- List of counties in Texas
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The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state.[1] Texas was originally divided into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of these would later be divided into new counties. The last county to be initially created was Kenedy County in 1921, but Loving County is the newest county; it was first created in 1893, abolished in 1897, then re-created in 1931.[2][3][4]
Each county is run by a commissioners court consisting of four elected commissioners (one from each of four precincts drawn based on population) and a county judge elected from all the voters of the county. In smaller counties, the county judge actually does perform judicial duties, but in larger counties the judge's role is limited to serving on the commissioners court. Certain officials, such as the sheriff and tax collector, are elected separately by the voters, but the commissioners' court determines their office budgets, and sets overall county policy. All county elections are partisan.[5]
While the counties have eminent domain power and control all unincorporated land within their boundaries, they have neither home rule authority nor zoning power. The county is responsible for providing essential services (except for fire and ambulance, which are often done by volunteer fire departments).
Unlike other states, Texas does not allow for consolidated city-county governments. Cities and counties (as well as other political entities) are permitted to enter "interlocal agreements" to share services (as an example, a city and a school district may enter into agreements with the county whereby the county bills for and collects property taxes for the city and school district; thus, only one tax bill is sent instead of three).[6] School districts are independent of county and city government (with the exception of the Stafford Municipal School District, which is city controlled).
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[7] Texas's code is 48, which when combined with any county code would be written as 48XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
J.R. Gonzales of the Houston Chronicle stated that in county seats in many small towns in Texas, the county courthouses have very prominent roles in the town's government and society. Gonzales said "For anyone who has ever driven through a small Texas county seat, it’s easy to see how important the county courthouse is to the community. Ideas and concepts like politics, government, commerce and law all take root around that building." Gonzales said that in large urbanized areas like Harris County, "especially today, that notion tends to get lost when living in such a large area."[8]
Contents
List
County FIPS code
[9]County seat
[10]Established
[10]Origin Etymology Population
[10]Area
[10]Map Anderson County 001 Palestine 1846 Houston County Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas 55,109 1,071 sq mi
(2,774 km2)
Andrews County 003 Andrews 1876 Bexar County Richard Andrews (?–1835), the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution 13,004 1,501 sq mi
(3,888 km2)
Angelina County 005 Lufkin 1846 Nacogdoches County A Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries, whom they called "Little Angel" (Spanish: Angelina) 80,130 802 sq mi
(2,077 km2)
Aransas County 007 Rockport 1871 Refugio County Aransas Bay, named in turn for an early Spanish fort; this support was supposedly named in turn for a Spanish palace Aránzazu, possibly related to the Sanctuario de Aránzazu
(Arantzazu is Basque for "place of thorns")22,497 252 sq mi
(653 km2)
Archer County 009 Archer City 1858 Fannin County Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas 8,854 910 sq mi
(2,357 km2)
Armstrong County 011 Claude 1876 Bexar County One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one 2,148 914 sq mi
(2,367 km2)
Atascosa County 013 Jourdanton 1856 Bexar County The Spanish word for "boggy" 38,628 1,232 sq mi
(3,191 km2)
Austin County 015 Bellville 1836 One of the original 23 counties Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), known as the Father of Texas 23,590 653 sq mi
(1,691 km2)
Bailey County 017 Muleshoe 1876 Bexar County Peter James Bailey, a soldier and defender of the Alamo 6,594 827 sq mi
(2,142 km2)
Bandera County 019 Bandera 1856 Bexar County Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag" 17,645 792 sq mi
(2,051 km2)
Bastrop County 021 Bastrop 1836 One of the original 23 counties Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, the Dutch settler who provided essential help to Stephen F. Austin in obtaining his original land grants 57,733 888 sq mi
(2,300 km2)
Baylor County 023 Seymour 1858 Fannin County Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican-American War 4,093 871 sq mi
(2,256 km2)
Bee County 025 Beeville 1857 San Patricio County, Goliad County, Refugio County, Live Oak County, and Karnes County Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. (1787–1853), a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas 32,359 880 sq mi
(2,279 km2)
