–1839), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and secretary of the Navy under the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000003706.0000003.706
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&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002.334 km2) |
|
Floyd County
|
153
|
Floydada |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo
|
&0000000000005350.0000005.350
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&0000000000000992.000000992 sq mi (&0000000000002569.0000002.569 km2) |
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Foard County
|
155
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Crowell |
1891 |
Cottle County, Hardeman County, King County and Knox County |
Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Confederate major in the Civil War
|
&0000000000001080.0000001.080
|
&0000000000000707.000000707 sq mi (&0000000000001831.0000001.831 km2) |
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Fort Bend County
|
157
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Richmond |
1837 |
Austin County, Brazoria County and Harris County |
A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River
|
&0000000000858527.000000858.527
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&0000000000000875.000000875 sq mi (&0000000000002266.0000002.266 km2) |
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Franklin County
|
159
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Mount Vernon |
1875 |
Titus County |
Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805–1873), a judge and Texas State Senator
|
&0000000000010464.00000010.464
|
&0000000000000286.000000286 sq mi (&0000000000000741.000000741 km2) |
|
Freestone County
|
161
|
Fairfield |
1850 |
Limestone County |
A type of peach grown in the area[7]
|
&0000000000019774.00000019.774
|
&0000000000000885.000000885 sq mi (&0000000000002292.0000002.292 km2) |
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Frio County
|
163
|
Pearsall |
1858 |
Atascosa County, Bexar County and Uvalde County |
The Frio River (Frío is Spanish for "cold")
|
&0000000000018436.00000018.436
|
&0000000000001133.0000001.133 sq mi (&0000000000002934.0000002.934 km2) |
|
Gaines County
|
165
|
Seminole |
1876 |
Bexar County |
James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
|
&0000000000021895.00000021.895
|
&0000000000001502.0000001.502 sq mi (&0000000000003890.0000003.890 km2) |
|
Galveston County
|
167
|
Galveston |
1838 |
Brazoria County, Harris County and Liberty County |
Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory (1777–1785)
|
&0000000000355062.000000355.062
|
&0000000000000399.000000399 sq mi (&0000000000001033.0000001.033 km2) |
|
Garza County
|
169
|
Post |
1876 |
Bexar County |
José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and first Mayor of San Antonio
|
&0000000000005863.0000005.863
|
&0000000000000896.000000896 sq mi (&0000000000002321.0000002.321 km2) |
|
Gillespie County
|
171
|
Fredericksburg |
1848 |
Bexar County and Travis County |
Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant, Mexican–American War soldier, and Texas Ranger
|
&0000000000027297.00000027.297
|
&0000000000001061.0000001.061 sq mi (&0000000000002748.0000002.748 km2) |
|
Glasscock County
|
173
|
Garden City |
1887 |
Tom Green County |
George Washington Glasscock (1810–1868), an early Texian settler, businessman, soldier, and state representative
|
&0000000000001149.0000001.149
|
&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002.334 km2) |
|
Goliad County
|
175
|
Goliad |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Its county seat, named in turn as an anagram of Miguel Hidalgo, the inspirational figure behind the Mexican War of Independence
|
&0000000000007163.0000007.163
|
&0000000000000854.000000854 sq mi (&0000000000002212.0000002.212 km2) |
|
Gonzales County
|
177
|
Gonzales |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Its county seat, named in turn for Coahuila y Tejas governor Rafael Gonzales
|
&0000000000019641.00000019.641
|
&0000000000001068.0000001.068 sq mi (&0000000000002766.0000002.766 km2) |
|
Gray County
|
179
|
Pampa |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Peter W. Gray (1819–1874), a lawyer, state senator, and soldier in the Civil War
|
&0000000000021030.00000021.030
|
&0000000000000928.000000928 sq mi (&0000000000002404.0000002.404 km2) |
|
Grayson County
|
181
|
Sherman |
1846 |
Fannin County |
Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000139336.000000139.336
|
&0000000000000934.000000934 sq mi (&0000000000002419.0000002.419 km2) |
|
Gregg County
|
183
|
Longview |
1873 |
Upshur County |
John Gregg (1828–1864), a Confederate general during the Civil War
|
&0000000000124201.000000124.201
|
&0000000000000274.000000274 sq mi (&0000000000000710.000000710 km2) |
|
Grimes County
|
185
|
Anderson |
1846 |
Montgomery County |
Jesse Grimes (1788–1866), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the future county
|
&0000000000030287.00000030.287
|
&0000000000000794.000000794 sq mi (&0000000000002056.0000002.056 km2) |
|
Guadalupe County
|
187
|
Seguin |
1846 |
Bexar County and Gonzales County |
The Guadalupe River, named in turn for the Mexican spiritual icon Our Lady of Guadalupe
|
&0000000000177036.000000177.036
|
&0000000000000711.000000711 sq mi (&0000000000001841.0000001.841 km2) |
|
Hale County
|
189
|
Plainview |
1876 |
Bexar County |
John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto
|
&0000000000032220.00000032.220
|
&0000000000001005.0000001.005 sq mi (&0000000000002603.0000002.603 km2) |
|
Hall County
|
191
|
Memphis |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836)
|
&0000000000002845.0000002.845
|
&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002.339 km2) |
