List of counties in Texas 82188 224299181 2008-07-08T06:15:11Z Wars 243532 ro {{see also|List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies}} [[Image:Texas population map.png|right|400px|Map of Texas counties with population density.]] The state of [[Texas]] is divided into 254 [[County (United States)|counties]], more than any other [[U.S. state]].<ref>{{cite web | title=How Many Counties are in Your State? | publisher=Click and Learn | url=http://www.clickandlearn.com/documents2/Counties.htm | accessdate=2007-04-11 }}</ref> Texas was originally divided into [[municipality|municipalities]], a unit of local [[government]] under [[Spain|Spanish]] and [[Mexico|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 most recent county to be created was [[Kenedy County, Texas|Kenedy County]] in 1921. The most recent county to be organized was [[Loving County, Texas|Loving County]] in 1931.<ref name="TSHA">{{cite web | title=TSHA County organization | publisher=The Texas State Historical Association | url=http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/muc10.html | accessdate=2007-04-12 }}</ref> Each county is run by a [[Commissioner#United States|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 [[Government budget|budgets]], and sets overall county policy. All county elections are partisan.<ref>{{cite web | title=County government structure | publisher=Texas Association of Counties | url=http://www.county.org/counties/structure.asp | accessdate=2007-04-27 }}</ref> Counties in Texas also have less legal power than [[City|cities]] or towns. While the counties have [[eminent domain]] power and control all [[unincorporated area|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 tax]]es for the city and school district; thus, only one tax bill is sent instead of three).<ref>{{cite web | title=County official information | publisher=Texas Association of Counties | url=http://www.county.org/counties/desc_office/index.asp | accessdate=2007-04-27 }}</ref> School districts are independent of county and city government (with the exception of the Stafford 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.<ref name="FIPS 6-4">{{cite web|url= http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm|title= FIPS Publish 6-4|publisher= National Institute of Standards and Technology|accessdate= 2007-04-11}}</ref> Texas' 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. ==List== {|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="1" align="center" style="border: 1px solid #88a; background: #f7f8ff; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- style="background-color: #ccf" | style="vertical-align: bottom;"|County<br/> | style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 65px;" |FIPS Code<ref name="FIPS">{{cite web|url= http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/tx.html|title= EPA County FIPS Code Listing|publisher= EPA|accessdate= 2007-04-09}}</ref> | style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 90px;" | [[County Seat]]<br/> | style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50px;" | Created<br/> | style="vertical-align: bottom;" | Origin<br/> | style="vertical-align: bottom;" class="unsortable" | Etymology<br/> | style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 75px;" | Population<br/> | style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 75px;" | Area<br/> | style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 80px;" class="unsortable"|Map<br/>&nbsp; {{County7|Name=Anderson|N=48|Num=001|Seat=Palestine|Year=1846|History=[[Houston County, Texas|Houston County]]|For=[[Kenneth Lewis Anderson]] <small>(1805&ndash;1845)</small>, the last vice president of the [[Republic of Texas]]|Population=55109|Area=1071|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Andrews|N=48|Num=003|Seat=Andrews|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Richard Andrews]] <small>(?&ndash;1835)</small>, the first Texan soldier to die in the [[Texas Revolution]]|Population=13004|Area=1501|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Angelina|N=48|Num=005|Seat=Lufkin|Year=1846|History=[[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=A [[Hainai]] [[Native American (U.S.)|Native American]] woman who assisted early [[Spain|Spanish]] missionaries and was named ''Angelina'' by them|Population=80130|Area=802|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Aransas|N=48|Num=007|Seat=Rockport|Year=1871|History=[[Refugio County, Texas|Refugio County]]|For=The [[Rio Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu]], a Spanish outpost in early Texas|Population=22497|Area=252|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Archer|N=48|Num=009|Seat=Archer City|Year=1858|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas|Population=8854|Area=910|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Armstrong|N=48|Num=011|Seat=Claude|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one|Population=2148|Area=914|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Atascosa|N=48|Num=013|Seat=Jourdanton|Year=1856|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=The [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word for "boggy"|Population=38628|Area=1232|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Austin|N=48|Num=015|Seat=Bellville|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Stephen F. Austin]] <small>(1793&ndash;1836)</small>, known as the Father of Texas|Population=23590|Area=653|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bailey|N=48|Num=017|Seat=Muleshoe|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Peter James Bailey, a defender of the [[Alamo Mission in San Antonio|Alamo]]|Population=6594|Area=827|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bandera|N=48|Num=019|Seat=Bandera|Year=1856|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Bandera Pass]], named in turn for the Spanish word for "[[flag]]"|Population=17645|Area=792|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bastrop|N=48|Num=021|Seat=Bastrop|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F. Austin in obtaining land grants|Population=57733|Area=888|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Baylor|N=48|Num=023|Seat=Seymour|Year=1858|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Rangers]] during the [[Mexican-American War]]|Population=4093|Area=871|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bee|N=48|Num=025|Seat=Beeville|Year=1857|History=[[San Patricio County, Texas|San Patricio County]], [[Goliad County, Texas|Goliad County]], [[Refugio County, Texas|Refugio County]], [[Live Oak County, Texas|Live Oak County]], and [[Karnes County, Texas|Karnes County]]|For=[[Barnard E. Bee, Sr.|Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr.]] <small>(1787&ndash;1853)</small>, a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas|Population=32359|Area=880|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bell|N=48|Num=027|Seat=Belton|Year=1850|History=[[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]]|For=[[Peter Hansborough Bell]], the third [[List of Governors of Texas|governor of Texas]] <small>(1849&ndash;1853)</small>|Population=237974|Area=1059|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bexar|N=48|Num=029|Seat=San Antonio|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=San Antonio de Béjar, the capital of [[Mexico|Mexican]] Texas, in turn named for [[Anthony of Padua|Saint Anthony]] and the municipality of [[Béjar]] in [[Spain]]|Population=1392931|Area=1247|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Blanco|N=48|Num=031|Seat=Johnson City|Year=1858|History=[[Burnet County, Texas|Burnet County]], [[Comal County, Texas|Comal County]], [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie County]] and [[Hays County, Texas|Hays County]]|For=The [[Blanco River]] (''Blanco'' means "white" in Spanish)|Population=8418|Area=711|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Borden|N=48|Num=033|Seat=Gail|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Gail Borden, Jr.]] <small>(1801&ndash;1874)</small>, businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of [[condensed milk]]|Population=729|Area=899|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bosque|N=48|Num=035|Seat=Meridian|Year=1854|History=[[McLennan County, Texas|McLennan County]]|For=The [[Bosque River]] (''Bosque'' is Spanish for "wooded")|Population=17204|Area=989|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Bowie|N=48|Num=037|Seat=Boston|Year=1840|History=[[Red River County, Texas|Red River County]]|For=[[Jim Bowie|James Bowie]] <small>(1796&ndash;1836)</small>, the legendary [[knife]] fighter who died at the [[Battle of the Alamo]]|Population=89306|Area=888|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Brazoria|N=48|Num=039|Seat=Angleton|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=The [[Brazos River]]|Population=241767|Area=1387|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Brazos|N=48|Num=041|Seat=Bryan|Year=1841|History=[[Washington County, Texas|Washington County]]<br/><small>Named Navasota County until 1842</small>|For=The Brazos River|Population=152415|Area=586|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Brewster|N=48|Num=043|Seat=Alpine|Year=1887|History=[[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio County]]|For=[[Henry Percy Brewster]] <small>(1816&ndash;1884)</small>, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]|Population=8866|Area=6193|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Briscoe|N=48|Num=045|Seat=Silverton|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Andrew Briscoe]] <small>(1810&ndash;1849)</small>, a soldier during the Texas Revolution|Population=1790|Area=900|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Brooks|N=48|Num=047|Seat=Falfurrias|Year=1911|History=[[Starr County, Texas|Starr County]]|For=John Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and