Bell County 027 Belton 1850 Milam County Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas (1849–1853) 237,974 1,059 sq mi
(2,743 km2)
Bexar County 029 San Antonio 1836 One of the original 23 counties San Antonio de Béxar, the major presidio in Mexican Texas, named in turn for the San Antonio River and the Spanish viceroy's family, who were Dukes of Béjar in Spain 1,392,931 1,247 sq mi
(3,230 km2)
Blanco County 031 Johnson City 1858 Burnet County, Comal County, Gillespie County and Hays County The Blanco River
(Blanco is Spanish for "white")8,418 711 sq mi
(1,841 km2)
Borden County 033 Gail 1876 Bexar County Gail Borden, Jr. (1801–1874), businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk 729 899 sq mi
(2,328 km2)
Bosque County 035 Meridian 1854 McLennan County The Bosque River
(Bosque is Spanish for "wooded")17,204 989 sq mi
(2,561 km2)
Bowie County 037 Boston 1840 Red River County James Bowie (1796–1836), the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo 89,306 888 sq mi
(2,300 km2)
Brazoria County 039 Angleton 1836 One of the original 23 counties Brazoria, Texas, an early port on the Brazos River 241,767 1,387 sq mi
(3,592 km2)
Brazos County 041 Bryan 1841 Washington County
Named Navasota County until 1842The Brazos River 152,415 586 sq mi
(1,518 km2)
Brewster County 043 Alpine 1887 Presidio County Henry Percy Brewster (1816–1884), a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the Civil War 8,866 6,193 sq mi
(16,040 km2)
Briscoe County 045 Silverton 1876 Bexar County Andrew Briscoe (1810–1849), a signatory of the Texan Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texan Revolution 1,790 900 sq mi
(2,331 km2)
Brooks County 047 Falfurrias 1911 Starr County John Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and state legislator 7,976 943 sq mi
(2,442 km2)
Brown County 049 Brownwood 1856 Comanche County and Travis County Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco 37,674 944 sq mi
(2,445 km2)
Burleson County 051 Caldwell 1846 Milam County Edward Burleson (1798–1851), a general of the Texas Revolution and Vice President of the Republic of Texas 16,470 666 sq mi
(1,725 km2)
Burnet County 053 Burnet 1852 Bell County, Travis County and Williamson County David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836) 34,147 995 sq mi
(2,577 km2)
Caldwell County 055 Lockhart 1848 Bastrop County and Gonzales County Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas Revolution 32,194 546 sq mi
(1,414 km2)
Calhoun County 057 Port Lavaca 1846 Jackson County, Matagorda County and Victoria County John C. Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States (1825–1832) 20,647 512 sq mi
(1,326 km2)
Callahan County 059 Baird 1858 Bexar County, Bosque County, and Travis County James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution 12,905 899 sq mi
(2,328 km2)
Cameron County 061 Brownsville 1848 Nueces County and lands ceded by Mexico Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution killed during the Black Bean Episode 335,227 906 sq mi
(2,347 km2)
Camp County 063 Pittsburg 1874 Upshur County John Lafayette Camp (1828–1891), a Texas state senator 11,549 198 sq mi
(513 km2)
Carson County 065 Panhandle 1876 Bexar County Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838) 6,516 923 sq mi
(2,391 km2)
Cass County 067 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 1861–187130,438 938 sq mi
(2,429 km2)
Castro County 069 Dimmitt 1876 Bexar County Henri Castro (1786–1865), a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas 8,285 898 sq mi
(2,326 km2)
Chambers County 071 Anahuac 1858 Jefferson County and Liberty County Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer and surveyor who helped to resolve land disputes for Americans in Mexican Texas 26,031 599 sq mi
(1,551 km2)
Cherokee County 073 Rusk 1846 Nacogdoches County The Cherokee Native American tribe 46,659 1,052 sq mi
(2,725 km2)
Childress County 075 Childress 1876 Bexar County and Young County George Campbell Childress (1804–1841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence 7,688 710 sq mi
(1,839 km2)
Clay County 077 Henrietta 1857 Cooke County U.S. Senator from Henry Clay Kentucky and ninth secretary of state of the United States (1825–1829) 11,006 1,098 sq mi
(2,844 km2)
Cochran County 079 Morton 1876 Bexar County and Young County Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo 3,730 775 sq mi
(2,007 km2)
Coke County 081 Robert Lee 1889 Tom Green County Richard Coke, the fifteenth governor of Texas (1874–1876) 3,864 899 sq mi
(2,328 km2)
Coleman County 083 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 9,235 1,273 sq mi
(3,297 km2)
Collin County 085 McKinney 1846 Fannin County Collin McKinney (1766–1861), an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence 491,675 848 sq mi
(2,196 km2)
Collingsworth County 087 Wellington 1876 Bexar County and Young 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)3,206 919 sq mi
(2,380 km2)
Colorado County 089 Columbus 1836 One of the original 23 counties The Colorado River of Texas
(Colorado is Spanish for "red")20,390 963 sq mi
(2,494 km2)
Comal County 091 New Braunfels 1846 Bexar County The Comal River