|
Hamilton County
|
193
|
Hamilton |
1856 |
Bosque County, Comanche County and Lampasas County |
James Hamilton Jr., governor of South Carolina (1830–1832) who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000008229.0000008.229
|
&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002.165 km2) |
|
Hansford County
|
195
|
Spearman |
1876 |
Bexar County |
John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge
|
&0000000000005159.0000005.159
|
&0000000000000920.000000920 sq mi (&0000000000002383.0000002.383 km2) |
|
Hardeman County
|
197
|
Quanah |
1858 |
Fannin County |
Bailey Hardeman, the first secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas, and his brother Thomas Jones Hardeman, state representative and judge
|
&0000000000003552.0000003.552
|
&0000000000000695.000000695 sq mi (&0000000000001800.0000001.800 km2) |
|
Hardin County
|
199
|
Kountze |
1858 |
Jefferson County and Liberty County |
The Hardin family, earliest settlers of Liberty County
|
&0000000000056973.00000056.973
|
&0000000000000894.000000894 sq mi (&0000000000002315.0000002.315 km2) |
|
Harris County
|
201
|
Houston |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
John Richardson Harris, early settler and founder of Harrisburg, Texas, which eventually became known as Houston Named Harrisburg County until 1839
|
&0000000004728030.0000004.728.030
|
&0000000000001729.0000001.729 sq mi (&0000000000004478.0000004.478 km2) |
|
Harrison County
|
203
|
Marshall |
1839 |
Shelby County |
Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000069150.00000069.150
|
&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002.328 km2) |
|
Hartley County
|
205
|
Channing |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Oliver C. and Rufus K. Hartley, brothers and original reporters for the Texas Supreme Court
|
&0000000000005397.0000005.397
|
&0000000000001462.0000001.462 sq mi (&0000000000003787.0000003.787 km2) |
|
Haskell County
|
207
|
Haskell |
1858 |
Fannin County and Milam County |
Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre
|
&0000000000005411.0000005.411
|
&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002.339 km2) |
|
Hays County
|
209
|
San Marcos |
1848 |
Travis County |
John Coffee Hays (1817–1883), a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican–American War officer
|
&0000000000255397.000000255.397
|
&0000000000000678.000000678 sq mi (&0000000000001756.0000001.756 km2) |
|
Hemphill County
|
211
|
Canadian |
1876 |
Bexar County |
John Hemphill (1803–1862), U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
|
&0000000000003271.0000003.271
|
&0000000000000910.000000910 sq mi (&0000000000002357.0000002.357 km2) |
|
Henderson County
|
213
|
Athens |
1846 |
Houston County and Nacogdoches County |
James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas (1846–1847)
|
&0000000000083667.00000083.667
|
&0000000000000874.000000874 sq mi (&0000000000002264.0000002.264 km2) |
|
Hidalgo County
|
215
|
Edinburg |
1852 |
Cameron County |
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain
|
&0000000000880356.000000880.356
|
&0000000000001569.0000001.569 sq mi (&0000000000004064.0000004.064 km2) |
|
Hill County
|
217
|
Hillsboro |
1853 |
Navarro County |
George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000036471.00000036.471
|
&0000000000000962.000000962 sq mi (&0000000000002492.0000002.492 km2) |
|
Hockley County
|
219
|
Levelland |
1876 |
Bexar County |
George Washington Hockley (1802–1854), Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000021363.00000021.363
|
&0000000000000908.000000908 sq mi (&0000000000002352.0000002.352 km2) |
|
Hood County
|
221
|
Granbury |
1866 |
Johnson County |
John Bell Hood (1831–1879), a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade
|
&0000000000064222.00000064.222
|
&0000000000000422.000000422 sq mi (&0000000000001093.0000001.093 km2) |
|
Hopkins County
|
223
|
Sulphur Springs |
1846 |
Lamar County and Nacogdoches County |
David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county
|
&0000000000037211.00000037.211
|
&0000000000000785.000000785 sq mi (&0000000000002033.0000002.033 km2) |
|
Houston County
|
225
|
Crockett |
1837 |
Nacogdoches County |
Sam Houston (1793–1863), general of the Texan Revolution, commander at the Battle of San Jacinto and later president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator and governor of the state of Texas
|
&0000000000022241.00000022.241
|
&0000000000001231.0000001.231 sq mi (&0000000000003188.0000003.188 km2) |
|
Howard County
|
227
|
Big Spring |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (1849–1853)
|
&0000000000034128.00000034.128
|
&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002.339 km2) |
|
Hudspeth County
|
229
|
Sierra Blanca |
1917 |
El Paso County |
Claude Benton Hudspeth, a U.S. Congressman (1919–1931), rancher, and newspaper publisher
|
&0000000000003287.0000003.287
|
&0000000000004571.0000004.571 sq mi (&0000000000011839.00000011.839 km2) |
|
Hunt County
|
231
|
Greenville |
1846 |
Fannin County and Nacogdoches County |
Memucan Hunt, Jr. (1807–1856), a secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000103394.000000103.394
|
&0000000000000841.000000841 sq mi (&0000000000002178.0000002.178 km2) |
|
Hutchinson County
|
233
|
Stinnett |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler and attorney
|
&0000000000020495.00000020.495
|
&0000000000000887.000000887 sq mi (&0000000000002297.0000002.297 km2) |
|
Irion County
|
235
|
Mertzon |
1889 |
Tom Green County |
Robert Anderson Irion (1804–1861), a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000001552.0000001.552
|
&0000000000001052.0000001.052 sq mi (&0000000000002725.0000002.725 km2) |
|
Jack County
|
237
|
Jacksboro |
1856 |
