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The minimum price of lands sold under this act is $2 per acre. Lands having per- manent water thereon or bordering thereon are sold at not less than $3 per acre. Tim- bered lands are sold at not less than $5 per acre. By timbered lands is meant lands chiefly valuable for the timber thereon. The timber on such lands may also be sold at the discretion of the commissioner of the general land office, for $5 per acre, casli, except where land is sparsely timbered, then for not less than $2 per acre, the purchaser to liave five years from the date of purchase to remove the timber therefrom, after which, if not re- moved, it reverts to the State without judi- cial ascertainment.
Agricultural and pasture lands are sold on forty years' time, at 5 per cent. per annum
interest. One-fortieth of the aggregate pur- chase money must be paid in advance, and an obligation, duly executed, binding the pur- chaser to pay to the State treasurer, on the first day of Angust each year thereafter, until the whole is paid, one-fortieth of the pur- chase money and the interest on the whole of the unpaid purchase money. Within one year next after the expiration of three years' residence on the land the purchaser must make proof by his own affidavit, corroborated by the affidavits of three disinterested and credible citizens of the county, certified to by some officer of the court, that he has resided on the land three years. Upon receipt of the fortieth payment by the treasurer, and the affidavit and obligation required to be filed with the application for the land, the sale is held effective.
All purchasers have the option of paying in full after they have resided on their land three consecutive years, proof of which must be furnished the commissioner of the general land office. Purchasers may sell their lands any time after three years, the vendee or sub- segment vendees to become subject to all the conditions of sale to the original purchaser.
If the interest due on the first day of An- gust of any year is unpaid the purchaser shall have until the first day of January thereafter to pay said interest, and for said default shall pay 50 per cent. penalty on said interest past dne. Failure to pay said past due interest and penalty on or before the said first day of Jannary any year works a forfeit- ure of the land without the necessity of re- entry or judicial ascertainment, except where the purchaser dies, in which event his heirs have one year after the first day of August next after such death in which to make payment.
Timbered lands are sold for cash.
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All applications for the purchase of land must be forwarded to the commissioner of the general land office at Austin, accompanied by an affidavit stating in effect that the appli- cant desires the land for a home, and has in good faith settled thereon; that he is not acting in collusion with others for the pur- pose of bnying the land for any other person or corporation, and that no other person or corporation is interested in the purchase save himself.
The commissioner of the land office may, at his discretion, lease any of the public lands not in demand for actnal settlement, for a period of not over five years, at 4 cents per acre per annum in advance.
Applications to lease shall be made in writing to the commissioner of the land office, and shall specify and describe the land de- sired. If satisfied that it is not detrimental to the public interest, the commissioner may execute under his hand and seal, and deliver to the lessee, a lease for the time agreed upon of any land applied for.
Grazing lands are not subject to sale during the term of the lease. Lands classified as agricultural shall be leased subject to sale, the lessee to give immediate possession when such lands are sold, and allowed a pro rata credit upon liis next year's rent, or the money refunded to him by the treasurer, as he may elect; provided, that no snch sale shall be effected of a section where the lessee has placed improvements of the value of $100 thereon; and provided further, that no actual settler purchasing land within a leasehold shall be permitted to turn loose therein more than one head of cattle or horses for every ten acres of land purchased by him and en- closed, or in lieu thereof four head of sheep or goats. Each violation of this proviso snb- jects the violator to a fine of $1 for each head
of stock so turned loose, and each thirty days' violation constitutes a separate offense.
Failure to pay the annual rent dne for any year within sixty days after the same shall have become due, subjects the lessee to for- feiture at the diseretion of the land commis sioner. The State retains a lien mpon all improvements on leased lands to seenre pay- ment of rents. Leaseholds are exempt from taxation.
It is unlawful for any person to fence, use. occupy or appropriate, by herding, line-riding or other means, any portion of the public lauds; and the attorney-general is authorized to bring suit for the recovery of such land and damages for its use and occupation, and such suits may be brought in the district court of Travis county.