(Comal is Spanish for "basin")78,021 562 sq mi
(1,456 km2)
Comanche County 093 Comanche 1856 Bosque County and Coryell County The Comanche Native American tribe 14,026 938 sq mi
(2,429 km2)
Concho County 095 Paint Rock 1858 Bexar County The Concho River
(Concho is Spanish for "shell")3,966 992 sq mi
(2,569 km2)
Cooke County 097 Gainesville 1848 Fannin County William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution 36,363 874 sq mi
(2,264 km2)
Coryell County 099 Gatesville 1854 Bell County James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Native Americans 74,978 1,052 sq mi
(2,725 km2)
Cottle County 101 Paducah 1876 Fannin County George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo 1,904 901 sq mi
(2,334 km2)
Crane County 103 Crane 1887 Tom Green County William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University 3,996 786 sq mi
(2,036 km2)
Crockett County 105 Ozona 1875 Bexar County David Crockett (1786–1836), the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo 4,099 2,808 sq mi
(7,273 km2)
Crosby County 107 Crosbyton 1876 Bexar County and Young County Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner 7,072 900 sq mi
(2,331 km2)
Culberson County 109 Van Horn 1911 El Paso County David Browning Culberson, a lawyer, U.S. Congressman, and soldier in the Civil War 2,975 3,813 sq mi
(9,876 km2)
Dallam County 111 Dalhart 1876 Bexar County James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher who had a close association with the Supreme Court of Texas 6,222 1,505 sq mi
(3,898 km2)
Dallas County 113 Dallas 1846 Nacogdoches County and Robertson County George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States (1845–1849)
(Disputed)
2,294,706 880 sq mi
(2,279 km2)
Dawson County 115 Lamesa 1846 Bexar County Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texan Revolution and victim of the Dawson Massacre 14,985 902 sq mi
(2,336 km2)
Deaf Smith County 117 Hereford 1876 Bexar County Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a scout during the Texan Revolution 18,561 1,497 sq mi
(3,877 km2)
Delta County 119 Cooper 1870 Hopkins County and Lamar County Its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta 5,327 277 sq mi
(717 km2)
Denton County 121 Denton 1846 Fannin County John Bunyan Denton (1806–1841), a preacher, lawyer, and soldier killed during a raid on a Native American camp 584,238 888 sq mi
(2,300 km2)
DeWitt County 123 Cuero 1846 Goliad County, Gonzales County and Victoria County Green DeWitt, an empresario who founded an early colony in Texas 20,013 909 sq mi
(2,354 km2)
Dickens County 125 Dickens 1876 Bexar County J.A. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo 2,762 904 sq mi
(2,341 km2)
Dimmit County 127 Carrizo Springs 1858 Bexar County, Maverick County, Uvalde County and Webb County Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution 10,248 1,331 sq mi
(3,447 km2)
Donley County 129 Clarendon 1876 Bexar County Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer and Texas Supreme Court justice 3,828 930 sq mi
(2,409 km2)
Duval County 131 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 13,120 1,793 sq mi
(4,644 km2)
Eastland County 133 Eastland 1858 Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution 18,297 926 sq mi
(2,398 km2)
Ector County 135 Odessa 1887 Tom Green County Mathew Ector (1822–1879), a Confederate general during the Civil War 121,123 901 sq mi
(2,334 km2)
Edwards County 137 Rocksprings 1858 Bexar County Haden Edwards (1771–1849), empresario and filibuster who led the Fredonian Rebellion 2,162 2,120 sq mi
(5,491 km2)
Ellis County 139 Waxahachie 1849 Navarro County Richard Ellis (1781–1846), president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence 111,360 940 sq mi
(2,435 km2)
El Paso County 141 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 721,598 1,013 sq mi
(2,624 km2)
Erath County 143 Stephenville 1856 Bosque County and Coryell County George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto 33,001 1,086 sq mi
(2,813 km2)
Falls County 145 Marlin 1850 Limestone County and Milam County The Falls on the Brazos 18,576 769 sq mi
(1,992 km2)
Fannin County 147 Bonham 1837 Red River County James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1805–1836), the commander of the Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre 31,242 892 sq mi
(2,310 km2)
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 21,804 950 sq mi
(2,460 km2)
Fisher County 151 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 4,344 901 sq mi
(2,334 km2)
Floyd County 153 Floydada 1876 Bexar County and Young County Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo 7,771 992 sq mi
(2,569 km2)
Foard County 155 Crowell 1891 Cottle County, Hardeman County, King County and Knox County Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Confederate major in the Civil War 1,622 707 sq mi
(1,831 km2)
Fort Bend County 157 Richmond 1837 Austin County, Brazoria County and Harris County A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River 354,452 875 sq mi
(2,266 km2)