Cooke County |
Patrick and William Jack, brothers, participants in the Anahuac Disturbance, and veterans of the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000008712.0000008.712
|
&0000000000000917.000000917 sq mi (&0000000000002375.0000002.375 km2) |
|
Jackson County
|
239
|
Edna |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh president of the United States (1829–1837)
|
&0000000000015121.00000015.121
|
&0000000000000830.000000830 sq mi (&0000000000002150.0000002.150 km2) |
|
Jasper County
|
241
|
Jasper |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
William Jasper (1750–1779), an American Revolutionary War hero
|
&0000000000032975.00000032.975
|
&0000000000000938.000000938 sq mi (&0000000000002429.0000002.429 km2) |
|
Jeff Davis County
|
243
|
Fort Davis |
1887 |
Presidio County |
Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
|
&0000000000001949.0000001.949
|
&0000000000002265.0000002.265 sq mi (&0000000000005866.0000005.866 km2) |
|
Jefferson County
|
245
|
Beaumont |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1801–1809)
|
&0000000000253704.000000253.704
|
&0000000000000904.000000904 sq mi (&0000000000002341.0000002.341 km2) |
|
Jim Hogg County
|
247
|
Hebbronville |
1913 |
Brooks County and Duval County |
James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth (and first native-born) governor of Texas (1891–1895)
|
&0000000000004801.0000004.801
|
&0000000000001136.0000001.136 sq mi (&0000000000002942.0000002.942 km2) |
|
Jim Wells County
|
249
|
Alice |
1911 |
Nueces County |
James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democratic party boss in southern Texas
|
&0000000000038847.00000038.847
|
&0000000000000865.000000865 sq mi (&0000000000002240.0000002.240 km2) |
|
Johnson County
|
251
|
Cleburne |
1854 |
Ellis County, Hill County and Navarro County |
Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier in the Mexican–American War, and senator for the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000187280.000000187.280
|
&0000000000000729.000000729 sq mi (&0000000000001888.0000001.888 km2) |
|
Jones County
|
253
|
Anson |
1854 |
Bexar County and Bosque County |
Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (1844–1846)
|
&0000000000019873.00000019.873
|
&0000000000000931.000000931 sq mi (&0000000000002411.0000002.411 km2) |
|
Karnes County
|
255
|
Karnes City |
1854 |
Bexar County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Gonzales County and San Patricio County |
Henry Karnes (1812–1840), a soldier in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000014754.00000014.754
|
&0000000000000750.000000750 sq mi (&0000000000001942.0000001.942 km2) |
|
Kaufman County
|
257
|
Kaufman |
1848 |
Henderson County |
David Spangler Kaufman, a Jewish Texas state senator and the second Jewish member of the United States House of Representatives
|
&0000000000157768.000000157.768
|
&0000000000000786.000000786 sq mi (&0000000000002036.0000002.036 km2) |
|
Kendall County
|
259
|
Boerne |
1862 |
Blanco County and Kerr County |
George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher who gained national fame as a war correspondent during the Mexican–American War
|
&0000000000046788.00000046.788
|
&0000000000000662.000000662 sq mi (&0000000000001715.0000001.715 km2) |
|
Kenedy County
|
261
|
Sarita |
1921 |
Hidalgo County and Willacy County (Due to a reorganization of Willacy County) |
Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher and land speculator
|
&0000000000000340.000000340
|
&0000000000001457.0000001.457 sq mi (&0000000000003774.0000003.774 km2) |
|
Kent County
|
263
|
Jayton |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo
|
&0000000000000749.000000749
|
&0000000000000902.000000902 sq mi (&0000000000002336.0000002.336 km2) |
|
Kerr County
|
265
|
Kerrville |
1856 |
Bexar County |
James Kerr (1790–1850), an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000053161.00000053.161
|
&0000000000001106.0000001.106 sq mi (&0000000000002865.0000002.865 km2) |
|
Kimble County
|
267
|
Junction |
1858 |
Bexar County |
George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo (spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county)
|
&0000000000004365.0000004.365
|
&0000000000001251.0000001.251 sq mi (&0000000000003240.0000003.240 km2) |
|
King County
|
269
|
Guthrie |
1876 |
Bexar County |
William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo
|
&0000000000000258.000000258
|
&0000000000000912.000000912 sq mi (&0000000000002362.0000002.362 km2) |
|
Kinney County
|
271
|
Brackettville |
1850 |
Bexar County |
Henry Lawrence Kinney, a Texas state senator and unsuccessful land speculator
|
&0000000000003130.0000003.130
|
&0000000000001364.0000001.364 sq mi (&0000000000003533.0000003.533 km2) |
|
Kleberg County
|
273
|
Kingsville |
1913 |
Nueces County |
Robert Justus Kleberg (1803–1888), an early German settler and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto
|
&0000000000030635.00000030.635
|
&0000000000000871.000000871 sq mi (&0000000000002256.0000002.256 km2) |
|
Knox County
|
275
|
Benjamin |
1858 |
Bexar County |
Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (1785–1794)
|
&0000000000003351.0000003.351
|
&0000000000000854.000000854 sq mi (&0000000000002212.0000002.212 km2) |
|
Lamar County
|
277
|
Paris |
1840 |
Red River County |
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1842)
|
&0000000000050098.00000050.098
|
&0000000000000917.000000917 sq mi (&0000000000002375.0000002.375 km2) |
|
Lamb County
|
279
|
Littlefield |
1876 |
Bexar County |
George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto
|
&0000000000012898.00000012.898
|
&0000000000001016.0000001.016 sq mi (&0000000000002631.0000002.631 km2) |
|
Lampasas County
|
281
|
Lampasas |
