Texas County Map

The Texas county map will make it suddenly clear that everything is bigger in Texas, including the whopping 254 counties this massive state has. Texas has more counties than any other state in America, which isn’t that surprising once you consider the sheer size of the Lone Star State.

These counties serve as tributes to Texas’ history with its fight for independence, and each county’s name has some sort of significance to the state and serves as a memorial. Along with a map of all the counties in Texas, we wanted to include a chart that lists all 254 counties, their county seat, the year they were established, the origin of their name, the population of the county, and the total area the county takes up.

You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas. – Davy Crockett

Map of the Texas Counties

As you can see in the map above, Texas has a very large amount of counties that range quite a bit in size. The smallest county is Rockwall, coming in at only 149 square miles, and the largest county in Texas is Brewster County, coming in at a whopping 6,192 square miles. The least populated county is Loving County with only 113 people and the most populated county in Harris County (where Houston is) with 4.5 million people. Our second most populated county is Dallas County (where Dallas is located) which has 2.5 million people, and the third most populated county is Tarrant County (where Fort worth is located) with 2 million people.

In the chart below you will notice 23 counties with a bolded and italicized line saying “one of the original 23 counties of Texas”. While it might seem like no big deal, these counties actually have some historical significance in Texas’ history and its fight for independence. Before Texas was annexed by the United States, and before it was a Republic, Texas was under the Mexican and Spanish rule and was divided into 23 locally run municipalities.

After Texas successfully fought for independence and became the Republic of Texas those 23 municipalities became the first counties in Texas. Now, over time, those original counties were split apart and became separate counties, so what’s remaining is a small chunk of what used to be, but it is still a piece of history.

The Texas flag. Image source: Public Domain Pictures

List of All Texas Counties
County	County Seat	Established	Etymology	Population	Area Size
Anderson	Palestine	1846	Named after Kenneth Anderson, last VP of the Republic of Texas	57,000	1,000 square miles
Andrews	Andrews	1876	Named after Richard Andrews, first Texas soldier killed in the Texas Revolution	17,000	1,500 square miles
Angelina	Lufkin	1846	Named after a Native American woman who helped missionaries, the name means “little angel”	87,000	802 square miles
Aransas	Rockport	1871	Named after Aransas Bay, which was named after a Spanish Fort	25,000	252 square miles
Archer	Archer City	1858	Named after Branch Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas	8,700	914 square miles
Armstrong	Claude	1876	Named after a group of pioneer families, though it is unknown who the families were	1,800	914 square miles
Atascosa	Jourdanton	1856	Named after the Spanish word meaning “boggy”	48,000	1,200 square miles
Austin	Bellville	1836	Named after Stephen F Austin, a founder of Texas. This is one of the original 23 counties of Texas	29,700	653 square miles
Bailey	Muleshoe	1876	Named after Peter Bailey, a soldier who fought in the Alamo	7,100	827 square miles
Bandera	Bandera	1856	Named after Bandera Pass, which was named after the Spanish word meaning “flag”	21,000	792 square miles
Bastrop	Bastrop	1836	Named after Baron Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop, a Dutch settler who helped Stephen Austin obtain land. This is one of the original 23 counties of Texas	82,000	888 square miles
Baylor	Seymour	1858	Named after Henry Baylor, a surgeon for the Texas Rangers during the Mexican American war	3,600	871 square miles
Bee	Beeville	1857	Named after Barnard Bee, secretary of state for the Republic of Texas	32,700	880 square miles
Bell	Belton	1850	Named after Peter Bell, the 3rd governor of Texas	340,000	1,000 square miles
Bexar	San Antonio	1836	Named after San Antonio de Bexar, the major presidio in Mexican Texas. This is one of the 23 original counties in Texas.	1.9 million	1,200 square miles