Franklin County 159 Mount Vernon 1875 Titus County Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805–1873), a judge and Texas State Senator 9,458 286 sq mi
(741 km2)
Freestone County 161 Fairfield 1850 Limestone County A type of peach grown in the area[11] 17,867 885 sq mi
(2,292 km2)
Frio County 163 Pearsall 1858 Atascosa County, Bexar County and Uvalde County The Frio River
(Frio is Spanish for "cold")16,252 1,133 sq mi
(2,934 km2)
Gaines County 165 Seminole 1876 Bexar County James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence 14,467 1,502 sq mi
(3,890 km2)
Galveston County 167 Galveston 1838 Brazoria County, Harris County and Liberty County Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory (1777–1785) 277,563 399 sq mi
(1,033 km2)
Garza County 169 Post 1876 Bexar County José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and first Mayor of San Antonio 4,872 896 sq mi
(2,321 km2)
Gillespie County 171 Fredericksburg 1848 Bexar County and Travis County Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant, Mexican-American War soldier, and Texas Ranger 20,814 1,061 sq mi
(2,748 km2)
Glasscock County 173 Garden City 1887 Tom Green County George Washington Glasscock (1810–1868), an early Texian settler, businessman, soldier, and state representative 1,406 901 sq mi
(2,334 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 6,928 854 sq mi
(2,212 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 18,628 1,068 sq mi
(2,766 km2)
Gray County 179 Pampa 1876 Bexar County Peter W. Gray (1819–1874), a lawyer, state senator, and soldier in the Civil War 22,744 928 sq mi
(2,404 km2)
Grayson County 181 Sherman 1846 Fannin County Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas 110,595 934 sq mi
(2,419 km2)
Gregg County 183 Longview 1873 Upshur County John Gregg (1828–1864), a Confederate general during the Civil War 111,379 274 sq mi
(710 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 23,552 794 sq mi
(2,056 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 89,023 711 sq mi
(1,841 km2)
Hale County 189 Plainview 1876 Bexar County John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto 36,602 1,005 sq mi
(2,603 km2)
Hall County 191 Memphis 1876 Bexar County and Young County Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836) 3,782 903 sq mi
(2,339 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 8,229 836 sq mi
(2,165 km2)
Hansford County 195 Spearman 1876 Bexar County and Young County John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge 5,369 920 sq mi
(2,383 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 4,724 695 sq mi
(1,800 km2)
Hardin County 199 Kountze 1858 Jefferson County and Liberty County The Hardin family, earliest settlers of Liberty County 48,073 894 sq mi
(2,315 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 18393,693,050 1,729 sq mi
(4,478 km2)
Harrison County 203 Marshall 1839 Shelby County Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution 62,110 899 sq mi
(2,328 km2)
Hartley County 205 Channing 1876 Bexar County and Young County Oliver C. and Rufus K. Hartley, brothers and original reporters for the Texas Supreme Court 5,537 1,462 sq mi
(3,787 km2)
Haskell County 207 Haskell 1858 Fannin County and Milam County Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre 6,093 903 sq mi
(2,339 km2)
Hays County 209 San Marcos 1848 Travis County John Coffee Hays (1817–1883), a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican-American War officer 97,589 678 sq mi
(1,756 km2)
Hemphill County 211 Canadian 1876 Bexar County and Young County John Hemphill (1803–1862), U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 3,351 910 sq mi
(2,357 km2)
Henderson County 213 Athens 1846 Houston County and Nacogdoches County James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas (1846–1847) 73,277 874 sq mi
(2,264 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 569,463 1,569 sq mi
(4,064 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 32,321 962 sq mi
(2,492 km2)
Hockley County 219 Levelland 1876 Bexar County and Young 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 22,716 908 sq mi
(2,352 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 41,100 422 sq mi
(1,093 km2)
Hopkins County 223 Sulphur Springs 1846 Lamar County and Nacogdoches County David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county 31,960 785 sq mi
(2,033 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 23,185 1,231 sq mi
(3,188 km2)
Howard County 227 Big Spring 1876 Bexar County Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (1849–1853) 33,627 903 sq mi
(2,339 km2)
Hudspeth County 229 Sierra Blanca 1917 El Paso County Claude Benton Hudspeth, a U.S. Congressman (1919–1931), rancher, and newspaper publisher 3,344 4,571 sq mi
(11,839 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 76,596 841 sq mi
(2,178 km2)
Hutchinson County 233 Stinnett 1876 Bexar County Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler and attorney 23,857 887 sq mi
(2,297 km2)
Irion County 235 Mertzon 1889 Tom Green County Robert Anderson Irion (1804–1861), a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas 1,771 1,052 sq mi
(2,725 km2)