Fences on grazing lands must not be con- structed for more than three miles lineal measure, running in the same general direc- tion, without a gateway in the same.
Patents to lands are issued by the con- missioner of the general land office when the receipt of the State treasurer (to whom all payments are made) for all payments due on the land is presented at the land office and the patent fees thereon paid.
Patent fees are as follows:
320 acres of land or less $5.00
Over 320 acres and up to 640 acres 6.00
Over 640 and up to 1,280 acres 10 00
Over 1,280 acres and up to one-third of a league. 12.50 Over one-third of a league and up to one league and labor 15.00
One league and labor. 20 00
Each set of field notes filed for less than one league and labor. 1.00
Each set of field notes filed for more than one league and labor 2.00
The number of acres of school lands located in each county is given in connection with the statistics of the counties, and represents
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the amount of unsold public school land in the county July 4, 1888.
Four leagnes of school land have been set apart for each county in the State, to be used for educational purposes. Said lands are in the control of the commissioners' courts of the several counties, to whom purchasers should apply. Many counties have already leased or sold their lands.
Any person desiring to purchase or lease public lands can procure blank applications suitable for each class of land for sale or lease by applying to the commissioner of the general land office at Austin.
Divisions of land in this State are made according to Spanishi land measurement, by varas, labors and leagues, and distances are given in linear varas.
1 vara 3313 inches.
1 acre. .5,646 square varas-4,840 sq. y'ds.
1 labor .1,000,000 square varas-177 acres.
15 league . 8,333,333 square varas-1,476 acres.
1 league 25,000,000 sq. varas-4,428 acres.
1 league and labor. 26,000,000 sq. varas-4,605 acres.
NUMBER OF FARMS IN THE STATE.
In procuring information on this subject munch depends upon the standpoint from which inquiry is directed. One farm may
cover half of a county, and yet be tenanted by hundreds of people, each having to him- self a separate, distinct area of cultivation. A farm may also be a body of land enclosed and separated from other land. Therefore, there may be many farms owned by the same person and each adjoining the other. An- other difficulty in ascertaining the number of farms in the State is in determining how small a tract of land may constitute a farın. In the census of 1880 all bodies of four acres and over were regarded as farms, which is misleading, for on this basis half the market gardens would be called farms. What are generally known in a community as "farms" are reported under that head in this office. There are 142,437 farms in the State.
In 1889 the number of tenant farmers in the State was 87,991; in 1890 the number was decreased 512 in one year. This decrease indicates the rapidity with which the State is being settled by farmers from other States, as most immigrants rent land the first year of their residence in the State.
In 1889 the number of farm laborers was 58,918, and in 1890 57,321. By farm laborers is meant those who worked for wages on the farm. The average wages per month paid each laborer was $13.38.
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HISTORY OF TEXAS.
THE COUNTIES.
The following table States the names of the counties of the State, for whom named, from what taken, when created, when organized, area in square miles, county seats, and population in 1890.
Counties.
Named for-
Countics Created fromn.
When Created.
When Organized.
Area in
Square Miles
Population
in 1890.
Anderson
Kenneth L. Anderson
Houston.
Mar. 24. 1846 July 13. 1846;
1,088 Palestine.
27.921
Andrews.
Richard Andrews
Bexar.
Aug. 21, 1876, Unorganized
1,560 Unorganized 878 Homer
6,5.04
Araneas.
Aransas River.
Refugio.
Sept. 18, 1871 1871
405 Rockport.
1,8:4
Archer.
Branch T. Archer.
Clay.
Jan. 22, 1858 July 27, 1880
900 Archer.
2,1.90
Armstrong
Pioneers of that name
Bexar
Jan.
25, 1856 Aug.
4, 1856
1,224 Pleasanton.
6,449
Austin
Stephen F. Anstin
Original
Mar.