Blanco	Johnson City	1858	Named after the Blanco River	11,900	711 square miles
Borden	Gail	1876	Named after Gail Borden, the inventor of condensed milk	633	899 square miles
Bosque	Meridian	1854	Named after the Bosque River	18,000	989 square miles
Bowie	Boston	1840	Named after James Bowie, a knife fighter who died during the battle at the Alamo	93,000	888 square miles
Brazoria	Angleton	1836	Was a port on the Brazos River. This is one of the 23 original counties in Texas.	354,000	1,300 square miles
Brazos	Bryan	1841	Named after the Brazos River	220,000	586 square miles
Brewster	Alpine	1887	Named after Henry Brewster, the secretary of war for the Republic of Texas	9,200	6,100 square miles
Briscoe	Silverton	1876	Named after Andrew Briscoe, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	1,400	900 square miles
Brooks	Falfurrias	1911	Named after James Brooks, a Texas Ranger	7,200	940 square miles
Brown	Brownwood	1856	Named after Henry Brown, a commander in the Battle of Velasco	38,000	944 square miles
Burleson	Caldwell	1846	Named after Edward Burleson, a general in the Texas Revolution	17,000	666 square miles
Burnet	Burnet	1852	Named after David Burnet, the first President of Texas	46,000	995 square miles
Caldwell	Lockhart	1848	Named after Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	17,000	546 square miles
Calhoun	Port Lavaca	1846	Named after John Calhoun, the 7th vice president of the United States	21,000	512 square miles
Callahan	Baird	1858	Named after James Callahan, a soldier in the Texas Revolution	13,800	899 square miles
Cameron	Brownsville	1848	Named after Ewan Cameron, a soldier killed during the “Black bean episode”	422,000	906 square miles
Camp	Pittsburg	1874	Named after John Camp, a state senator	12,000	190 square miles
Carson	Panhandle	1876	Named after Samuel Carson, the first secretary of state for the Republic of Texas	6,000	900 square miles
Cass	Linden	1846	Named after Lewis Cass, a supporter of the annexation of Texas	30,000	930 square miles
Castro	Dimmett	1876	Named after Henri Castro, a founder of a Texas colony	7,600	890 square miles
Chambers	Anahuac	1858	Named after Thomas Chambers, a surveyor who resolved land disputes for Americans	39,000	590 square miles
Cherokee	Rusk	1846	Named after the Native American Cherokee tribe	51,000	1,000 square miles
Childress	Childress	1876	Named after George Childress, an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence	7,000	710 square miles
Clay	Henrietta	1857	Named after Henry Clay, a Kentucky senator	10,000	1,000 square miles
Cochran	Morton	1876	Named after Robert Cochran, a defender of the Alamo	2,000	770 square miles
Coke	Robert Lee	1889	Named after Richard coke, a governor of Texas	3,200	899 square miles
Coleman	Coleman	1858	Named after Robert Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	8,400	1,200 square miles
Collin	McKinney	1846	Named after Collin McKinney, author of the Texas Dec. of Indep.	939,000	848 square miles
Collingsworth	Wellington	1876	Named after James Collingsworth, signer of the Texas Dec. of Indep.	3,000	919 square miles
Colorado	Columbus	1836	Named after the Colorado River. This is one of the original 23 counties of Texas.	21,000	963 square miles
Comal	New Braunfels	1846	Named after the Comal River	134,000	562 square miles
Comanche	Comanche	1856	Named after the Comanche Indian tribe	13,000	938 square miles
Concho	Paint Rock	1858	Named after the Concho River	4,000	992 square miles
Cooke	Gainesville	1848	Named after William Cooke, a soldier in the Texas Revolution	39,000	874 square miles
Coryell	Gatesville	1854	Named after James Coryell, a Texas Ranger	74,000	1,000 square miles
Cottle	Paducah	1876	Named after George Cottle, a defender of the Alamo	1,400	900 square miles
Crane	Crane	1887	Named after William Crane, president of Baylor University	4,800	780 square miles
Crockett	Ozona	1875	Named after David Crockett, the legend who died at the Battle of the Alamo	3,600	2,800 square miles
Crosby	Crosbyton	1876	Named after Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner	3,600	780 square miles
Culberson	Van Horn	1911	Named after David Culberson, a congressman	2,100	3,800 square miles
Dallam	Dalhart	1876	Named after James Dallas, a lawyer and newspaper publisher	7,000	1500 square miles