Jack County 237 Jacksboro 1856 Cooke County Patrick and William Jack, brothers, participants in the Anahuac Disturbance, and veterans of the Texas Revolution 8,763 917 sq mi
(2,375 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) 14,391 830 sq mi
(2,150 km2)
Jasper County 241 Jasper 1836 One of the original 23 counties William Jasper (1750–1779), an American Revolutionary War hero 35,604 938 sq mi
(2,429 km2)
Jeff Davis County 243 Fort Davis 1887 Presidio County Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865) 2,207 2,265 sq mi
(5,866 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) 252,051 904 sq mi
(2,341 km2)
Jim Hogg County 247 Hebbronville 1913 Brooks County and Duval County James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth governor of Texas (1891–1895) 5,281 1,136 sq mi
(2,942 km2)
Jim Wells County 249 Alice 1911 Nueces County James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democratic party boss in southern Texas 39,326 865 sq mi
(2,240 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 126,811 729 sq mi
(1,888 km2)
Jones County 253 Anson 1854 Bexar County and Bosque County Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (1844–1846) 20,785 931 sq mi
(2,411 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 15,446 750 sq mi
(1,942 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 71,313 786 sq mi
(2,036 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 23,743 662 sq mi
(1,715 km2)
Kenedy County 261 Sarita 1921 Hidalgo County and Willacy County Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher and land speculator 414 1,457 sq mi
(3,774 km2)
Kent County 263 Jayton 1876 Bexar County and Young County Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo 859 902 sq mi
(2,336 km2)
Kerr County 265 Kerrville 1856 Bexar County James Kerr (1790–1850), an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution 43,653 1,106 sq mi
(2,865 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) 4,468 1,251 sq mi
(3,240 km2)
King County 269 Guthrie 1876 Bexar County William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo 356 912 sq mi
(2,362 km2)
Kinney County 271 Brackettville 1850 Bexar County Henry Lawrence Kinney, a Texas state senator and unsuccessful land speculator 3,379 1,364 sq mi
(3,533 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 31,549 871 sq mi
(2,256 km2)
Knox County 275 Benjamin 1858 Bexar County and Young County Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (1785–1794) 4,253 854 sq mi
(2,212 km2)
Lamar County 277 Paris 1840 Red River County Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1842) 48,499 917 sq mi
(2,375 km2)
Lamb County 279 Littlefield 1876 Bexar County George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto 14,709 1,016 sq mi
(2,631 km2)
Lampasas County 281 Lampasas 1856 Bell County, Coryell County and Travis County The Lampasas River
(Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies")17,762 712 sq mi
(1,844 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 5,866 1,489 sq mi
(3,856 km2)
Lavaca County 285 Hallettsville 1842 Colorado County, Fayette County, Gonzales County, Jackson County and Victoria County
Named La Buca County until 1846The Lavaca River
(La vaca is Spanish for "the cow")19,210 970 sq mi
(2,512 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 15,657 629 sq mi
(1,629 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 15,335 1,072 sq mi
(2,776 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 70,154 1,160 sq mi
(3,004 km2)
Limestone County 293 Groesbeck 1846 Robertson County The limestone deposits in the region 22,051 909 sq mi
(2,354 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) 3,057 932 sq mi
(2,414 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 12,309 1,036 sq mi
(2,683 km2)
Llano County 299 Llano 1856 Bexar County, Gillespie County The Llano River
(Llano is Spanish for "plains")17,044 935 sq mi
(2,422 km2)
Loving County 301 Mentone 1931 Tom Green County Oliver Loving (1812–1867), a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who, with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail 67 673 sq mi
(1,743 km2)
Lubbock County 303 Lubbock 1876 Bexar County Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817–1862), a Texas Ranger and Confederate colonel during the Civil War 242,628 900 sq mi
(2,331 km2)
Lynn County 305 Tahoka 1876 Garza County William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from Massachusetts who is believed to have died defending the Alamo 6,550 892 sq mi
(2,310 km2)
McCulloch County 307 Brady 1856 Bexar County Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), veteran of San Jacinto, Texas Ranger, and Confederate general 8,205 1,069 sq mi
(2,769 km2)
McLennan County 309 Waco 1850 Limestone County and Milam County Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county 213,517 1,042 sq mi
(2,699 km2)
McMullen County 311 Tilden 1858 Atascosa County, Bexar County and Live Oak County John McMullen (1832–1883), an Irish-born empresario in Texas 851 1,113 sq mi
(2,883 km2)
Madison County 313 Madisonville 1853 Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County James Madison, the fourth president of the United States (1809–1817) 12,940 470 sq mi