17, 1836
1837
711 Bellville.
17.786
Bandera
Bandera Pass
Bexar and Uvalde.
Jan,
26, 1856 Mar. 10, 1856
1,001 Bandera. 928 Bastrop
3,778
Bastrop
Baron de Bastrop
Original
Mar.
17, 1836 Apr. 8,1837
Bailey
Bailey.
Bexar
Feh.
1, 1868 Apr. 13, 1879
888 Beeville
2,575 3,516
Bell
Governor P. II. Bell
Milam.
Jan.
22, 1850 Ang. 1,1850
1,025 Belton
33, 89
Bexar
Duke of Bexar.
Original
Mar. 17, 1836 1837
1,175 San Antonio .. 713 Blanco.
4,635
Borden
Gail Borden
Bexar.
Aug.
21, 1876 Mar. 17, 1871
900 Durham
Bosque.
Bosque River
McLennan
Feh.
4, 1854 Ang. 7, 1854
1.041 Meridian 915 Texarkana
14,120
Bowie
James Bowie
Red River.
Dec.
17, 1840 1841
20,273
Brazoria
Municipality of Brazoria Original
Mai.
17, 1826 1837
1,479 Brazoria. 11,474
Brazos.
Brazos River
Washington aud Robertson. Presidio
Jan.
30, 1841 Feb. 6, 1843
519 Bryan
16,603
Brewster.
HI. P. Brewster.
Briscoe.
Andrew Briscoe.
Bexar.
Feb. Ang. Aug. 2, 1887 Feb. 26, 1887 21, 1876; Unorganized 27, 1956 Mar. 2,1857 Mar. 15, 1887 Unorganized
900 Unorganized 9.0 Brownwood. 2,013 Unorganized 651 Caldwell.
12 712
Burnet
President David G. Burnet
Feb.
5, 18 2 Ang. 7,1854
10,615
Calhonn.
John C. Calhoun
Victoria
Apr.
4, 1816 July 13, 1846
('allahan.
James M. Callahan.
Bosque, Travis and Bexar.
Fch.
1, 1858; July 3, 1877
5,422
Cameron.
Ervin Caineron.
Nueces
Feh.
12, 1848:Aug.
7,1848
13,080
Camp.
J. L. Camp.
Upshur
Apr.
6, 1874 June 20, 1874 13, 1846 21, 1836 June 26, 1888 25, 1846 July
22,567
Castro ..
Ileury Castro
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876 Dec. 23, 1891
Chambers.
Thomas J. Chambers,
12, 1858 Ang.
2, 1858
2.241
Cherokee
Cherokee tribe of Indians
Nadogdoches ...
A pr.
11, 1846 July 13, 1846
22,915
Fannin
Apr.
11. 1876.Apr.
11, 1887
1,175
€ lav
llenry Clay
24, 1857|Nov. 24, 1873 Dec.
7,406
Cochran.
Cochran
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876 Uuorganized
825 Unorganized . Robert Lee ..
2,037
Coleman
R. M. Coleman.
Travis and Brown.
Feb.
1, 1858 Oct. 6, 1861
6,086
Collin.
Collin Mckinney
Fannin
Apr. 3, 1846 July 13, 1816
357
Colorado.
Original
Mar.
21, 1876 Sept. 30, 1890 17, 1936 - 1837
900 Aberdeen .. 960 Columbus . . 19,470
Comal.
Bexar, Travis, and Gonzales.
Mar.
24. 1846 July 13, 1846
Comanche
Comanche tribe of Indiane.
Coryell and Bosque
Jan.
25, 1836, Mar. 17, 1856
Concho
Concho River ..
Bexar
Fch.
1, 1858 Mar. 11, 1879
956 Paint Rock 1,051
Cooke
William G. Cooke
Fannin
Mar. 20, 1844; Mar. 10, 1849 Feb. 4, 1854 Mar. 4, 1854
933 Gainesville. 950 Gatesville.
16,777
Cottle
G. W. Cottle ..
Fannin
A11g.