1856 |
Bell County, Coryell County and Travis County |
The Lampasas River (Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies")
|
&0000000000022252.00000022.252
|
&0000000000000712.000000712 sq mi (&0000000000001844.0000001.844 km2) |
|
La Salle County
|
283
|
Cotulla |
1858 |
Bexar County |
René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643–1687), the French explorer who traveled through Texas
|
&0000000000006670.0000006.670
|
&0000000000001489.0000001.489 sq mi (&0000000000003856.0000003.856 km2) |
|
Lavaca County
|
285
|
Hallettsville |
1842 |
Colorado County, Fayette County, Gonzales County, Jackson County and Victoria County Named La Buca County until 1846 |
The Lavaca River (La vaca is Spanish for "the cow")
|
&0000000000020544.00000020.544
|
&0000000000000970.000000970 sq mi (&0000000000002512.0000002.512 km2) |
|
Lee County
|
287
|
Giddings |
1874 |
Bastrop County, Burleson County, Fayette County and Washington County |
Robert Edward Lee (1807–1870), the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War
|
&0000000000017706.00000017.706
|
&0000000000000629.000000629 sq mi (&0000000000001629.0000001.629 km2) |
|
Leon County
|
289
|
Centerville |
1846 |
Robertson County |
Disputed: Either Mexican empresario Martín De León, who founded Victoria, Texas; or the león, a local variety of yellow wolf
|
&0000000000015959.00000015.959
|
&0000000000001072.0000001.072 sq mi (&0000000000002776.0000002.776 km2) |
|
Liberty County
|
291
|
Liberty |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Its county seat, which was named either for the recent success of the Mexican War of Independence or for Liberty, Mississippi
|
&0000000000097621.00000097.621
|
&0000000000001160.0000001.160 sq mi (&0000000000003004.0000003.004 km2) |
|
Limestone County
|
293
|
Groesbeck |
1846 |
Robertson County |
The limestone deposits in the region
|
&0000000000022119.00000022.119
|
&0000000000000909.000000909 sq mi (&0000000000002354.0000002.354 km2) |
|
Lipscomb County
|
295
|
Lipscomb |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Abner Smith Lipscomb, justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1846–1856) and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1840)
|
&0000000000002931.0000002.931
|
&0000000000000932.000000932 sq mi (&0000000000002414.0000002.414 km2) |
|
Live Oak County
|
297
|
George West |
1856 |
Nueces County and San Patricio County |
The Texas live oak tree under which the petition for a new county was signed
|
&0000000000011377.00000011.377
|
&0000000000001036.0000001.036 sq mi (&0000000000002683.0000002.683 km2) |
|
Llano County
|
299
|
Llano |
1856 |
Bexar County, Gillespie County |
The Llano River (Llano is Spanish for "plains")
|
&0000000000021978.00000021.978
|
&0000000000000935.000000935 sq mi (&0000000000002422.0000002.422 km2) |
|
Loving County
|
301
|
Mentone |
1887 |
Tom Green County (1891) Reeves County (1931) |
Oliver Loving (1812–1867), a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who, with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight–Loving Trail
|
&0000000000000057.00000057
|
&0000000000000673.000000673 sq mi (&0000000000001743.0000001.743 km2) |
|
Lubbock County
|
303
|
Lubbock |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817–1862), a Texas Ranger and Confederate colonel during the Civil War
|
&0000000000314451.000000314.451
|
&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002.331 km2) |
|
Lynn County
|
305
|
Tahoka |
1876 |
Bexar County |
William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from Massachusetts who is believed to have died defending the Alamo
|
&0000000000005688.0000005.688
|
&0000000000000892.000000892 sq mi (&0000000000002310.0000002.310 km2) |
|
McCulloch County
|
307
|
Brady |
1856 |
Bexar County |
Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), veteran of San Jacinto, Texas Ranger, and Confederate general
|
&0000000000007533.0000007.533
|
&0000000000001069.0000001.069 sq mi (&0000000000002769.0000002.769 km2) |
|
McLennan County
|
309
|
Waco |
1850 |
Limestone County and Milam County |
Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county
|
&0000000000263115.000000263.115
|
&0000000000001042.0000001.042 sq mi (&0000000000002699.0000002.699 km2) |
|
McMullen County
|
311
|
Tilden |
1858 |
Atascosa County, Bexar County and Live Oak County |
John McMullen (1832–1883), an Irish-born empresario in Texas
|
&0000000000000608.000000608
|
&0000000000001113.0000001.113 sq mi (&0000000000002883.0000002.883 km2) |
|
Madison County
|
313
|
Madisonville |
1853 |
Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County |
James Madison, the fourth president of the United States (1809–1817)
|
&0000000000013718.00000013.718
|
&0000000000000470.000000470 sq mi (&0000000000001217.0000001.217 km2) |
|
Marion County
|
315
|
Jefferson |
1860 |
Cass County |
Francis Marion (1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general
|
&0000000000009645.0000009.645
|
&0000000000000381.000000381 sq mi (&0000000000000987.000000987 km2) |
|
Martin County
|
317
|
Stanton |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Wylie Martin, a Texas Revolutionary soldier and legislative representative for the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000005211.0000005.211
|
&0000000000000915.000000915 sq mi (&0000000000002370.0000002.370 km2) |
|
Mason County
|
319
|
Mason |
1858 |
Gillespie County |
Fort Mason, which was named for either Lt. George T. Mason, killed during the Mexican–American War in fighting near Brownsville, or for Gen. Richard Barnes Mason, military governor of California
|
&0000000000003943.0000003.943
|
&0000000000000932.000000932 sq mi (&0000000000002414.0000002.414 km2) |
|
Matagorda County
|
321
|
Bay City |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