Dallas	Dallas	1846	Named after George Dallas, the 11th VP of Texas	2.5 million	880 square miles
Dawson	Lamesa	1876	Named after Nicolas Dawson, a soldier in the Texas Revolution	13,000	900 square miles
Deaf Smith	Hereford	1876	Named after Earl Smith, a scout during the Texas Revolution	18,000	1,400 square miles
Delta	Cooper	1870	The county looks like a triangle, like the Greek letter Delta	5,000	277 square miles
Denton	Denton	1846	Named after John Denton, a preacher, and lawyer	806,000	888 square miles
DeWitt	Cuero	1846	Named after Green DeWitt, a colonist of early Texas	20,000	909 square miles
Dickens	Dickens	1876	Named after JA Dickens, a fighter at the Alamo	2,000	909 square miles
Dimmit	Carrizo Springs	1858	Named after Philip Dimmitt a figure in the Texas Revolution	10,700	1300 square miles
Donley	Clarendon	1876	Named after Stockton Donley, a lawyer and Texas Supreme Court justice	3,400	930 square miles
Duval	San Diego	1858	Named after Burr DuVall, soldier in the Texas Revolution	11,000	1,700 square miles
Eastland	Eastland	1858	Named after William Eastland, a soldier	18,000	926 square miles
Ector	Odessa	1887	Named after Matthew Ector, a general in the Civil War	157,000	900 square miles
Edwards	Rocksprings	1858	Named after Haden Edwards	1,900	2,000 square miles
Ellis	Waxahachie	1849	Named after Richard Ellis, president of the convention that led to the Texas Dec. of Indep.	168,000	940 square miles
El Paso	El Paso	1848	This serves as a “north pass” between Texas and New Mexico	837,000	1,000 square miles
Erath	Stephenville	1856	Named after George Erath, a surveyor	41,000	1,000 square miles
Falls	Marlin	1850	Named after the falls on the Brazos River	17,000	760 square miles
Fannin	Bonham	1837	Named after Janes Fannin, a commander during Goliad Massacre	34,000	890 square miles
Fayette	La Grange	1837	Named after Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, a general in the American Revolutionary war	25,000	950 square miles
Fisher	Roby	1876	Named after Samuel Fisher, signer of the Texas Dec of Indep	3,800	900 square miles
Floyd	Floydada	1876	Named after Dolphin Floyd, defender of the Alamo	5,900	990 square miles
Foard	Crowell	1891	Named after Robert Foard, an attorney	1,100	700 square miles
Fort Bend	Richmond	1837	Named after a blockhouse on the Brazos River	741,000	875 square miles
Franklin	Mount Vernon	1875	Named after Benjamin Franklin, a Texas state senator	10,000	286 square miles
Freestone	Fairfield	1850	Named after a type of peach that is native to the area	19,000	885 square miles
Frio	Pearsall	1858	Named after the Frio River	18,000	1,100 square miles
Gaines	Seminole	1876	Named after James Gaines, a signer of the Texas Dec. of Indep.	20,000	1,500 square miles
Galveston	Galveston	1838	Named after Bernardo de Galvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana territory	329,000	400 square miles
Garza	Post	1876	Named after José Antonio de la Garza, the mayor of San Antonio	6,400	896 square miles
Gillespie	Fredricksberg	1848	Named after Robert Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican American war	26,000	1,000 square miles
Glasscock	Garden City	1887	Named after George Glasscock, a state representative	1,300	850 square miles
Goliad	Goliad	1836	Its name is an anagram for Miguel Hidalgo, an inspirational figure in the Mexican War for Independence. One of the original 23 colonies of Texas	7,500	850 square miles
Gonzales	Gonzales	1836	Named after Rafael Gonzales. One of the original 23 counties of Texas.	20,000	1000 square miles
Gray	Pampa	1876	Named after Peter Gray, a lawyer and senator	22,000	920 square miles
Grayson	Sherman	1846	Named after Peter Grayson, attorney general for the Republic of Texas	128,000	930 square miles
Gregg	Longview	1873	Named after John Gregg, a general in the civil war	123,000	270 square miles
Grimes	Anderson	1846	Named after Jesse Grimes, signer of the Texas Dec. of Indep.	27,000	790 square miles
Guadalupe	Seguin	1846	Named after the Guadalupe River	155,000	711 square miles
Hale	Plainview	1876	Named after John Hale, a lieutenant in the Battle of San Jacinto	34,000	1,000 square miles
Hall	Memphis	1876	Named after Warren Hall, secretary of war for the Republic of Texas	3,000	900 square miles
Hamilton	Hamilton	1856	Named after James Hamilton, governor of South Carolina who gave the Republic of Texas money	8,000	836 square miles