21, 1876 Unorganized
1,125 Unorganized
806| Unorganized
3,332 Ozona 191
Crosby
Stephen Crosby.
Bexar
Ang.
2, 1825 July 14, 1891 21, 1876 Sept. 11, 1886 21. 1876 Sept. 9, 1891 30, 1846 July 13, 1846
900. Dallas.
67,003
Dawson.
Nicholas Dawson
900 Unorganized
Deaf Smith
Erastus Smith . ..
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876 Dec. 1, 1890
1,41 ) La Plata
Delta
From its location and shape
Hopkins and Lamar July
29, 1870 Oct.
6,1870
Denton John B. Denton
Fannin
Apr.
11, 1846 Jnly 13, 1816 24, 1846 Jnly 13, 1846
918 Cuero. 14.296
Dickens
J. Dickens
Bexar .
Ang. 21, 1876: Mar. 14, 1891
900; Espuela. 295
Dimmit
Philip Dir mmit
Bexar. Webb, Uvalde, Mav- Fcb. erick.
1, 1858: Nov. 2, 188)
1,290 Carrizo Springs 1,041
Donley
Judge Stockton P. Donley ... Bexar
Ang. 21, 1876 Mar. 22, 1892
900 Clarendon. .. 1,018
:4.692
Coryell
James Coryell.
McLennan and Bell.
Crane.
William Carey Crane
Tom Green
Feb. 26, 1887 Unorganized
Crockett
David Crockett.
Bexar .
Jan.
Dallain
James W. Dallam
Bexar .
Ang.
1,468 Texling. 112
Dallas
G. M. Dallas
Feb. Robertson and Nacogdoches Mar. Bexar
1, 1858 Unorganized
:'66 Cooper 9,110
9 9 Denton 21,274
De Witt
Green De Witt
Tom Green
Mar.
13, 1889.Apr. 23, 1889
...
1,243 Coleman. .. 854 Mc Kinney.
Collingsworth
Judge James Colliugewerth Mnuicipality of Colorado .: Comal River.
Fannin
Ang.
951 Linden 900 Dimmit. 851 Wallisville
846
Cass
S. P. Carson
Bexar
Aug.
Lewis Case
Bexar
Apr.
6, 1848 Aug. 7, 1848
1,005 Burnet 453 Lockhart 964 Indianola .. 900 Baird
15,75L
Caldwell
Matthew Caldwell
Travis. Williamson, and Bell Gouzales ..
Mar.
Mar. 24, 1846 July 13, 1846
- Burleson
General Edward Burleson
Milam and Washington.
Aug. 21, 1876 Unorganized
918 Unorganized 900 Seymour.
Baylor
Henry W. Baylor
Fanuin
Bee
Bernard E. Bee, Sr
San Patricio, Goliad, & Dec.
8, 1857 July 25, 1858
50,145
Blanco.
Blauco River.
Burnet, Hays, Gillespie, and Feb. 12, 1858 Apr. 12, 1858
Comal.
Ang. 21, 1876; Mar.
8, 1890
900 Claude
Atascosa
Atascosa River
Bexar
Apr. 22. 1846 July 13, 1846
Angelina
Angelina River
Nacogdoches
Refugio.
Brown.
Henry S. Brown
11,346
Buchcl
Col. Buchel. of Con. ariny.
Travis and Comanche. Presidio ..
Feh.
1,008 Rusk
Childress
George C. Childrese.
758 Childress
Cooke
Coke .
Richard Coke.
3,308 Brownsville 201 Pittsburg. 900 Panhandle
'815
Carson
Liberty ard Jeff reon
1,122 Henrietta.
623 New Brannte.8| 6,411 939 Comanche ...
16,194
900| Estacado 417
Gonzales, Victoria, and Go- Mar. lind.
2,278 Murphyville
.0,592
County Seat.