legislator|Population=7976|Area=943|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Brown|N=48|Num=049|Seat=Brownwood|Year=1856|History=[[Comanche County, Texas|Comanche County]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the [[Battle of Velasco]]|Population=37674|Area=944|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Burleson|N=48|Num=051|Seat=Caldwell|Year=1846|History=[[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]]|For=[[Edward Burleson]] <small>(1798&ndash;1851)</small>, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution|Population=16470|Area=666|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Burnet|N=48|Num=053|Seat=Burnet|Year=1852|History=[[Bell County, Texas|Bell County]], [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]] and [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]]|For=[[David G. Burnet|David Gouverneur Burnet]], the first [[List of Presidents of the Republic of Texas|president]] of the Republic of Texas <small>(1836)</small>|Population=34147|Area=995|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Caldwell|N=48|Num=055|Seat=Lockhart|Year=1848|History=[[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop County]] and [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales County]]|For=Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]] and soldier during the Texas Revolution|Population=32194|Area=546|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Calhoun|N=48|Num=057|Seat=Port Lavaca|Year=1846|History=[[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson County]], [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda County]] and [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria County]]|For=[[John C. Calhoun|John Caldwell Calhoun]], the seventh [[Vice President of the United States|vice president of the United States]] <small>(1825&ndash;1832)</small>|Population=20647|Area=512|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Callahan|N=48|Num=059|Seat=Baird|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], [[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]], and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution|Population=12905|Area=899|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Cameron|N=48|Num=061|Seat=Brownsville|Year=1848|History=[[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]] and lands ceded by [[Mexico]]|For=Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution|Population=335227|Area=906|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Camp|N=48|Num=063|Seat=Pittsburg|Year=1874|History=[[Upshur County, Texas|Upshur County]]|For=[[John Lafayette Camp]] <small>(1828&ndash;1891)</small>, a Texas state politician|Population=11549|Area=198|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Carson|N=48|Num=065|Seat=Panhandle|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Samuel Price Carson]], the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas <small>(1836&ndash;1838)</small>|Population=6516|Area=923|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Cass|N=48|Num=067|Seat=Linden|Year=1846|History=[[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie County]]<br/><small>Named Davis County 1861–1871</small>|For=[[Lewis Cass]] <small>(1782&ndash;1866)</small>, a senator from [[Michigan]] who had favored the annexation of Texas to the [[United States]]|Population=30438|Area=938|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Castro|N=48|Num=069|Seat=Dimmitt|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Henri Castro]] <small>(1786&ndash;1865)</small>, a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas|Population=8285|Area=898|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Chambers|N=48|Num=071|Seat=Anahuac|Year=1858|History=[[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]] and [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]]|For=Thomas Jefferson Chambers, an early lawyer in Texas|Population=26031|Area=599|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Cherokee|N=48|Num=073|Seat=Rusk|Year=1846|History=[[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=The [[Cherokee]] Native American tribe|Population=46659|Area=1052|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Childress|N=48|Num=075|Seat=Childress|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[George Campbell Childress]] <small>(1804&ndash;1841)</small>, one of the authors of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]]|Population=7688|Area=710|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Clay|N=48|Num=077|Seat=Henrietta|Year=1857|History=[[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]]|For=[[Henry Clay]], [[Kentucky]] statesman and ninth [[United States Secretary of State|secretary of state of the United States]] <small>(1825&ndash;1829)</small>|Population=11006|Area=1098|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Cochran|N=48|Num=079|Seat=Morton|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[Robert E. Cochran]] <small>(1810&ndash;1836)</small>, a defender of the Alamo|Population=3730|Area=775|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Coke|N=48|Num=081|Seat=Robert Lee|Year=1889|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=[[Richard Coke]], the fifteenth governor of Texas <small>(1874&ndash;1876)</small>|Population=3864|Area=899|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Coleman|N=48|Num=083|Seat=Coleman|Year=1858|History=[[Brown County, Texas|Brown County]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the [[Battle of San Jacinto]]|Population=9235|Area=1273|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Collin|N=48|Num=085|Seat=McKinney|Year=1846|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]] |For=[[Collin McKinney]] <small>(1766&ndash;1861)</small>, an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=491675|Area=848|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Collingsworth|N=48|Num=087|Seat=Wellington|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas <small>(spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county)</small>|Population=3206|Area=919|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Colorado|N=48|Num=089|Seat=Columbus|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=The [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]]|Population=20390|Area=963|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Comal|N=48|Num=091|Seat=New Braunfels|Year=1846|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=The [[Comal River]]|Population=78021|Area=562|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Comanche|N=48|Num=093|Seat=Comanche|Year=1856|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]] and [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell County]]|For=The [[Comanche]] Native American tribe|Population=14026|Area=938|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Concho|N=48|Num=095|Seat=Paint Rock|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=The [[Concho River]]|Population=3966|Area=992|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Cooke|N=48|Num=097|Seat=Gainesville|Year=1848|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution|Population=36363|Area=874|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Coryell|N=48|Num=099|Seat=Gatesville|Year=1854|History=[[Bell County, Texas|Bell County]]|For=James Coryell, a frontiersman who was killed by [[Native Americans (U.S.)|Native Americans]]|Population=74978|Area=1052|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Cottle|N=48|Num=101|Seat=Paducah|Year=1876|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo|Population=1904|Area=901|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Crane|N=48|Num=103|Seat=Crane|Year=1887|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=William Carey Crane, a president of [[Baylor University]]|Population=3996|Area=786|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Crockett|N=48|Num=105|Seat=Ozona|Year=1875|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[David Crockett]] <small>(1786&ndash;1836)</small>, the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo|Population=4099|Area=2808|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Crosby|N=48|Num=107|Seat=Crosbyton|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner|Population=7072|Area=900|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Culberson|N=48|Num=109|Seat=Van Horn|Year=1911|History=[[El Paso County, Texas|El Paso County]]|For=David Browning Culberson, a lawyer and soldier in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]|Population=2975|Area=3813|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Dallam|N=48|Num=111|Seat=Dalhart|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher|Population=6222|Area=1505|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Dallas|N=48|Num=113|Seat=Dallas|Year=1876|History=[[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]] and [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson County]]|For=[[George M. Dallas|George Mifflin Dallas]], the eleventh [[Vice President of the United States|vice president of the United States]] <small>(1845&ndash;1849)</small>|Population=2294706|Area=880|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Dawson|N=48|Num=115|Seat=Lamesa|Year=1846|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texas Revolution|Population=14985|Area=902|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Deaf Smith|N=48|Num=117|Seat=Hereford|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Erastus Smith|Erastus "Deaf" Smith]] <small>(1787&ndash;1837)</small>, a scout during the Texas Revolution|Population=18561|Area=1497|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Delta|N=48|Num=119|Seat=Cooper|Year=1870|History=[[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins County]] and [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar County]]|For=Its [[Triangle|triangular]] shape, much like the [[Greek language|Greek]] letter [[Delta (letter)|Delta]]|Population=5327|Area=277|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Denton|N=48|Num=121|Seat=Denton|Year=1846|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=[[John B. Denton|John Bunyan Denton]] <small>(1806&ndash;1841)</small>, a preacher, lawyer, and soldier killed during a raid on a Native American camp|Population=584238|Area=888|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=DeWitt|N=48|Num=123|Seat=Cuero|Year=1846|History=[[Goliad County, Texas|Goliad County]], [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales County]] and [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria County]]|For=Green DeWitt, who founded an early colony in Texas|Population=20013|Area=909|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Dickens|N=48|Num=125|Seat=Dickens|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo|Population=2762|Area=904|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Dimmit|N=48|Num=127|Seat=Carrizo Springs|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], [[Maverick County, Texas|Maverick County]], [[Uvalde County, Texas|Uvalde County]] and [[Webb County, Texas|Webb County]]|For=Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution|Population=10248|Area=1331|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Donley|N=48|Num=129|Seat=Clarendon|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer|Population=3828|Area=930|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Duval|N=48|Num=131|Seat=San Diego|Year=1858|History=[[Live Oak County, Texas|Live Oak County]], [[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]] and [[Starr County, Texas|Starr County]]|For=[[Burr H. DuVal|Burr Harrison DuVal]] <small>(1809&ndash;1836)</small>, a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the [[Goliad Massacre]]|Population=13120|Area=1793|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Eastland|N=48|Num=133|Seat=Eastland|Year=1858|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]], [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell County]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution|Population=18297|Area=926|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Ector|N=48|Num=135|Seat=Odessa|Year=1887|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=[[Mathew Ector]] <small>(1822&ndash;1879)</small>, a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general|Population=121123|Area=901|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Edwards|N=48|Num=137|Seat=Rocksprings|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Haden Edwards]] <small>(1771&ndash;1849)</small>, an early settler of [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]]|Population=2162|Area=2120|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=El Paso|N=48|Num=139|Seat=El Paso|Year=1848|History=[[List of counties in Texas#Defunct counties|Santa Fe County]]|For=The pass the [[Rio Grande]] creates flowing through the mountains on either side of the river|Population=721598|Area=1013|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Ellis|N=48|Num=141|Seat=Waxahachie|Year=1849|History=[[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]]|For=[[Richard Ellis (politician)|Richard Ellis]] <small>(1781&ndash;1846)</small>, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=111360|Area=940|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Erath|N=48|Num=143|Seat=Stephenville|Year=1856|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]] and [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell County]]|For=George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the [[Battle of San Jacinto]]|Population=33001|Area=1086|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Falls|N=48|Num=145|Seat=Marlin|Year=1850|History=[[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone County]] and [[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]]|For=The [[waterfall]]s on the Brazos River|Population=18576|Area=769|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Fannin|N=48|Num=147|Seat=Bonham|Year=1837|History=[[Red River County, Texas|Red River County]]|For=[[James Fannin|James Walker Fannin, Jr.]] <small>(1805&ndash;1836)</small>, the commander of the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre|Population=31242|Area=892|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Fayette|N=48|Num=149|Seat=La Grange|Year=1837|History=[[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop County]]|For=[[Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette|Marquis de La Fayette]] <small>(1757&ndash;1834)</small>, the [[France|French]] hero of the [[American Revolutionary War]]|Population=21804|Area=950|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Fisher|N=48|Num=151|Seat=Roby|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Samuel Rhoads Fisher]] <small>(1794&ndash;1839)</small>, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and secretary of the Navy under the Republic of Texas|Population=4344|Area=901|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Floyd|N=48|Num=153|Seat=Floydada|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo|Population=7771|Area=992|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Foard|N=48|Num=155|Seat=Crowell|Year=1891|History=[[Cottle County, Texas|Cottle County]], [[Hardeman County, Texas|Hardeman County]], [[King County, Texas|King County]] and [[Knox County, Texas|Knox County]]|For=Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Civil War soldier|Population=1622|Area=707|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Fort Bend|N=48|Num=157|Seat=Richmond|Year=1837|History=[[Austin County, Texas|Austin County]], [[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]] and [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]]|For=A [[blockhouse]] positioned in a bend of the Brazos River|Population=354452|Area=875|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Franklin|N=48|Num=159|Seat=Mount Vernon|Year=1875|History=[[Titus County, Texas|Titus County]]|For=[[Benjamin Cromwell Franklin]] <small>(1805&ndash;1873)</small>, an early judge and legislator in Texas|Population=9458|Area=286|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Freestone|N=48|Num=161|Seat=Fairfield|Year=1850|History=[[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone County]]|For=A type of [[peach]]<ref name="Trivia">{{cite web | title=Texas Association of Counties facts | publisher=Texas Association of Counties | url=http://www.county.org/counties/facts.asp | accessdate=2007-04-12 }}</ref>|Population=17867|Area=885|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Frio|N=48|Num=163|Seat=Pearsall|Year=1858|History=[[Atascosa County, Texas|Atascosa County]], [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Uvalde County, Texas|Uvalde County]]|For=The [[Frio River]] (''Frio'' is "cold" in Spanish)|Population=16252|Area=1133|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Gaines|N=48|Num=165|Seat=Seminole|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=14467|Area=1502|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Galveston|N=48|Num=167|Seat=Galveston|Year=1838|History=[[Brazoria County, Texas|Brazoria County]], [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] and [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]]|For=[[Bernardo de Gálvez]], a Spanish governor of the [[Louisiana Territory]] <small>(1777&ndash;1785)</small>|Population=277563|Area=399|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Garza|N=48|Num=169|Seat=Post|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=A pioneer [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] family|Population=4872|Area=896|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Gillespie|N=48|Num=171|Seat=Fredericksburg|Year=1848|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant and soldier in the [[Mexican-American War]]|Population=20814|Area=1061|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Glasscock|N=48|Num=173|Seat=Garden City|Year=1887|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=[[George Washington Glasscock]] <small>(1810&ndash;1868)</small>, an early settler of the [[Austin, Texas]] area|Population=1406|Area=901|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Goliad|N=48|Num=175|Seat=Goliad|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=Its county seat, which preceded the modern county|Population=6928|Area=854|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Gonzales|N=48|Num=177|Seat=Gonzales|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=Its county seat, which preceded the modern county|Population=18628|Area=1068|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Gray|N=48|Num=179|Seat=Pampa|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Peter W. Gray]] <small>(1819&ndash;1874)</small>, a lawyer and soldier in the Civil War|Population=22744|Area=928|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Grayson|N=48|Num=181|Seat=Sherman|Year=1846|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas|Population=110595|Area=934|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Gregg|N=48|Num=183|Seat=Longview|Year=1873|History=[[Upshur County, Texas|Upshur County]]|For=[[John Gregg (CSA)|John Gregg]] <small>(1828&ndash;1864)</small>, a Confederate war hero|Population=111379|Area=274|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Grimes|N=48|Num=185|Seat=Anderson|Year=1846|History=[[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]]|For=[[Jesse Grimes]] <small>(1788&ndash;1866)</small>, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the future county|Population=23552|Area=794|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Guadalupe|N=48|Num=187|Seat=Seguin|Year=1846|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales County]]|For=The [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|Guadalupe