Hansford	Spearman	1876	Named after John Hansford, a Texas representative	5,500	920 square miles
Hardeman	Quanah	1858	Named after Bailey Hardeman, the first secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas	3,900	695 square miles
Hardin	Kountze	1858	Named after the Hardin family, early settlers of Liberty county	56,000	890 square miles
Harris	Houston	1836	Named after Richard Harris, founder of Harrisburg (which is now known as Houston, Texas)	4.5 million	1,700 square miles
Harrison	Marshall	1839	Named after Jonas Harrison, a soldier	66,000	900 square miles
Hartley	Channing	1876	Named after the Hartley brothers, reporters for the Texas Supreme Court	5,700	1,400 square miles
Haskell	Haskell	1858	Named after Charles Haskell, a soldier killed in the Goliad massacre	5,600	900 square miles
Hays	San Marcos	1848	Named after John Hays, a Texas Ranger	204,000	670 square miles
Hemphill	Canadian	1876	Named after John Hemphill, chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court	4,100	910 square miles
Henderson	Athens	1846	Named after James Henderson, governor of Texas	79,000	870 square miles
Hidalgo	Edinburg	1852	Named after Miguel Hidalgo, a priest who called for Mexico’s independence from Spain	849,000	1,500 square miles
Hill	Hillsboro	1853	Named after George Hill, secretary of war and navy for Republic of Texas	35,000	960 square miles
Hockley	Levelland	1876	Named after George Hockley, Chief of staff for the army during the Texas Revolution	23,000	900 square miles
Hood	Granbury	1866	Named after John Hood, a commander during the Civil War	56,000	422 square miles
Hopkins	Sulphur Springs	1846	Named after David Hopkins, an early settler of Texas	36,000	785 square miles
Houston	Crockett	1837	Named after Sam Houston, general of the Texas Revolution and eventual president of the Republic of Texas	22,000	1,200 square miles
Howard	Big Spring	1876	Named after Volney Howard, a representative from Texas	36,000	900 square miles
Hudspeth	Sierra Blanca	1917	Named after Claude Hudspeth, a congressman	4,000	4,500 square miles
Hunt	Greenville	1846	Named after Memucan Hunt, secretary of the navy for Republic of Texas	92,000	840 square miles
Hutchinson	Stinnett	1876	Named after Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler	21,000	880 square miles
Irion	Mertzon	1889	Named after Robert Irion, secretary of state for Republic of Texas	1,500	1,000 square miles
Jack	Jacksboro	1856	Named after Jack brothers, fighters in the Texas Revolution	8,700	917 square miles
Jackson	Edna	1836	Named after Andrew Jackson, president of the US	14,000	830 square miles
Jasper	Jasper	1836	Named after William Jasper, a fighter in the American Revolutionary War	35,000	930 square miles
Jeff Davis	Fort Davis	1887	Named after Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States	2,200	2,200 square miles
Jefferson	Beaumont	1836	Named after Thomas Jefferson, third US president	254,000	900 square miles
Jim Hogg	Hebbronville	1913	Named after James Hogg, 20th governor of Texas	5,000	1,100 square miles
Jim Wells	Alice	1911	Named after James Wells, judge and Democratic party boss	41,000	860 square miles
Johnson	Cleburne	1854	Named after Middleton Johnson, a Texas Ranger	163,000	730 square miles
Jones	Anson	1854	Named after Arson Jones, president of the Repub of Texas	20,000	930 square miles
Karnes	Karnes City	1854	Named after Henry Karnes, soldier in the Texas Revolution	15,000	750 square miles
Kaufman	Kaufman	1848	Named after David Kaufman, Texas state senator	118,000	780 square miles
Kendall	Boerne	1862	Named after George Kendall, a journalist and war correspondent	42,000	660 square miles
Kenedy	Sarita	1921	Named after Mifflin Kenedy, rancher	400	1,400 square miles
Kent	Jayton	1876	Named after Andrew Kent, a soldier who died at the Alamo	760	900 square miles
Kerr	Kerrville	1856	Named after James Kerr, early Texan colonist	51,000	1,100 square miles
Kimble	Junction	1858	Named after George Kimble, died at the Alamo	4,400	1,200 square miles
King	Guthrie	1876	Named after William King, a soldier who died at the Alamo	290	900 square miles
Kinney	Brackettville	1850	Named after Henry Kinney, Texas state senator	3,500	1,300 square miles
Kleberg	Kingsville	1913	Named after Robert Kleberg, a German settler	31,000	870 square miles