(1,217 km2)
Marion County 315 Jefferson 1860 Cass County Francis Marion (1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general 10,941 381 sq mi
(987 km2)
Martin County 317 Stanton 1876 Bexar County Wylie Martin, a Texas Revolutionary soldier and legislative representative for the Republic of Texas 4,746 915 sq mi
(2,370 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 3,738 932 sq mi
(2,414 km2)
Matagorda County 321 Bay City 1836 One of the original 23 counties The canebrakes which once grew along the coast
(Matagorda is Spanish for "fat bush")37,957 1,114 sq mi
(2,885 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 47,297 1,280 sq mi
(3,315 km2)
Medina County 325 Hondo 1848 Bexar County The Medina River, named for Spanish engineer Pedro Medina 39,304 1,328 sq mi
(3,440 km2)
Menard County 327 Menard 1858 Bexar County Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas 2,360 902 sq mi
(2,336 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) 116,009 900 sq mi
(2,331 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 24,238 1,017 sq mi
(2,634 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 5,151 748 sq mi
(1,937 km2)
Mitchell County 335 Colorado City 1876 Bexar County Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution 9,698 910 sq mi
(2,357 km2)
Montague County 337 Montague 1857 Cooke County Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county 19,117 931 sq mi
(2,411 km2)
Montgomery County 339 Conroe 1837 Washington County Montgomery, Texas, which in turn was named for Montgomery County, Alabama 293,768 1,044 sq mi
(2,704 km2)
Moore County 341 Dumas 1876 Bexar County Edwin Ward Moore (1810–1865), commodore of the Texan Navy 20,121 900 sq mi
(2,331 km2)
Morris County 343 Daingerfield 1875 Titus County William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator 13,048 254 sq mi
(658 km2)
Motley County 345 Matador 1876 Bexar County Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence 1,426 989 sq mi
(2,561 km2)
Nacogdoches County 347 Nacogdoches 1836 One of the original 23 counties Its county seat, which was named for the Nacogdoche Native American tribe 59,203 947 sq mi
(2,453 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 45,124 1,071 sq mi
(2,774 km2)
Newton County 351 Newton 1846 Jasper County John Newton (1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War 15,072 933 sq mi
(2,416 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 15,802 912 sq mi
(2,362 km2)
Nueces County 355 Corpus Christi 1846 San Patricio County The Nueces River
(Nueces is Spanish for "nuts")313,645 836 sq mi
(2,165 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 9,006 918 sq mi
(2,378 km2)
Oldham County 359 Vega 1876 Bexar County Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas 2,185 1,501 sq mi
(3,888 km2)
Orange County 361 Orange 1852 Jefferson County An orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River 84,966 356 sq mi
(922 km2)
Palo Pinto County 363 Palo Pinto 1856 Bosque County and Navarro County The Palo Pinto Creek
(Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick")27,026 953 sq mi
(2,468 km2)
Panola County 365 Carthage 1846 Harrison County and Shelby County A Native American word for cotton. 22,756 801 sq mi
(2,075 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 88,495 904 sq mi
(2,341 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 10,016 882 sq mi
(2,284 km2)
Pecos County 371 Fort Stockton 1871 Presidio County The Pecos River, which was named for the Pecos Pueblo, which is of unknown etymology 16,809 4,764 sq mi
(12,339 km2)
Polk County 373 Livingston 1846 Liberty County James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849) 41,133 1,057 sq mi
(2,738 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 113,546 909 sq mi
(2,354 km2)
Presidio County 377 Marfa 1850 Bexar County Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the Rio Grande 7,304 3,856 sq mi
(9,987 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 9,139 232 sq mi
(601 km2)
Randall County 381 Canyon 1876 Bexar County Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War 104,312 914 sq mi
(2,367 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 3,326 1,175 sq mi
(3,043 km2)
Real County 385 Leakey 1913 Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County Julius Real, a rancher and state senator 3,047 700 sq mi
(1,813 km2)
Red River County 387 Clarksville 1836 One of the original 23 counties The Red River of Texas 14,314 1,050 sq mi
(2,719 km2)
Reeves County 389 Pecos 1883 Pecos County George Robertson Reeves, a Texas state representative and colonel in the Confederate army 13,137 2,636 sq mi
(6,827 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" 7,828 770 sq mi
(1,994 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 887 924 sq mi
(2,393 km2)
Robertson County 395 Franklin 1837 Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County Sterling Clack Robertson, an empresario in Mexican Texas 16,000 855 sq mi
(2,214 km2)