River]]|Population=89023|Area=711|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hale|N=48|Num=189|Seat=Plainview|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto|Population=36602|Area=1005|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hall|N=48|Num=191|Seat=Memphis|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[Warren D. C. Hall|Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall]], a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas <small>(1836)</small>|Population=3782|Area=903|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hamilton|N=48|Num=193|Seat=Hamilton|Year=1856|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]], [[Comanche County, Texas|Comanche County]] and [[Lampasas County, Texas|Lampasas County]]|For=[[James Hamilton Jr.]], [[governor of South Carolina]] <small>(1830&ndash;1832)</small> who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas|Population=8229|Area=836|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hansford|N=48|Num=195|Seat=Spearman|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=John M. Hansford, a Texas state congressman and judge|Population=5369|Area=920|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hardeman|N=48|Num=197|Seat=Quanah|Year=1858|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman, two early Texas politicians and legislators|Population=4724|Area=695|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hardin|N=48|Num=199|Seat=Kountze|Year=1858|History=[[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]] and [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]]|For=The Hardin family in [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]]|Population=48073|Area=894|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Harris|N=48|Num=201|Seat=Houston|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=John Richardson Harris, an early settler of the future county<br/><small>Named Harrisburg County until 1839</small>|Population=3693050|Area=1729|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Harrison|N=48|Num=203|Seat=Marshall|Year=1839|History=[[Shelby County, Texas|Shelby County]]|For=Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary|Population=62110|Area=899|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hartley|N=48|Num=205|Seat=Channing|Year=1839|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[Oliver C. Hartley]] <small>(1823&ndash;1859)</small> and Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators and lawmakers|Population=5537|Area=1462|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Haskell|N=48|Num=207|Seat=Haskell|Year=1858|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]] and [[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]]|For=Charles Ready Haskell, killed in the Goliad Massacre|Population=6093|Area=903|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hays|N=48|Num=209|Seat=San Marcos|Year=1848|History=[[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=[[John Coffee Hays]] <small>(1817&ndash;1883)</small>, a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican-American War officer|Population=97589|Area=678|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hemphill|N=48|Num=211|Seat=Canadian|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[John Hemphill (politician)|John Hemphill]] <small>(1803&ndash;1862)</small>, a judge and Confederate congressman|Population=3351|Area=910|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Henderson|N=48|Num=213|Seat=Athens|Year=1846|History=[[Houston County, Texas|Houston County]] and [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=[[James Pinckney Henderson]], the first governor of Texas <small>(1846&ndash;1847)</small>|Population=73277|Area=874|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hidalgo|N=48|Num=215|Seat=Edinburg|Year=1852|History=[[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron County]]|For=[[Miguel Hidalgo|Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]] <small>(1753&ndash;1811)</small>, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain|Population=569463|Area=1569|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hill|N=48|Num=217|Seat=Hillsboro|Year=1853|History=[[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]]|For=George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas|Population=32321|Area=962|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hockley|N=48|Num=219|Seat=Levelland|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[George Washington Hockley]] <small>(1802&ndash;1854)</small>, Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas|Population=22716|Area=908|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hood|N=48|Num=221|Seat=Granbury|Year=1866|History=[[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson County]]|For=[[John Bell Hood]] <small>(1831&ndash;1879)</small>, a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of [[Hood's Texas Brigade]]|Population=41100|Area=422|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hopkins|N=48|Num=223|Seat=Sulphur Springs|Year=1846|History=[[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar County]] and [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=The family of David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county|Population=31960|Area=785|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Houston|N=48|Num=225|Seat=Crockett|Year=1837|History=[[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=[[Sam Houston]] <small>(1793&ndash;1863)</small>, the second and fourth president of the Republic of Texas and seventh governor of Texas|Population=23185|Area=1231|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Howard|N=48|Num=227|Seat=Big Spring|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Volney E. Howard|Volney Eskine Howard]], U.S. Representative from Texas <small>(1849&ndash;1853)</small>|Population=33627|Area=903|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hudspeth|N=48|Num=229|Seat=Sierra Blanca|Year=1917|History=[[El Paso County, Texas|El Paso County]]|For=[[Claude Benton Hudspeth]], a state congressman <small>(1919&ndash;1931)</small>, rancher, and newspaper publisher|Population=3344|Area=4571|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hunt|N=48|Num=231|Seat=Greenville|Year=1846|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]] and [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=[[Memucan Hunt, Jr.]] <small>(1807&ndash;1856)</small>, a secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas|Population=76596|Area=841|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Hutchinson|N=48|Num=233|Seat=Stinnett|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Andrew Hutchinson, an early attorney in Texas|Population=23857|Area=887|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Irion|N=48|Num=235|Seat=Mertzon|Year=1889|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=[[Robert Anderson Irion]] <small>(1804&ndash;1861)</small>, a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas|Population=1771|Area=1052|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jack|N=48|Num=237|Seat=Jacksboro|Year=1856|History=[[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]]|For=Brothers Patrick Churchill Jack and William Houston Jack, colonists and veterans of the Texas Revolution|Population=8763|Area=917|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jackson|N=48|Num=239|Seat=Edna|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Andrew Jackson]], the seventh president of the United States <small>(1829&ndash;1837)</small>|Population=14391|Area=830|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jasper|N=48|Num=241|Seat=Jasper|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[William Jasper]] <small>(1750&ndash;1779)</small>, an [[American Revolutionary War]] hero|Population=35604|Area=938|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jeff Davis|N=48|Num=243|Seat=Fort Davis|Year=1887|History=[[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio County]]|For=[[Jefferson Davis]], the only president of the [[Confederate States of America]] <small>(1861&ndash;1865)</small>|Population=2207|Area=2265|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jefferson|N=48|Num=245|Seat=Beaumont|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Thomas Jefferson]], the third president of the United States <small>(1801&ndash;1809)</small>|Population=252051|Area=904|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jim Hogg|N=48|Num=247|Seat=Hebbronville|Year=1913|History=[[Brooks County, Texas|Brooks County]] and [[Duval County, Texas|Duval County]]|For=[[James Stephen Hogg]], the twentieth governor of Texas <small>(1891&ndash;1895)</small>|Population=5281|Area=1136|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jim Wells|N=48|Num=249|Seat=Alice|Year=1911|History=[[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]]|For=James Babbage Wells Jr., a powerful politician in southern Texas|Population=39326|Area=865|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Johnson|N=48|Num=251|Seat=Cleburne|Year=1854|History=[[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]], [[Hill County, Texas|Hill County]] and [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]]|For=Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician|Population=126811|Area=729|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Jones|N=48|Num=253|Seat=Anson|Year=1854|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]]|For=[[Anson Jones]], the fifth president of the Republic of Texas <small>(1844&ndash;1846)</small>|Population=20785|Area=931|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Karnes|N=48|Num=255|Seat=Karnes City|Year=1854|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], [[DeWitt County, Texas|DeWitt County]], [[Goliad County, Texas|Goliad County]], [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales County]] and [[San Patricio County, Texas|San Patricio County]]|For=[[Henry Karnes]] <small>(1812&ndash;1840)</small>, a soldier in the Texas Revolution|Population=15446|Area=750|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kaufman|N=48|Num=257|Seat=Kaufman|Year=1848|History=[[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]]|For=David Spangler Kaufman, a [[Jewish]] Texas state senator and first Texas Jewish member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]|Population=71313|Area=786|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kendall|N=48|Num=259|Seat=Boerne|Year=1862|History=[[Blanco County, Texas|Blanco County]] and [[Kerr County, Texas|Kerr County]]|For=George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher|Population=23743|Area=662|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kenedy|N=48|Num=261|Seat=Sarita|Year=1921|History=[[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo County]] and [[Willacy County, Texas|Willacy County]]|For=Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher in the area|Population=414|Area=1457|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kent|N=48|Num=263|Seat=Jayton|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo|Population=859|Area=902|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kerr|N=48|Num=265|Seat=Kerrville|Year=1856|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[James Kerr (Texas)|James Kerr]] <small>(1790&ndash;1850)</small>, an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution|Population=43653|Area=1106|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kimble|N=48|Num=267|Seat=Junction|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo|Population=4468|Area=1251|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=King|N=48|Num=269|Seat=Guthrie|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo|Population=356|Area=912|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kinney|N=48|Num=271|Seat=Brackettville|Year=1850|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Henry Lawrence Kinney, an unsuccessful land speculator|Population=3379|Area=1364|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Kleberg|N=48|Num=273|Seat=Kingsville|Year=1913|History=[[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]]|For=[[Robert J. Kleberg|Robert Justus Kleberg]] <small>(1803&ndash;1888)</small>, an early German settler and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto|Population=31549|Area=871|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Knox|N=48|Num=275|Seat=Benjamin|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[Henry Knox]], the first [[United States Secretary of War|secretary of war of the United States]] <small>(1785&ndash;1794)</small>|Population=4253|Area=854|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=La Salle|N=48|Num=277|Seat=Cotulla|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]] <small>(1643&ndash;1687)</small>, the French explorer who traveled through Texas|Population=5866|Area=1489|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lamar|N=48|Num=279|Seat=Paris|Year=1840|History=[[Red River County, Texas|Red River County]]|For=[[Mirabeau B. Lamar|Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar]], the third president of the Republic of Texas <small>(1838&ndash;1842)</small>|Population=48499|Area=917|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lamb|N=48|Num=281|Seat=Littlefield|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto|Population=14709|Area=1016|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lampasas|N=48|Num=283|Seat=Lampasas|Year=1856|History=[[Bell County, Texas|Bell County]], [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell County]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=The [[Lampasas River]] (''Lampasas'' is Spanish for "lilies")|Population=17762|Area=712|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lavaca|N=48|Num=285|Seat=Hallettsville|Year=1842|History=[[Colorado County, Texas|Colorado County]], [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette County]], [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales County]], [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson County]] and [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria County]]<br/><small>Named La Buca County until 1846</small>|For=The [[Lavaca River]] (''la vaca'' is Spanish for "cow")|Population=19210|Area=970|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lee|N=48|Num=287|Seat=Giddings|Year=1874|History=[[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop County]], [[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson County]], [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette County]] and [[Washington County, Texas|Washington County]]|For=[[Robert E. Lee|Robert Edward Lee]] <small>(1807&ndash;1870)</small>, the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War|Population=15657|Area=629|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Leon|N=48|Num=289|Seat=Centerville|Year=1846|History=[[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson County]]|For=A yellow [[wolf]] which lived in the area and was nicknamed "[[lion]]" (''leon'' in Spanish)|Population=15335|Area=1072|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Liberty|N=48|Num=291|Seat=Liberty|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=Its county seat, which preceded the modern county|Population=70154|Area=1160|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Limestone|N=48|Num=293|Seat=Groesbeck|Year=1846|History=[[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson County]]|For=The [[limestone]] deposits in the region|Population=22051|Area=909|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lipscomb|N=48|Num=295|Seat=Lipscomb|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Abner Smith Lipscomb]], justice of the [[Texas Supreme Court]] <small>(1846&ndash;1856)</small> and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas <small>(1840)</small>|Population=3057|Area=932|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Live Oak|N=48|Num=297|Seat=George West|Year=1856|History=[[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]] and [[San Patricio County, Texas|San Patricio County]]|For=The [[Texas live oak]] tree under which the petition for a new county was signed|Population=12309|Area=1036|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Llano|N=48|Num=299|Seat=Llano|Year=1856|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie County]]|For=The [[Llano River]] (''Llano'' is Spanish for "plains")|Population=17044|Area=935|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Loving|N=48|Num=301|Seat=Mentone|Year=1931 <small>(originally 1887,<br>deorganized 1897)</small>|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=[[Oliver Loving]] <small>(1812&ndash;1867)</small>, a cattle rancher and pioneer of the [[Cattle drives in the United States|cattle drive]] who with [[Charles Goodnight]] developed the [[Goodnight-Loving Trail]]|Population=67|Area=673|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lubbock|N=48|Num=303|Seat=Lubbock|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Thomas Saltus Lubbock]] <small>(1817&ndash;1862)</small>, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Confederate army|Population=242628|Area=900|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Lynn|N=48|Num=305|Seat=Tahoka|Year=1876|History=[[Garza County, Texas|Garza County]]|For=William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from [[Massachusetts]] who is believed to have died defending the Alamo|Population=6550|Area=892|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=McCulloch|N=48|Num=307|Seat=Brady|Year=1856|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Benjamin McCulloch]] <small>(1811&ndash;1862)</small>, a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate general|Population=8205|Area=1069|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=McLennan|N=48|Num=309|Seat=Waco|Year=1850|History=[[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone County]] and [[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]]|For=Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county|Population=213517|Area=1042|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=McMullen|N=48|Num=311|Seat=Tilden|Year=1858|History=[[Atascosa County, Texas|Atascosa County]], [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Live Oak County, Texas|Live Oak County]]|For=[[John McMullen]] <small>(1832&ndash;1883)</small>, an Irish founder of a colony in Texas|Population=851|Area=1113|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Madison|N=48|Num=313|Seat=Madisonville|Year=1853|History=[[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes County]], [[Leon County, Texas|Leon County]] and [[Walker County, Texas|Walker County]]|For=[[James Madison]], the fourth president of the United States <small>(1809&ndash;1817)</small>|Population=12940|Area=470|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Marion|N=48|Num=315|Seat=Jefferson|Year=1860|History=[[Cass County, Texas|Cass County]]|For=[[Francis Marion]] <small>(1732&ndash;1795)</small>, American Revolutionary War general|Population=10941|Area=381|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Martin|N=48|Num=317|Seat=Stanton|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Wylie Martin, an early settler in Texas|Population=4746|Area=915|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Mason|N=48|Num=319|Seat=Mason|Year=1858|History=[[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie County]]|For=[[Fort Mason, Texas|Fort Mason]] which was located in the future county|Population=3738|Area=932|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Matagorda|N=48|Num=321|Seat=Bay City|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=The [[canebrake]]s which once grew along the coast (''Matagorda'' is Spanish for "thick bush")|Population=37957|Area=1114|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Maverick|N=48|Num=323|Seat=Eagle Pass|Year=1856|History=[[Kinney County, Texas|Kinney County]]|For=[[Samuel Maverick|Samuel Augustus Maverick]] <small>(1803&ndash;1870)</small>, an early legislator and rancher near the future county|Population=47297|Area=1280|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Medina|N=48|Num=325|Seat=Hondo|Year=1848|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=The [[Medina River]]|Population=39304|Area=1328|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Menard|N=48|Num=327|Seat=Menard|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of [[Galveston, Texas]]|Population=2360|Area=902|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Midland|N=48|Num=329|Seat=Midland|Year=1885|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=The fact that the county is located halfway between [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] and [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] on the [[Texas and Pacific Railway]].