Knox	Benjamin	1858	Named after Henry Knox, first secretary of war for the US	3,800	850 square miles
Lamar	Paris	1840	Named after Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, president of the Repub of Texas	49,000	900 square miles
Lamb	Littlefield	1876	Named after George Lamb, died at the battle of San Jacinto	13,000	1,000 square miles
Lampasas	Lampasas	1856	Named after the Lampasas River	20,000	700 square miles
La Salle	Cotulla	1858	Named after René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the French explorer who accidentally traveled across south and central Texas	7,600	1,400 square miles
Lavaca	Hallettsville	1842	Named after the Lavaca River	7,600	970 square miles
Lee	Giddings	1874	Named after Robert E Lee, the general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War	17,000	630 square miles
Leon	Centerville	1846	Unsure where it comes from since there is a dispute	17,000	1,000 square miles
Liberty	Liberty	1836	One of the original 23 counties of Texas. Named for the recent success for liberty and independence	81,000	1,100 square miles
Limestone	Groesbeck	1846	Named after the limestone deposits found around the area	23,000	900 square miles
Lipscomb	Lipscomb	1876	Named after Abner Lipscomb, justice of the Texas Supreme Court	3,400	930 square miles
Live Oak	George West	1856	Named after the Texas Live Oak Tree	12,000	1,000 square miles
Llano	Llano	1856	Named after the Llano River	20,000	930 square miles
Loving	Mentone	1931	Named after Oliver Loving, a famous cattle rancher	113	670 square miles
Lubbock	Lubbock	1876	Named after Thomas Lubbock, a Texas Ranger	303,000	900 square miles
Lynn	Tahoka	1876	Named after William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from Massachusetts (died in the Alamo)	5,700	900 square miles
McCulloch	Brady	1856	Named after Benjamin McCulloch, fought in San Jacinto	8,100	1,000 square miles
McLennan	Waco	1850	Named after Neil McLennan, Early Texan settler	247,000	1,000 square miles
McMullen	Tilden	1858	Named after John McCullen, an aempresario	800	1,100 square miles
Madison	Madisonville	1853	Named after James Madison, president of the US	13,000	470 square miles
Marion	Jefferson	1860	Named after Francis Marion, an American Revolutionary War general	10,000	380 square miles
Martin	Stanton	1876	Named after Martin Wylie, a Texas Revolution soldier	5,700	915 square miles
Mason	Mason	1858	Named after Fort Mason, unsure of its origins, however	4,100	930 square miles
Matagorda	Bay City	1836	One of the original 23 counties of Texas. Named after the canebreaks that grew along the coastline	37,000	1,100 square miles
Maverick	Eagle Pass	1856	Named after Samuel Maverick, signer of the Texas Dec. of Indep.	57,000	1,200 square miles
Medina	Hondo	1848	Named after the Medina River	49,000	1,300 square miles
Menard	Menard	1858	Named after Michael Menard, the founder of Galveston	2,100	900 square miles
Midland	Midland	1885	It is halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso	162,000	900 square miles
Milam	Cameron	1836	Named after Benjamin Milam, early colonist. One of the original 23 counties of Texas.	24,000	1,000 square miles
Mills	Goldthwaite	1887	Named after John Mills, a supreme court judge	4,900	750 square miles
Mitchell	Colorado City	1876	Named after Asa and Eli Mitchell, early settlers	8,700	910 square miles
Montague	Montague	1857	Named after Daniel Montague, a state senator	19,000	931 square miles
Montgomery	Conroe	1837	Named after Montgomery, Alabama	556,000	1,000 square miles
Moore	Dumas	1876	Named after Edwin Moore, Commodore of the Texas Navy	22,000	900 square miles
Morris	Daingerfield	1875	Named after William Morris, a state legislator	12,500	900 square miles
Motley	Matador	1876	Named after Junius Mottley, signer of the Texas Dec. of Indep	1,100	990 square miles
Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches	1836	One of the original 23 counties. Named after the Native American tribe.	65,000	950 square miles
Navarro	Corsicana	1846	Named after Jose Navarro, a leader in the Texas Revolution	48,000	1,000 square miles
Newton	Newton	1846	Named after John Newton, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War	14,000	930 square miles
Nolan	Sweetwater	1876	Named after Philip Nolan, killed by Spanish troops while he was on a mission in Texas	15,000	900 square miles