Rockwall County 397 Rockwall 1873 Kaufman County Its county seat, which was named for a submerged stone wall found by its initial settlers 43,080 129 sq mi
(334 km2)
Runnels County 399 Ballinger 1858 Bexar County and Travis County Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi (1833–1835) and planter in Texas 11,495 1,054 sq mi
(2,730 km2)
Rusk County 401 Henderson 1843 Nacogdoches County Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), a general in the Texas Revolution 47,372 924 sq mi
(2,393 km2)
Sabine County 403 Hemphill 1836 One of the original 23 counties The Sabine River, which forms its eastern border
(Sabine is Spanish for "cypress")10,469 490 sq mi
(1,269 km2)
San Augustine County 405 San Augustine 1836 One of the original 23 counties Presumably Augustine of Hippo (354–430) 8,946 528 sq mi
(1,368 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 22,246 571 sq mi
(1,479 km2)
San Patricio County 409 Sinton 1846 Refugio County Its former county seat San Patricio de Hibernia, an Irish colony named for Saint Patrick 67,138 692 sq mi
(1,792 km2)
San Saba County 411 San Saba 1856 Bexar County The San Saba River, discovered on the Catholic feast of Saint Sabbas 6,186 1,134 sq mi
(2,937 km2)
Schleicher County 413 Eldorado 1887 Crockett County Gustav Schleicher, engineer and U.S. Congressman from Texas 2,935 1,311 sq mi
(3,395 km2)
Scurry County 415 Snyder 1876 Bexar County William Read Scurry (1821–1864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general 16,361 903 sq mi
(2,339 km2)
Shackelford County 417 Albany 1874 Jack County Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution 3,302 914 sq mi
(2,367 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) 25,224 794 sq mi
(2,056 km2)
Sherman County 421 Stratford 1876 Bexar County Sidney Sherman (1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution 3,186 923 sq mi
(2,391 km2)
Smith County 423 Tyler 1846 Nacogdoches County James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution 174,706 928 sq mi
(2,404 km2)
Somervell County 425 Glen Rose 1875 Hood County Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition 6,809 187 sq mi
(484 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 53,597 1,223 sq mi
(3,168 km2)
Stephens County 429 Breckenridge 1858 Bosque County
Named Buchanan County until 1861Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865) 9,674 895 sq mi
(2,318 km2)
Sterling County 431 Sterling City 1891 Tom Green County W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter 1,393 923 sq mi
(2,391 km2)
Stonewall County 433 Aspermont 1876 Bexar County and Young County Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863), the famous Confederate General 1,693 919 sq mi
(2,380 km2)
Sutton County 435 Sonora 1887 Crockett County John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War 4,077 1,454 sq mi
(3,766 km2)
Swisher County 437 Tulia 1876 Bexar County and Young County James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution 8,378 900 sq mi
(2,331 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 1,446,219 864 sq mi
(2,238 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 126,555 916 sq mi
(2,372 km2)
Terrell County 443 Sanderson 1905 Pecos County Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer 1,081 2,358 sq mi
(6,107 km2)
Terry County 445 Brownfield 1876 Bexar County Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers 12,761 890 sq mi
(2,305 km2)
Throckmorton County 447 Throckmorton 1858 Fannin County William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler 1,850 912 sq mi
(2,362 km2)
Titus County 449 Mount Pleasant 1846 Bowie County Andrew Jackson Titus, planter and Texas state representative 28,118 411 sq mi
(1,064 km2)
Tom Green County 451 San Angelo 1874 Bexar County Thomas Green (1814–1864), a Confederate brigadier general 104,010 1,522 sq mi
(3,942 km2)
Travis County 453 Austin 1840 Bastrop County William Barret Travis (1809–1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo 812,280 989 sq mi
(2,561 km2)
Trinity County 455 Groveton 1850 Houston County The Trinity River, named for the spiritual concept of the Trinity 13,779 693 sq mi
(1,795 km2)
Tyler County 457 Woodville 1846 Liberty County John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States (1841–1845) 20,871 923 sq mi
(2,391 km2)
Upshur County 459 Gilmer 1846 Harrison County Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States (1843–1844) 35,291 588 sq mi
(1,523 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 3,404 1,242 sq mi
(3,217 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 25,926 1,557 sq mi
(4,033 km2)
Val Verde County 465 Del Rio 1885 Crockett County, Kinney County and Pecos County The Mexican-American War Battle of Val Verde
(Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley")44,856 3,171 sq mi
(8,213 km2)
Van Zandt County 467 Canton 1848 Henderson County Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), attorney, Texas state representative, and diplomat 48,140 849 sq mi
(2,199 km2)
Victoria County 469 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) 84,088 883 sq mi
(2,287 km2)