|Population=116009|Area=900|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Milam|N=48|Num=331|Seat=Cameron|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Benjamin Rush Milam]] <small>(1788&ndash;1835)</small>, an early Texas colonizer and soldier in the Texas Revolution|Population=24238|Area=1017|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Mills|N=48|Num=333|Seat=Goldthwaite|Year=1887|History=[[Brown County, Texas|Brown County]], [[Comanche County, Texas|Comanche County]], [[Hamilton County, Texas|Hamilton County]] and [[Lampasas County, Texas|Lampasas County]]|For=[[John T. Mills]] <small>(1817&ndash;1871)</small>, an early judge in Texas|Population=5151|Area=748|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Mitchell|N=48|Num=335|Seat=Colorado City|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Asa Mitchell and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution|Population=9698|Area=910|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Montague|N=48|Num=337|Seat=Montague|Year=1857|History=[[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]]|For=Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county|Population=19117|Area=931|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Montgomery|N=48|Num=339|Seat=Conroe|Year=1837|History=[[Washington County, Texas|Washington County]]|For=City of [[Montgomery, Texas|Montgomery]], which in turn was named for Andrew Montgomery|Population=293768|Area=1044|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Moore|N=48|Num=341|Seat=Dumas|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Edwin Ward Moore]] <small>(1810&ndash;1865)</small>, the commodore of the Texan navy during the Republic of Texas|Population=20121|Area=900|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Morris|N=48|Num=343|Seat=Daingerfield|Year=1875|History=[[Titus County, Texas|Titus County]]|For=William Wright Morris, a legislator and planter in the area|Population=13048|Area=254|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Motley|N=48|Num=345|Seat=Matador|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=1426|Area=989|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Nacogdoches|N=48|Num=347|Seat=Nacogdoches|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=The Nacogdoches Native American tribe|Population=59203|Area=947|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Navarro|N=48|Num=349|Seat=Corsicana|Year=1846|History=[[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson County]]|For=[[José Antonio Navarro]] <small>(1795&ndash;1871)</small>, a leading Tejano participant in the Texas Revolution and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=45124|Area=1071|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Newton|N=48|Num=351|Seat=Newton|Year=1846|History=[[Jasper County, Texas|Jasper County]]|For=[[John Newton (soldier)|John Newton]] <small>(1755&ndash;1780)</small>, a veteran of the Revolutionary War|Population=15072|Area=933|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Nolan|N=48|Num=353|Seat=Sweetwater|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Philip Nolan]] <small>(1771&ndash;1801)</small>, a [[Mustang (military officer)|mustang]]er who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission into [[Texas]]|Population=15802|Area=912|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Nueces|N=48|Num=355|Seat=Corpus Christi|Year=1846|History=[[San Patricio County, Texas|San Patricio County]]|For=The [[Nueces River]] (''Nueces'' is Spanish for "nuts")|Population=313645|Area=836|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Ochiltree|N=48|Num=357|Seat=Perryton|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[William Beck Ochiltree]] <small>(1811&ndash;1867)</small>, an early settler, judge, and legislator|Population=9006|Area=918|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Oldham|N=48|Num=359|Seat=Vega|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate legislator in Texas|Population=2185|Area=1501|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Orange|N=48|Num=361|Seat=Orange|Year=1852|History=[[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson County]]|For=The [[orange (fruit)|orange]] grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the [[Sabine River (Texas-Louisiana)|Sabine River]]|Population=84966|Area=356|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Palo Pinto|N=48|Num=363|Seat=Palo Pinto|Year=1856|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]] and [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]]|For=The [[Palo Pinto Creek]] (''Palo Pinto'' is Spanish for "painted stick")|Population=27026|Area=953|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Panola|N=48|Num=365|Seat=Carthage|Year=1846|History=[[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison County]] and [[Shelby County, Texas|Shelby County]]|For=A Native American word for [[cotton]].|Population=22756|Area=801|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Parker|N=48|Num=367|Seat=Weatherford|Year=1855|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]] and [[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]]|For=[[Isaac Parker]] <small>(1838&ndash;1896)</small>, an early legislator in the state|Population=88495|Area=904|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Parmer|N=48|Num=369|Seat=Farwell|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Martin Parmer]] <small>(1778&ndash;1850)</small>, an early legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=10016|Area=882|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Pecos|N=48|Num=371|Seat=Fort Stockton|Year=1871|History=[[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio County]]|For=The [[Pecos River]]|Population=16809|Area=4764|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Polk|N=48|Num=373|Seat=Livingston|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[James Knox Polk]], the eleventh president of the United States <small>(1845&ndash;1849)</small>|Population=41133|Area=1057|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Potter|N=48|Num=375|Seat=Amarillo|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Robert Potter]] <small>(1800&ndash;1842)</small>, secretary of the navy for the Republic of Texas, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=113546|Area=909|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Presidio|N=48|Num=377|Seat=Marfa|Year=1850|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Presidio del Norte]], an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the [[Rio Grande]]|Population=7304|Area=3856|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Rains|N=48|Num=379|Seat=Emory|Year=1870|History=[[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins County]], [[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt County]] and [[Wood County, Texas|Wood County]]|For=[[Emory Rains]] <small>(1800&ndash;1878)</small>, an early legislator and surveyor of the future county|Population=9139|Area=232|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Randall|N=48|Num=381|Seat=Canyon|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general|Population=104312|Area=914|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Reagan|N=48|Num=383|Seat=Big Lake|Year=1903|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=[[John Henninger Reagan]] <small>(1818&ndash;1905)</small>, postmaster general of the Confederacy and leader of the [[United States Democratic Party]] in Texas|Population=3326|Area=1175|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Real|N=48|Num=385|Seat=Leakey|Year=1913|History=[[Bandera County, Texas|Bandera County]], [[Edwards County, Texas|Edwards County]] and [[Kerr County, Texas|Kerr County]]|For=Julius Real, a rancher and legislator|Population=3047|Area=700|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Red River|N=48|Num=387|Seat=Clarksville|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Red River (Mississippi watershed)|Red River]], which forms its northern border|Population=14314|Area=1050|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Reeves|N=48|Num=389|Seat=Pecos|Year=1883|History=[[Pecos County, Texas|Pecos County]]|For=George Robertson Reeves, a state legislator and colonel in the Confederate army|Population=13137|Area=2636|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Refugio|N=48|Num=391|Seat=Refugio|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=Nuestra Señora del Refugio Mission which was located near the future county|Population=7828|Area=770|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Roberts|N=48|Num=393|Seat=Miami|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Oran M. Roberts|Oran Milo Roberts]] <small>(1879&ndash;1883)</small>, the seventeenth governor of Texas, and