The canebrakes which once grew along the coast (Mata gorda is Spanish for "fat bush")
|
&0000000000036344.00000036.344
|
&0000000000001114.0000001.114 sq mi (&0000000000002885.0000002.885 km2) |
|
Maverick County
|
323
|
Eagle Pass |
1856 |
Kinney County |
Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a rancher, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and representative in the Republic of Texas legislature
|
&0000000000058056.00000058.056
|
&0000000000001280.0000001.280 sq mi (&0000000000003315.0000003.315 km2) |
|
Medina County
|
325
|
Hondo |
1848 |
Bexar County |
The Medina River, named for Spanish engineer Pedro de Medina
|
&0000000000051981.00000051.981
|
&0000000000001328.0000001.328 sq mi (&0000000000003440.0000003.440 km2) |
|
Menard County
|
327
|
Menard |
1858 |
Bexar County |
Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas
|
&0000000000001982.0000001.982
|
&0000000000000902.000000902 sq mi (&0000000000002336.0000002.336 km2) |
|
Midland County
|
329
|
Midland |
1885 |
Tom Green County |
Its county seat, which was named for its location halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway (and "Midway, Texas", being already in use)
|
&0000000000167969.000000167.969
|
&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002.331 km2) |
|
Milam County
|
331
|
Cameron |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Benjamin Rush Milam (1788–1835), an early Texas colonizer and soldier in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000025106.00000025.106
|
&0000000000001017.0000001.017 sq mi (&0000000000002634.0000002.634 km2) |
|
Mills County
|
333
|
Goldthwaite |
1887 |
Brown County, Comanche County, Hamilton County and Lampasas County |
John T. Mills (1817–1871), a Texas Supreme Court judge
|
&0000000000004480.0000004.480
|
&0000000000000748.000000748 sq mi (&0000000000001937.0000001.937 km2) |
|
Mitchell County
|
335
|
Colorado City |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000009070.0000009.070
|
&0000000000000910.000000910 sq mi (&0000000000002357.0000002.357 km2) |
|
Montague County
|
337
|
Montague |
1857 |
Cooke County |
Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county
|
&0000000000020409.00000020.409
|
&0000000000000931.000000931 sq mi (&0000000000002411.0000002.411 km2) |
|
Montgomery County
|
339
|
Conroe |
1837 |
Washington County |
Montgomery, Texas, which was named for Montgomery County, Alabama, which was named for Major Lemuel P. Montgomery, Sam Houston's commanding officer in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)
|
&0000000000648886.000000648.886
|
&0000000000001044.0000001.044 sq mi (&0000000000002704.0000002.704 km2) |
|
Moore County
|
341
|
Dumas |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Edwin Ward Moore (1810–1865), commodore of the Texan Navy
|
&0000000000021118.00000021.118
|
&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002.331 km2) |
|
Morris County
|
343
|
Daingerfield |
1875 |
Titus County |
William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator
|
&0000000000012030.00000012.030
|
&0000000000000254.000000254 sq mi (&0000000000000658.000000658 km2) |
|
Motley County
|
345
|
Matador |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
|
&0000000000001067.0000001.067
|
&0000000000000989.000000989 sq mi (&0000000000002561.0000002.561 km2) |
|
Nacogdoches County
|
347
|
Nacogdoches |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Its county seat, which was named for the Nacogdoche Native American tribe
|
&0000000000064668.00000064.668
|
&0000000000000947.000000947 sq mi (&0000000000002453.0000002.453 km2) |
|
Navarro County
|
349
|
Corsicana |
1846 |
Robertson County |
José Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), a leading Tejano participant in the Texan Revolution and signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence
|
&0000000000053591.00000053.591
|
&0000000000001071.0000001.071 sq mi (&0000000000002774.0000002.774 km2) |
|
Newton County
|
351
|
Newton |
1846 |
Jasper County |
John Newton (1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War
|
&0000000000012241.00000012.241
|
&0000000000000933.000000933 sq mi (&0000000000002416.0000002.416 km2) |
|
Nolan County
|
353
|
Sweetwater |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Philip Nolan (1771–1801), a mustanger who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission into Texas
|
&0000000000014597.00000014.597
|
&0000000000000912.000000912 sq mi (&0000000000002362.0000002.362 km2) |
|
Nueces County
|
355
|
Corpus Christi |
1846 |
San Patricio County |
The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts")
|
&0000000000353079.000000353.079
|
&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002.165 km2) |
|
Ochiltree County
|
357
|
Perryton |
1876 |
Bexar County |
William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas
|
&0000000000009782.0000009.782
|
&0000000000000918.000000918 sq mi (&0000000000002378.0000002.378 km2) |
|
Oldham County
|
359
|
Vega |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas
|
&0000000000001717.0000001.717
|
&0000000000001501.0000001.501 sq mi (&0000000000003888.0000003.888 km2) |
|
Orange County
|
361
|
Orange |
1852 |
Jefferson County |
An orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River
|
&0000000000084742.00000084.742
|
&0000000000000356.000000356 sq mi (&0000000000000922.000000922 km2) |
|
Palo Pinto County
|
363
|
Palo Pinto |
1856 |
Bosque County and Navarro County |
The Palo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick")
|
&0000000000028686.00000028.686
|
&0000000000000953.000000953 sq mi (&0000000000002468.0000002.468 km2) |
|
Panola County
|
365
|
Carthage |
1846 |
Harrison County and Shelby County |
A Native American word for cotton.