Walker County 471 Huntsville 1846 Montgomery County Samuel Hamilton Walker (1815–1847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican-American War 61,758 788 sq mi
(2,041 km2)
Waller County 473 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 32,663 514 sq mi
(1,331 km2)
Ward County 475 Monahans 1887 Tom Green County Thomas William Ward, a commissioner for the General Land Office of Texas and mayor of Austin, Texas 10,909 836 sq mi
(2,165 km2)
Washington County 477 Brenham 1836 One of the original 23 counties George Washington, the first president of the United States (1789–1797) 30,373 609 sq mi
(1,577 km2)
Webb County 479 Laredo 1848 Nueces County James Webb, who served as secretary of the Treasury, secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas 193,117 3,357 sq mi
(8,695 km2)
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 41,188 1,090 sq mi
(2,823 km2)
Wheeler County 483 Wheeler 1876 Bexar County and Young County Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 5,284 914 sq mi
(2,367 km2)
Wichita County 485 Wichita Falls 1858 Cooke County The Wichita Native American tribe 131,664 628 sq mi
(1,627 km2)
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 14,676 971 sq mi
(2,515 km2)
Willacy County 489 Raymondville 1911 Cameron County and Hidalgo County John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the county 20,082 597 sq mi
(1,546 km2)
Williamson County 491 Georgetown 1848 Milam County Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto 249,967 1,124 sq mi
(2,911 km2)
Wilson County 493 Floresville 1860 Bexar County, Guadalupe County and Karnes County James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator (1851–1853) 32,408 807 sq mi
(2,090 km2)
Winkler County 495 Kermit 1887 Tom Green County Clinton Winkler, an appeals court judge, Texas state representative, and Confederate colonel 7,173 841 sq mi
(2,178 km2)
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 48,793 905 sq mi
(2,344 km2)
Wood County 499 Quitman 1850 Van Zandt County George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849) 36,752 650 sq mi
(1,683 km2)
Yoakum County 501 Plains 1876 Bexar County Henderson King Yoakum (1810–1856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian 7,322 800 sq mi
(2,072 km2)
Young County 503 Graham 1856 Bosque County and Fannin County William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal 17,943 922 sq mi
(2,388 km2)
Zapata County 505 Zapata 1858 Starr County and Webb County Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and colonel of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande 12,182 997 sq mi
(2,582 km2)
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 11,600 1,299 sq mi
(3,364 km2)
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; counties never organized which were abolished by legislative act; counties whose territory is no longer considered part of the state; and counties whose names have been changed.[12]
- Buchel County, formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County.
- Dawson County, 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, formed in 1824 and forgotten during the upheavals of the 1840s. 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.
See also
- Analysis of Texas county namesakes
- Texas census statistical areas
- List of Texas county seat name etymologies
References
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- "US Census Bureau". Geographic Comparison Table. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&mt_name=DEC_2000_PL_U_GCTPL_ST2&format=ST-2&_box_head_nbr=GCT-PL&ds_name=DEC_2000_PL_U&geo_id=04000US48. Retrieved 2007-04-20. - populations
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- ^ "TSHA: County organization". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/muc10. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "TSHA: Kenedy County". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcl13. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "TSHA: Loving County". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hck04. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "County government structure". Texas Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20070408034650/http://www.county.org/counties/structure.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ^ "County official information". Texas Association of Counties. http://www.county.org/counties/desc_office/index.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ^ "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ Gonzales, J.R. "Crown jewel of Harris County government finally gets to shine." Houston Chronicle. August 23, 2011. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/tx.html. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
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- ^ "Texas Association of Counties facts". Texas Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20070408034638/http://www.county.org/counties/facts.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ "TSHA Defunct Counties". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/hzd1.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
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