Nueces	Corpus Cristi	1846	Named after the Nueces River	361,000	836 square miles
Ochiltree	Perryton	1876	Named after William Ochiltree, secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas	10,300	920 square miles
Oldham	Vega	1876	Named after Williamson Oldham, a senator for Texas	2,000	1,500 square miles
Orange	Orange	1852	Named after an orange grove planted by early settlers	84,000	350 square miles
Palo Pinto	Palo Pinto	1856	Named after the Palo Pinto Creek	28,000	950 square miles
Panola	Carthage	1846	Named after the Native American word for “cotton”	23,000	800 square miles
Parker	Weatherford	1855	Named after Isaac Parker, a legislator of Texas	129,000	900 square miles
Parmer	Farwell	1876	Named after Martin Parmer, a Republic of Texas legislator	9,700	880 square miles
Pecos	Fort Stockton	1871	Named after the Pecos River	15,000	4,700 square miles
Polk	Livingston	1846	Named after James K Polk, president of the US	48,000	1,000 square miles
Potter	Amarillo	1876	Named after Robert Potter, secretary of the navy for the Repub of Texas	120,000	900 square miles
Presidio	Marfa	1850	Named after Presidio del Norte, a settlement on the Rio Grande	6,900	3,800 square miles
Rains	Emory	1870	Named after Emory Rains, state senator	11,300	230 square miles
Randall	Canyon	1876	Named after Horace Randal, a brigadier general in the Civil War	132,000	914 square miles
Reagan	Big Lake	1903	Named after John Reagan, congressman and governor of Texas	3,600	1,100 square miles
Real	Leakey	1913	Named after Julius Real, a state senator	3,300	700 square miles
Red River	Clarksville	1836	Named after the Red River	12,200	1,000 square miles
Reeves	Pecos	1883	Named after George Reeves, a state representative	14,900	2,600 square miles
Refugio	Refugio	1836	One of the original 23 counties of Texas. Named after the Spanish mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio, which means “Our lady of refuge”	7,300	770 square miles
Roberts	Miami	1876	Named after John Roberts, a signer of the Texas Dec. of Indep	920	920 square miles
Robertson	Franklin	1837	Named after Sterling Robertson, an empresario	16,700	855 square miles
Rockwall	Rockwall	1873	Named after a stone wall that early settlers found	93,000	150 square miles
Runnels	Ballinger	1858	Named after Hiram Runnels, governor of Mississippi	10,400	1,000 square miles
Rusk	Henderson	1843	Named after Thomas Rusk, a general in the Texas Revolution	52,000	924 square miles
Sabine	Hemphill	1836	One of the original 23 counties of Texas. Named after the Sabine river	10,000	490 square miles
San Augustine	San Augustine	1836	One of the original 23 counties of Texas. Named after Augustine of Hippo.	8,300	530 square miles
San Jacinto	Coldspring	1870	Named after the battle of San Jacinto	27,000	570 square miles
San Patricio	Sinton	1836	Named after Saint Patrick	67,000	692 square miles
San Saba	San Saba	1856	Named after the San Saba River	5,900	1,100 square miles
Schleicher	Eldorado	1887	Named after Gustav Schleicher, an engineer and US congressman	3,000	1,300 square miles
Scurry	Snyder	1876	Named after William Scurry, a legislator and general in the civil war	17,300	900 square miles
Shackelford	Albany	1858	Named after Jack Sheffield, A soldier in the Texas Revolution	3,300	914 square miles
Shelby	Center	1836	Named after Jack Shelby, a soldier in the Revolution War and governor of Kentucky. One of the original 23 counties of Texas.	25,500	795 square miles
Sherman	Stratford	1876	Named after Sidney Sherman, a soldier in the Texas Revolution	3,000	923 square miles
Smith	Tyler	1846	Named after James Smith, a general from the Texas Revolution	225,000	930 square miles
Somervell	Glen Rose	1875	Named after Alexander Somervell, a soldier and leader of the Somervell Expedition	8,700	187 square miles
Starr	Rio Grande City	1848	Named after James Starr, treasurer for the Republic of Texas	64,000	1,200 square miles
Stephens	Breckenridge	1858	Named after Alexander Stephens, the VP for the Confederate States of America	9,900	895 square miles
Sterling	Sterling City	1891	Named after WS Sterling, a rancher, buffalo hunter, a Native American fighter	1,300	923 square miles
Stonewall	Aspermont	1876	Named after Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, famous Confederate general	1,400	919 square miles
Sutton	Sonora	1887	Named after John Sutton, a Texas Ranger	3,800	1,400 square miles