John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence|Population=887|Area=924|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Robertson|N=48|Num=395|Seat=Franklin|Year=1837|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], [[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]] and [[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=Sterling Clack Robertson, a founder of a colony in early Texas|Population=16000|Area=855|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Rockwall|N=48|Num=397|Seat=Rockwall|Year=1873|History=[[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]]|For=Its [[county seat]] of [[Rockwall, Texas|Rockwall]] as well as a geological wall of [[Rock (geology)|rock]] running under the county|Population=43080|Area=129|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Runnels|N=48|Num=399|Seat=Ballinger|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=[[Hiram Runnels]], the ninth [[governor of Mississippi]] <small>(1833&ndash;1835)</small> and planter in Texas|Population=11495|Area=1054|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Rusk|N=48|Num=401|Seat=Henderson|Year=1843|History=[[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=[[Thomas Jefferson Rusk]] <small>(1803&ndash;1857)</small>, a general in the Texas Revolution|Population=47372|Area=924|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Sabine|N=48|Num=403|Seat=Hemphill|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=The [[Sabine River (Texas-Louisiana)|Sabine River]], which forms its eastern border (''Sabine'' is Spanish for "cypress")|Population=10469|Area=490|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=San Augustine|N=48|Num=405|Seat=San Augustine|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Saint]] [[Augustine of Hippo]] <small>(354&ndash;430)</small>|Population=8946|Area=528|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=San Jacinto|N=48|Num=407|Seat=Coldspring|Year=1870|History=[[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]], [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]], [[Polk County, Texas|Polk County]] and [[Walker County, Texas|Walker County]]|For=The Battle of San Jacinto, which won Texas its independence from Mexico|Population=22246|Area=571|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=San Patricio|N=48|Num=409|Seat=Sinton|Year=1846|History=[[Refugio County, Texas|Refugio County]]|For=The Mexican Municipality of San Patricio|Population=67138|Area=692|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=San Saba|N=48|Num=411|Seat=San Saba|Year=1856|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=The [[San Saba River]]|Population=6186|Area=1134|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Schleicher|N=48|Num=413|Seat=Eldorado|Year=1887|History=[[Crockett County, Texas|Crockett County]]|For=Gustav Schleicher, an early engineer and legislator in Texas|Population=2935|Area=1311|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Scurry|N=48|Num=415|Seat=Snyder|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[William Read Scurry]] <small>(1821&ndash;1864)</small>, a Texas state legislator and Confederate general|Population=16361|Area=903|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Shackelford|N=48|Num=417|Seat=Albany|Year=1874|History=[[Jack County, Texas|Jack County]]|For=Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution|Population=3302|Area=914|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Shelby|N=48|Num=419|Seat=Center|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Isaac Shelby]], a Revolutionary War soldier from [[Tennessee]] and [[governor of Kentucky]] <small>(1792&ndash;1796)</small> <small>(1812&ndash;1816)</small>|Population=25224|Area=794|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Sherman|N=48|Num=421|Seat=Stratford|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Sidney Sherman]] <small>(1805&ndash;1873)</small>, a soldier in the Texas Revolution|Population=3186|Area=923|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Smith|N=48|Num=423|Seat=Tyler|Year=1846|History=[[Nacogdoches County, Texas|Nacogdoches County]]|For=James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution|Population=174706|Area=928|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Somervell|N=48|Num=425|Seat=Glen Rose|Year=1875|History=[[Hood County, Texas|Hood County]]|For=Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the [[Somervell Expedition]]|Population=6809|Area=187|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Starr|N=48|Num=427|Seat=Rio Grande City|Year=1848|History=[[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]]|For=[[James Harper Starr]] <small>(1809&ndash;1890)</small>, a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official|Population=53597|Area=1223|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Stephens|N=48|Num=429|Seat=Breckenridge|Year=1858|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]]<br/><small>Named Buchanan County until 1861</small>|For=[[Alexander Stephens|Alexander Hamilton Stephens]], the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America <small>(1861&ndash;1865)</small>|Population=9674|Area=895|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Sterling|N=48|Num=431|Seat=Sterling City|Year=1891|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, [[American Bison|buffalo]] hunter, and Native American fighter|Population=1393|Area=923|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Stonewall|N=48|Num=433|Seat=Aspermont|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=[[Thomas J. Jackson|Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson]] <small>(1824&ndash;1863)</small>, the famous Confederate General|Population=1693|Area=919|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Sutton|N=48|Num=435|Seat=Sonora|Year=1887|History=[[Crockett County, Texas|Crockett County]]|For=John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War|Population=4077|Area=1454|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Swisher|N=48|Num=437|Seat=Tulia|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution|Population=8378|Area=900|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Tarrant|N=48|Num=439|Seat=Fort Worth|Year=1849|History=[[Navarro County, Texas|Navarro County]]|For=Edward H. Tarrant, a general who drove the Native Americans out of the future county|Population=1446219|Area=864|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Taylor|N=48|Num=441|Seat=Abilene|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis County]]|For=[[Edward Taylor (Alamo defender)|Edward Taylor]] <small>(1812&ndash;1836)</small>, [[George Taylor (Alamo defender)|George Taylor]] <small>(1816&ndash;1836)</small>, and [[James Taylor (Alamo defender)|James Taylor]] <small>(1814&ndash;1836)</small>, three brothers who died at the Alamo|Population=126555|Area=916|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Terrell|N=48|Num=443|Seat=Sanderson|Year=1905|History=[[Pecos County, Texas|Pecos County]]|For=Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate [[cavalry]] officer|Population=1081|Area=2358|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Terry|N=48|Num=445|Seat=Brownfield|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=Benjamin Franklin Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of [[Terry's Texas Rangers]]|Population=12761|Area=890|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Throckmorton|N=48|Num=447|Seat=Throckmorton|Year=1858|History=[[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=William Edward Throckmorton, an early [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]] settler|Population=1850|Area=912|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Titus|N=48|Num=449|Seat=Mount Pleasant|Year=1846|History=[[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie County]]|For=Andrew Jackson Titus, a state legislator and planter|Population=28118|Area=411|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Tom Green|N=48|Num=451|Seat=San Angelo|Year=1874|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Thomas Green (general)|Thomas Green]] <small>(1814&ndash;1864)</small>, a Confederate brigadier general|Population=104010|Area=1522|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Travis|N=48|Num=453|Seat=Austin|Year=1840|History=[[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop County]]|For=[[William B. Travis|William Barret Travis]] <small>(1809&ndash;1831)</small>, the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo|Population=812280|Area=989|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Trinity|N=48|Num=455|Seat=Groveton|Year=1850|History=[[Houston County, Texas|Houston County]]|For=The [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]]|Population=13779|Area=693|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Tyler|N=48|Num=457|Seat=Woodville|Year=1846|History=[[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]]|For=[[John Tyler]], the tenth president of the United States <small>(1841&ndash;1845)</small>|Population=20871|Area=923|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Upshur|N=48|Num=459|Seat=Gilmer|Year=1846|History=[[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison County]]|For=[[Abel P. Upshur|Abel Parker Upshur]], the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States <small>(1843&ndash;1844)</small>|Population=35291|Area=588|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Upton|N=48|Num=461|Seat=Rankin|Year=1887|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=Brothers John Cunningham Upton and William Felton Upton, both lieutenant colonels in the Confederate army|Population=3404|Area=1242|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Uvalde|N=48|Num=463|Seat=Uvalde|Year=1850|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=The [[Cañón de Ugalde]], a nearby battlefield where Spanish General Juan de Ugalde won a surprise battle against 300 [[Apache]]s|Population=25926|Area=1557|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Val