|
&0000000000022675.00000022.675
|
&0000000000000801.000000801 sq mi (&0000000000002075.0000002.075 km2) |
|
Parker County
|
367
|
Weatherford |
1855 |
Bosque County and Navarro County |
Isaac Parker, legislator for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas
|
&0000000000156764.000000156.764
|
&0000000000000904.000000904 sq mi (&0000000000002341.0000002.341 km2) |
|
Parmer County
|
369
|
Farwell |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Martin Parmer (1778–1850), a Republic of Texas legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
|
&0000000000009813.0000009.813
|
&0000000000000882.000000882 sq mi (&0000000000002284.0000002.284 km2) |
|
Pecos County
|
371
|
Fort Stockton |
1871 |
Presidio County |
The Pecos River, which was named for the Pecos Pueblo, which is of unknown etymology
|
&0000000000015118.00000015.118
|
&0000000000004764.0000004.764 sq mi (&0000000000012339.00000012.339 km2) |
|
Polk County
|
373
|
Livingston |
1846 |
Liberty County |
James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849)
|
&0000000000051899.00000051.899
|
&0000000000001057.0000001.057 sq mi (&0000000000002738.0000002.738 km2) |
|
Potter County
|
375
|
Amarillo |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Robert Potter (1800–1842), secretary of the navy for the Republic of Texas, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
|
&0000000000116547.000000116.547
|
&0000000000000909.000000909 sq mi (&0000000000002354.0000002.354 km2) |
|
Presidio County
|
377
|
Marfa |
1850 |
Santa Fe County |
Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the Rio Grande
|
&0000000000006140.0000006.140
|
&0000000000003856.0000003.856 sq mi (&0000000000009987.0000009.987 km2) |
|
Rains County
|
379
|
Emory |
1870 |
Hopkins County, Hunt County and Wood County |
Emory Rains (1800–1878), a state senator and surveyor of the future county
|
&0000000000012509.00000012.509
|
&0000000000000259.000000259 sq mi (&0000000000000671.000000671 km2) |
|
Randall County
|
381
|
Canyon |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War
|
&0000000000143854.000000143.854
|
&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002.367 km2) |
|
Reagan County
|
383
|
Big Lake |
1903 |
Tom Green County |
John H. Reagan (1818–1905), Confederate postmaster general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Texas
|
&0000000000003253.0000003.253
|
&0000000000001175.0000001.175 sq mi (&0000000000003043.0000003.043 km2) |
|
Real County
|
385
|
Leakey |
1913 |
Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County |
Julius Real, a rancher and state senator
|
&0000000000002826.0000002.826
|
&0000000000000700.000000700 sq mi (&0000000000001813.0000001.813 km2) |
|
Red River County
|
387
|
Clarksville |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
The Red River of Texas
|
&0000000000011555.00000011.555
|
&0000000000001050.0000001.050 sq mi (&0000000000002719.0000002.719 km2) |
|
Reeves County
|
389
|
Pecos |
1883 |
Pecos County |
George Robertson Reeves, a Texas state representative and colonel in the Confederate army
|
&0000000000014487.00000014.487
|
&0000000000002636.0000002.636 sq mi (&0000000000006827.0000006.827 km2) |
|
Refugio County
|
391
|
Refugio |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Its county seat, which was named for the Spanish mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio, "Our Lady of Refuge"
|
&0000000000006756.0000006.756
|
&0000000000000770.000000770 sq mi (&0000000000001994.0000001.994 km2) |
|
Roberts County
|
393
|
Miami |
1876 |
Bexar County |
John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence, and his brother Oran Milo Roberts, attorney general for the Republic of Texas and the seventeenth governor of Texas
|
&0000000000000797.000000797
|
&0000000000000924.000000924 sq mi (&0000000000002393.0000002.393 km2) |
|
Robertson County
|
395
|
Franklin |
1837 |
Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County |
Sterling Clack Robertson, an empresario in Mexican Texas
|
&0000000000016958.00000016.958
|
&0000000000000855.000000855 sq mi (&0000000000002214.0000002.214 km2) |
|
Rockwall County
|
397
|
Rockwall |
1873 |
Kaufman County |
Its county seat, which was named for a submerged stone wall found by its initial settlers
|
&0000000000116381.000000116.381
|
&0000000000000149.000000149 sq mi (&0000000000000386.000000386 km2) |
|
Runnels County
|
399
|
Ballinger |
1858 |
Bexar County and Travis County |
Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi (1833–1835) and planter in Texas
|
&0000000000009943.0000009.943
|
&0000000000001054.0000001.054 sq mi (&0000000000002730.0000002.730 km2) |
|
Rusk County
|
401
|
Henderson |
1843 |
Nacogdoches County |
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), a general in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000052743.00000052.743
|
&0000000000000924.000000924 sq mi (&0000000000002393.0000002.393 km2) |
|
Sabine County
|
403
|
Hemphill |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
The Sabine River, which forms its eastern border (Sabina is Spanish for "cypress")
|
&0000000000010039.00000010.039
|
&0000000000000490.000000490 sq mi (&0000000000001269.0000001.269 km2) |
|
San Augustine County
|
405
|
San Augustine |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Presumably Augustine of Hippo (354–430)
|
&0000000000007922.0000007.922
|
&0000000000000528.000000528 sq mi (&0000000000001368.0000001.368 km2) |
|
San Jacinto County
|
407
|
Coldspring |
1870 |
Liberty County, Montgomery County, Polk County and Walker County |
The Battle of San Jacinto, which won Texas its independence from Mexico
|
&0000000000027878.00000027.878
|
&0000000000000571.000000571 sq mi (&0000000000001479.0000001.479 km2) |
|
San Patricio County
|
409
|
Sinton |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Its former county seat San Patricio de Hibernia, an Irish colony named for Saint Patrick
|
&0000000000069699.00000069.699
|
&0000000000000692.000000692 sq mi (&0000000000001792.0000001.792 km2) |
|
San Saba County
|
411
|
San Saba |
1856 |
Bexar County |
The San Saba River, discovered on the Catholic feast of Saint Sabbas
|
&0000000000005827.0000005.827
|
&0000000000001134.0000001.134 sq mi (&0000000000002937.0000002.937 km2) |
|
Schleicher County
|
413
|
Eldorado |
1887 |
Crockett County |
Gustav Schleicher, engineer and U.S. Congressman from Texas
|
&0000000000002429.0000002.429
|
&0000000000001311.0000001.311 sq mi (&0000000000003395.0000003.395 km2) |
|
Scurry County
|
415
|
Snyder |
1876 |
Bexar County |
William Read Scurry (1821–1864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general
|
&0000000000016824.00000016.824
|
&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002.339 km2) |
|
Shackelford County
|
417
|
Albany |
1858 |
Bosque County |
Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000003212.0000003.212