Swisher	Tulia	1876	Named after James Swisher, a soldier in the Texas Revolution	7,400	900 square miles
Tarrant	Fort worth	1849	Named after Edward Tarrant, a US Army general who drove Native Americans out of the Fort Worth area	2 million	860 square miles
Taylor	Abilene	1858	Named after the Taylor brothers who died at the Alamo	136,000	916 square miles
Terrell	Sanderson	1905	Named after Alexander Terrell, an attorney and judge and cavalry officer	812	2,300 square miles
Terry	Brownfield	1876	Named after Frank Terry, a colonel and commander of Terry’s Texas Rangers	12,800	890 square miles
Throckmorton	Throckmorton	1858	Named after William Throckmorton, an early settler	1,500	912 square miles
Titus	Mount Pleasant	1846	Named after Andrew Titus, a state representative	32,000	411 square miles
Tom Green	San Angelo	1874	Named after Thomas Green, a Confederate brigadier general	118,000	1,500 square miles
Travis	Austin	1840	Named after William Travis, commander of Texan forces at the Alamo	1.1 million	989 square miles
Trinity	Groveton	1850	Named after the Trinity River	14,000	693 square miles
Tyler	Woodville	1846	Named after John Tyler, the 13th president of the US	21,000	923 square miles
Upshur	Gilmer	1846	Named after Abel Upshur, the 15th secretary of state for the US	40,900	588 square miles
Upton	Rankin	1887	Named after the Upton brothers who fought in the Civil War	3,600	1,22 square miles
Uvalde	Uvalde	1850	Named after the battlefield Cañón de Ugalde, where the Spanish defeated Apache Indians	27,000	1,500 square miles
Val Verde	Del Rio	1885	Named after the battle of Val Verde	48,000	3,100 square miles
Van Zandt	Canton	1848	Named after Isaac Van Zandt, a state representative	54,000	850 square miles
Victoria	Victoria	1836	One of the original 23 counties of Texas. Named after Guadalupe Victoria, the Mexican president.	92,000	883 square miles
Walker	Huntsville	1846	Named after Samuel Walker, a Texas Ranger and soldier	71,000	788 square miles
Waller	Hempstead	1873	Named after Edwin Waller, signer of the Texas Dec. of Indep	50,000	514 square miles
Ward	Monahans	1887	Named after Thomas Ward, commissioner for the Land office of Texas and mayor of Austin	11,600	836 square miles
Washington	Brenham	1836	One of the 23 original Texas counties. Named after the first American president, George Washington.	35,000	609 square miles
Webb	Laredo	1848	Named after JamesWebb, attorney general of the Repub of Texas	271,000	3,300 square miles
Wharton	Wharton	1846	Named after the Wharton brothers, officers in the Texas revolution	41,000	1,000 square miles
Wheeler	Wheeler	1876	Named after Royal Wheeler, the second chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court	5,500	914 square miles
Wichita	Wichita Falls	1858	Named after the Wichita Native American tribe	131,000	628 square miles
Wilbarger	Vernon	1858	Named after the Wilbarger brothers who were scalped but survived for 11 years after being scalped	12,800	971 square miles
Willacy	Raymondville	1911	Named after John Willacy, a state senator who established the county	21,000	597 square miles
Williamson	Georgetown	1848	Named after Robert Williamson, leader of San Jacinto	528,000	1,100 square miles
Wilson	Floresville	1860	Named after James Wilson, a state senator	48,000	807 square miles
Winkler	Kermit	1887	Named after Clinton Winkler, a state representative and Confederate colonel	7,800	841 square miles
Wise	Decatur	1856	Named after Henry Wise, a congressman and governor of Virginia who supported the annexation of Texas	64,400	905 square miles
Wood	Quitman	1850	Named after George Wood, the second governor of Texas	44,000	650 square miles
Yoakum	Plains	1876	Named after Henderson Yoakum, a soldier and historian	8,400	800 square miles
Young	Graham	1856	Named after William Young, an early settler and sheriff, as well as a US Marshall	18,000	922 square miles
Zapata	Zapata	1858	Named after Antonio Zapata, a rancher and colonel of Republic of the Rio Grande	14,000	997 square miles
Zavala	Crystal City	1846	Named after Lorenzo de Zavala, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	12,000	1,200 square miles

We hope you’ve liked this overview of Texas counties and maps, do you live in one of the counties? What is your favorite Texas county?

Kate Broome

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