Verde|N=48|Num=465|Seat=Del Rio|Year=1885|History=[[Crockett County, Texas|Crockett County]], [[Kinney County, Texas|Kinney County]] and [[Pecos County, Texas|Pecos County]]|For=The Civil War [[Battle of Val Verde]](''Val Verde'' is Spanish for "green valley")|Population=44856|Area=3171|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Van Zandt|N=48|Num=467|Seat=Canton|Year=1848|History=[[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]]|For=[[Isaac Van Zandt]] <small>(1813&ndash;1847)</small>, early Texas settler, attorney, Texas legislator, and diplomat|Population=48140|Area=849|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Victoria|N=48|Num=469|Seat=Victoria|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[Guadalupe Victoria]], the first [[president of Mexico]] <small>(1824&ndash;1829)</small>|Population=84088|Area=883|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Walker|N=48|Num=471|Seat=Huntsville|Year=1846|History=[[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]]|For=[[Samuel Hamilton Walker]] <small>(1815&ndash;1847)</small>, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican-American War|Population=61758|Area=788|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Waller|N=48|Num=473|Seat=Hempstead|Year=1873|History=[[Austin County, Texas|Austin County]] and [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes County]]|For=[[Edwin Waller]] <small>(1800&ndash;1881)</small>, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first mayor of [[Austin, Texas]]|Population=32663|Area=514|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Ward|N=48|Num=475|Seat=Monahans|Year=1887|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=Thomas William Ward, a commissioner for the General Land Office of Texas and mayor of Austin, Texas|Population=10909|Area=836|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Washington|N=48|Num=477|Seat=Brenham|Year=1836|History=One of the original 23 counties|For=[[George Washington]], the first president of the United States <small>(1789&ndash;1797)</small>|Population=30373|Area=609|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Webb|N=48|Num=479|Seat=Laredo|Year=1848|History=[[Nueces County, Texas|Nueces County]]|For=James Webb, who served as secretary of the Treasury, secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas|Population=193117|Area=3357|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Wharton|N=48|Num=481|Seat=Wharton|Year=1846|History=[[Colorado County, Texas|Colorado County]], [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson County]] and [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda County]]|For=[[William Harris Wharton]] <small>(1802&ndash;1839)</small> and [[John Austin Wharton]] <small>(1828&ndash;1865)</small>, brothers and leaders in revolutionary Texas|Population=41188|Area=1090|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Wheeler|N=48|Num=483|Seat=Wheeler|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]] and [[Young County, Texas|Young County]]|For=Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the [[Texas Supreme Court]]|Population=5284|Area=914|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Wichita|N=48|Num=485|Seat=Wichita Falls|Year=1858|History=[[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]]|For=The [[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita]] Native American tribe|Population=131664|Area=628|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Wilbarger|N=48|Num=487|Seat=Vernon|Year=1858|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Josiah P. Wilbarger|Josiah Pugh Wilbarger]] <small>(1801&ndash;1845)</small> and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers|Population=14676|Area=971|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Willacy|N=48|Num=489|Seat=Raymondville|Year=1911|History=[[Cameron County, Texas|Cameron County]] and [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo County]]|For=John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the county|Population=20082|Area=597|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Williamson|N=48|Num=491|Seat=Georgetown|Year=1848|History=[[Milam County, Texas|Milam County]]|For=Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto|Population=249967|Area=1124|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Wilson|N=48|Num=493|Seat=Floresville|Year=1874|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]], [[Guadalupe County, Texas|Guadalupe County]] and [[Karnes County, Texas|Karnes County]]|For=[[James Charles Wilson]], a Texas state senator <small>(1851&ndash;1853)</small>|Population=32408|Area=807|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Winkler|N=48|Num=495|Seat=Kermit|Year=1887|History=[[Tom Green County, Texas|Tom Green County]]|For=Clinton McKamy Winkler, a judge and Confederate colonel|Population=7173|Area=841|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Wise|N=48|Num=497|Seat=Decatur|Year=1856|History=[[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]]|For=[[Henry A. Wise|Henry Alexander Wise]], the future thirty-eighth [[governor of Virginia]] <small>(1856&ndash;1860)</small> who supported the [[Texas Annexation|annexation of Texas]]|Population=48793|Area=905|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Wood|N=48|Num=499|Seat=Quitman|Year=1850|History=[[Van Zandt County, Texas|Van Zandt County]]|For=[[George Tyler Wood]], the second governor of Texas <small>(1847&ndash;1849)</small>|Population=36752|Area=650|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Yoakum|N=48|Num=501|Seat=Plains|Year=1876|History=[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]|For=[[Henderson King Yoakum]] <small>(1810&ndash;1856)</small>, soldier, attorney, and Texas historian|Population=7322|Area=800|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Young|N=48|Num=503|Seat=Graham|Year=1856|History=[[Bosque County, Texas|Bosque County]] and [[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin County]]|For=William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and [[United States Marshal]]|Population=17943|Area=922|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Zapata|N=48|Num=505|Seat=Zapata|Year=1858|History=[[Starr County, Texas|Starr County]] and [[Webb County, Texas|Webb County]]|For=Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and rebel against the Mexican government|Population=12182|Area=997|Size=100px}} {{County7|Name=Zavala|N=48|Num=507|Seat=Crystal City|Year=1846|History=[[Maverick County, Texas|Maverick County]]|For=[[Lorenzo de Zavala]] <small>(1788&ndash;1836)</small>, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas|Population=11600|Area=1299|Size=100px}} |} ==Defunct counties==<!-- This section is linked from [[List of counties in Texas]] --> 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 and abolished by legislative act; counties whose territory is no longer considered part of the state.; and counties whose names have been changed.<ref name="Dufunct">{{cite web | title=TSHA Defunct Counties | publisher=The Texas State Historical Association | url=http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/DD/hzd1.html | accessdate=2007-04-20 }}</ref> * [[Buchel County, Texas|Buchel County]] formed in 1887 from [[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio County]]. Annexed in 1897 to [[Brewster County, Texas|Brewster County]]. * [[Dawson County (defunct), Texas|Dawson County (defunct)]] formed in 1858 in what is now [[Kinney County]] and [[Uvalde County]] and Abolished in 1866. Not to be confounded with [[Dawson County, Texas|Dawson County]] * [[Encinal County, Texas|Encinal County]] Formed in 1856. Abolished in 1899 and annexed to [[Webb County]]. * [[Foley County, Texas|Foley County]] formed in 1887 from [[Presidio County, Texas|Presidio County]]. Annexed in 1897 to [[Brewster County, Texas|Brewster County]]. * [[Greer County, Texas|Greer County]] formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] ruling in ''United States v. State of Texas'', {{ussc|162|1|1896}}. * [[Perdido County, Texas|Perdido County]] discovered in 1824 and misplaced in the upheavals of the 1840's. Perdido was reportedly abolished in 1858 and again in 1871. Records of annexation to [[Dawson County]] are also inconclusive. * [[Santa Fe County, Texas|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 1850|Compromise of 1850]]. * [[Wegefarth County, Texas|Wegefarth County]] formed in 1873 in the [[Texas Panhandle]] and abolished in 1876. * [[Worth County, Texas|Worth County]] formed in 1850 from part of [[Santa Fe County]]. Abolished under the [[Compromise of 1850]]. ==See also== {{portalpar|Texas|Texasflaginstate.PNG}} *[[Analysis of Texas county namesakes]] *[[List of Texas county name etymologies]] *[[List of Texas county seats]] *[[Texas census statistical areas]] ==References== *{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&statecode=tx|title= Find a County|work= National Association of Counties|accessdate= 2007-04-22}} - ''Counties, county seats, county formation, and areas'' *{{cite web| url=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| title=US Census Bureau|accessdate=2007-04-20|work=Geographic Comparison Table}} - ''populations'' *{{cite web| url=http://www.countystate.info/Texas.htm| title=CountyState.info Texas|accessdate=2007-09-13|work=Official County Websites}} - ''official sites'' {{Reflist}} {{U.S. Counties}} {{Texas}} {{Featured list}} [[Category:Lists of U.S. counties by state|Texas]] [[Category:Texas counties| ]] [[Category:Texas-related lists|Counties]] [[ar:قائمة مقاطعات ولاية تكساس الأمريكية]] [[de:Liste der Countys in Texas]] [[es:Anexo:Condados de Texas]] [[fr:Comtés de l'État du Texas]] [[it:Contee del Texas]] [[nl:Lijst van county's in Texas]] [[ja:テキサス州の郡一覧]] [[no:Liste over fylker i Texas]] [[pt:Anexo:Lista de condados do Texas]] [[ro:Listă de comitate din statul Texas, SUA]]