|
&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002.367 km2) |
|
Shelby County
|
419
|
Center |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War soldier from Tennessee and governor of Kentucky (1792–1796) (1812–1816)
|
&0000000000023939.00000023.939
|
&0000000000000794.000000794 sq mi (&0000000000002056.0000002.056 km2) |
|
Sherman County
|
421
|
Stratford |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Sidney Sherman (1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000002798.0000002.798
|
&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002.391 km2) |
|
Smith County
|
423
|
Tyler |
1846 |
Nacogdoches County |
James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000237186.000000237.186
|
&0000000000000928.000000928 sq mi (&0000000000002404.0000002.404 km2) |
|
Somervell County
|
425
|
Glen Rose |
1875 |
Hood County |
Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition
|
&0000000000009469.0000009.469
|
&0000000000000187.000000187 sq mi (&0000000000000484.000000484 km2) |
|
Starr County
|
427
|
Rio Grande City |
1848 |
Nueces County |
James Harper Starr (1809–1890), a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official
|
&0000000000066049.00000066.049
|
&0000000000001223.0000001.223 sq mi (&0000000000003168.0000003.168 km2) |
|
Stephens County
|
429
|
Breckenridge |
1858 |
Bosque County Named Buchanan County until 1861 |
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
|
&0000000000009173.0000009.173
|
&0000000000000895.000000895 sq mi (&0000000000002318.0000002.318 km2) |
|
Sterling County
|
431
|
Sterling City |
1891 |
Tom Green County |
W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter
|
&0000000000001381.0000001.381
|
&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002.391 km2) |
|
Stonewall County
|
433
|
Aspermont |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863), the famous Confederate General
|
&0000000000001217.0000001.217
|
&0000000000000919.000000919 sq mi (&0000000000002380.0000002.380 km2) |
|
Sutton County
|
435
|
Sonora |
1887 |
Crockett County |
John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican–American War
|
&0000000000003319.0000003.319
|
&0000000000001454.0000001.454 sq mi (&0000000000003766.0000003.766 km2) |
|
Swisher County
|
437
|
Tulia |
1876 |
Bexar County |
James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000007008.0000007.008
|
&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002.331 km2) |
|
Tarrant County
|
439
|
Fort Worth |
1849 |
Navarro County |
Edward H. Tarrant, a U.S. Army general who drove the Native Americans out of the future county
|
&0000000002126477.0000002.126.477
|
&0000000000000864.000000864 sq mi (&0000000000002238.0000002.238 km2) |
|
Taylor County
|
441
|
Abilene |
1858 |
Bexar County and Travis County |
Edward Taylor (1812–1836), George Taylor (1816–1836), and James Taylor (1814–1836), three brothers who died at the Alamo
|
&0000000000143326.000000143.326
|
&0000000000000916.000000916 sq mi (&0000000000002372.0000002.372 km2) |
|
Terrell County
|
443
|
Sanderson |
1905 |
Pecos County |
Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer
|
&0000000000000724.000000724
|
&0000000000002358.0000002.358 sq mi (&0000000000006107.0000006.107 km2) |
|
Terry County
|
445
|
Brownfield |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers
|
&0000000000011754.00000011.754
|
&0000000000000890.000000890 sq mi (&0000000000002305.0000002.305 km2) |
|
Throckmorton County
|
447
|
Throckmorton |
1858 |
Fannin County |
William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler
|
&0000000000001495.0000001.495
|
&0000000000000912.000000912 sq mi (&0000000000002362.0000002.362 km2) |
|
Titus County
|
449
|
Mount Pleasant |
1846 |
Bowie County |
Andrew Jackson Titus, planter and Texas state representative
|
&0000000000031183.00000031.183
|
&0000000000000411.000000411 sq mi (&0000000000001064.0000001.064 km2) |
|
Tom Green County
|
451
|
San Angelo |
1874 |
Bexar County |
Thomas Green (1814–1864), a Confederate brigadier general
|
&0000000000119411.000000119.411
|
&0000000000001522.0000001.522 sq mi (&0000000000003942.0000003.942 km2) |
|
Travis County
|
453
|
Austin |
1840 |
Bastrop County |
William Barret Travis (1809–1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo
|
&0000000001305154.0000001.305.154
|
&0000000000000989.000000989 sq mi (&0000000000002561.0000002.561 km2) |
|
Trinity County
|
455
|
Groveton |
1850 |
Houston County |
The Trinity River, named for the spiritual concept of the Trinity
|
&0000000000013827.00000013.827
|
&0000000000000693.000000693 sq mi (&0000000000001795.0000001.795 km2) |
|
Tyler County
|
457
|
Woodville |
1846 |
Liberty County |
John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States (1841–1845)
|
&0000000000020077.00000020.077
|
&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002.391 km2) |
|
Upshur County
|
459
|
Gilmer |
1846 |
Harrison County |
Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States (1843–1844)
|
&0000000000041774.00000041.774
|
&0000000000000588.000000588 sq mi (&0000000000001523.0000001.523 km2) |
|
Upton County
|
461
|
Rankin |
1887 |
Tom Green County |
John C. & William F. Upton, brothers and lieutenant colonels in the Confederate army during the Civil War
|
&0000000000003265.0000003.265
|
&0000000000001242.0000001.242 sq mi (&0000000000003217.0000003.217 km2) |
|
Uvalde County
|
463
|
Uvalde |
1850 |
Bexar County |
The Cañón de Ugalde, a nearby battlefield where Spanish General Juan de Ugalde was victorious in a skirmish with over 300 Apaches
|
&0000000000024729.00000024.729
|
&0000000000001557.0000001.557 sq mi (&0000000000004033.0000004.033 km2) |
|
Val Verde County
|
465
|
Del Rio |
1885 |
Crockett County, Kinney County and Pecos County |
Civil War Battle of Val Verde (Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley")
|
&0000000000047564.00000047.564
|
&0000000000003171.0000003.171 sq mi (&0000000000008213.0000008.213 km2) |
|
Van Zandt County
|
467
|
Canton |
1848 |
Henderson County |
Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), attorney, Texas state representative, and diplomat
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&0000000000061275.00000061.275
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&0000000000000849.000000849 sq mi (&0000000000002199.0000002.199 km2) |
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Victoria County
|
469
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Victoria |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
Its county seat, which was named for Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican revolutionary and its first president (1824–1829)
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&0000000000090964.00000090.964
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&0000000000000883.000000883 sq mi (&0000000000002287.0000002.287 km2) |
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Walker County
|
471
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Huntsville |
1846 |
Montgomery County |
Robert J. Walker (1801–1869); officially renamed after Samuel Hamilton Walker (no relation) (1815–1847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican–American War
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&0000000000077977.00000077.977
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&0000000000000788.000000788 sq mi (&0000000000002041.0000002.041 km2) |
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Waller County
|
473
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Hempstead |
1873 |
Austin County and Grimes County |
Edwin Waller (1800–1881), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first mayor of Austin, Texas
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&0000000000059781.00000059.781
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&0000000000000514.000000514 sq mi (&0000000000001331.0000001.331 km2) |
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Ward County
|
475
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Monahans |
1887 |
Tom Green County |
Thomas William Ward, a commissioner for the General Land Office of Texas and mayor of Austin, Texas
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&0000000000011194.00000011.194
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&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002.165 km2) |
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Washington County
|
477
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Brenham |
1836 |
One of the original 23 counties |
George Washington, the first president of the United States (1789–1797)
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&0000000000035891.00000035.891
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&0000000000000609.000000609 sq mi (&0000000000001577.0000001.577 km2) |
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Webb County
|
479
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Laredo |
1848 |
Nueces County |
James Webb, who served as secretary of the Treasury, secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000267945.000000267.945
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&0000000000003357.0000003.357 sq mi (&0000000000008695.0000008.695 km2) |
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Wharton County
|
481
|
Wharton |
1846 |
Colorado County, Jackson County and Matagorda County |
William Harris Wharton (1802–1839) and John Austin Wharton (1828–1865), brothers and officers in the Texas Revolution
|
&0000000000041721.00000041.721
|
&0000000000001090.0000001.090 sq mi (&0000000000002823.0000002.823 km2) |
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Wheeler County
|
483
|
Wheeler |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
|
&0000000000004927.0000004.927
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&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002.367 km2) |
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Wichita County
|
485
|
Wichita Falls |
1858 |
Cooke County |
The Wichita Native American tribe
|
&0000000000130069.000000130.069
|
&0000000000000628.000000628 sq mi (&0000000000001627.0000001.627 km2) |
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Wilbarger County
|
487
|
Vernon |
1858 |
Bexar County |
Josiah P. (1801–1845) and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers; Josiah became a mythical figure for living 11 years after being scalped
|
&0000000000012731.00000012.731
|
&0000000000000971.000000971 sq mi (&0000000000002515.0000002.515 km2) |
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Willacy County
|
489
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Raymondville |
1911 |
Cameron County and Hidalgo County |
John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the county
|
&0000000000020316.00000020.316
|
&0000000000000597.000000597 sq mi (&0000000000001546.0000001.546 km2) |
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Williamson County
|
491
|
Georgetown |
1848 |
Milam County |
Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto
|
&0000000000643026.000000643.026
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&0000000000001124.0000001.124 sq mi (&0000000000002911.0000002.911 km2) |
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Wilson County
|
493
|
Floresville |
1860 |
Bexar County, Guadalupe County and Karnes County |
James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator (1851–1853)
|
&0000000000051257.00000051.257
|
&0000000000000807.000000807 sq mi (&0000000000002090.0000002.090 km2) |
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Winkler County
|
495
|
Kermit |
1887 |
Tom Green County |
Clinton Winkler, an appeals court judge, Texas state representative, and Confederate colonel
|
&0000000000007415.0000007.415
|
&0000000000000841.000000841 sq mi (&0000000000002178.0000002.178 km2) |
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Wise County
|
497
|
Decatur |
1856 |
Cooke County |
Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (1856–1860) who supported the annexation of Texas
|
&0000000000071714.00000071.714
|
&0000000000000905.000000905 sq mi (&0000000000002344.0000002.344 km2) |
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Wood County
|
499
|
Quitman |
1850 |
Van Zandt County |
George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849)
|
&0000000000045875.00000045.875
|
&0000000000000650.000000650 sq mi (&0000000000001683.0000001.683 km2) |
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Yoakum County
|
501
|
Plains |
1876 |
Bexar County |
Henderson King Yoakum (1810–1856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian
|
&0000000000007607.0000007.607
|
&0000000000000800.000000800 sq mi (&0000000000002072.0000002.072 km2) |
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Young County
|
503
|
Graham |
1856 |
Bosque County and Fannin County |
William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal
|
&0000000000017977.00000017.977
|
&0000000000000922.000000922 sq mi (&0000000000002388.0000002.388 km2) |
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Zapata County
|
505
|
Zapata |
1858 |
Starr County and Webb County |
José Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and colonel of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande
|
&0000000000013908.00000013.908
|
&0000000000000997.000000997 sq mi (&0000000000002582.0000002.582 km2) |
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Zavala County
|
507
|
Crystal City |
1846 |
Maverick County |
Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas
|
&0000000000009534.0000009.534
|
&0000000000001299.0000001.299 sq mi (&0000000000003364.0000003.364 km2) |
|