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Counties.
Named for-
Counties Created from.
When Created.
When Organized.
Area in
Square Miles,
Population
in 1890.
Duval
The Duval family
Live Oak, Nueces and Starr. Coryell, Bosque. aud Travis. Tom Green ..
Feb.
26, 1557 JJan
6, 1>91.
10, 18 3 2,3164; Lenky
Ellis .
Richard Ellis
Navarro.
Dec.
, 1819 Ang.
5, 1850;
969 Waxahachie
131,787
EL PASO
Taken from The Pass
Bexar
.Inu.
3, 1-50 Mny
6, 1871
8,.t6 ''El Paso .. ...
15,7.8
Eucinal
Spanish nume-Oak Grove.
Webb, Starr, and Nneces
Fel.
1, 1858 Unorganized
Erath .
George B. Erath
Coryell and Bosque
Jnu.
25, 1856 Ang.
1, 1850
1,0te:Stephenville. ..
21,514
Falls ..
Falls on Brazos River.
Milam and Limestone
.lan.
28, 1850; Ang.
5, 1850
256 Marlin.
20,697
Fannin
James W. Fannin.
Red River ..
Dec.
14, 1837 Jan. - , 1858
991 Bonham
38,656
Fayette.
General La Fayette
Colorado and Bastrop Bexar .
Ang.
21, 1876' Apr.
27, 1886
963 La Grange. 900 Roby.
3,008
Floyd.
D. Floyd.
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876; May 28, 1390
1,147 Floydada.
Ford
Robt L. Foard.
Hardeman, King, Cottle, Knox Presidio
Mur.
15, 1887 Unorganized
2,537 Unorganized
Fort Bend
A fort on the Brazos River.
Austin
Dec.
29, 1837 Ian, -, 1838
¥89, Richmond.
10,576
Franklin
B. C. Franklin
Titus.
Mar.
8, 1875; Apr. 30, 1875
310 Mt. Vernon
7,3 6
Freestone
Kind of Stoue.
Limestone.
Sept.
6, 1850 July 6, 1851
883 Fairfield. 15.993
Frio
Frio River
Bexur. Atascosa, and & valde.
Feb.
1, 1858 July 20, 1871
1,080.Pearsall. 3,172
Galveston ..
Conut de Galvez.
Brazoria and Liberty
May
15, 1838'- - 1839
673'Galveston
31,416
Gaines ..
James Gaines.
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876 Unorganized
Gurza.
The family of Garzas
Bexnr .
Ang.
21, 1576 Unorganized
Gillespie
Captain R. A. Gillespie
Bexar and Travis
Apr.
4. 1887 Unorganized 1836'
1837
5.906
Gonzales
Raphael Gonzales
Original
1836 - 1837
1,077 Gonzales, 910 Unorganized 968 Sherman
53.207
Greer ..
John A. Greer ..
Clas
Feb.
8, 1860 Jnly 10, 1886
2,462 Mangum ..
21,293
Guadalupe
Guadalupe River.
Gonzales und Bexar
Mar.
30, 1846 July 13, 1816
998 | Plainview
Hall
Warren D C Hall
Bexar
Ang. 21, 1876 June 23, 1890
Hamilton
James Hamilton
Comanche, Bosque, Bar.
Jan.
22, 1858 Ang. 2, 1858
977 Ilumilton.
9,272
Hansford Ilardeman
John M. Hansford Two brothers-Bailey and I. J. Clay Hardeman.
Bexar
Ang. 21, 1876 Mar. 11,1889
910 Ilansford.
133 3,902
Hardin.
William Hardin
Liberty and Jefferson
Jan.
22, 1858 Ang. 2, 1858
827 Hardin 3,956
Harris.
John R Harrison
Original
1836 1837 1,800 llonston.
37,104
Harrison
¡A pioneer named Harrison.
Shelby
Jan.
28, 1839 June 18, 1842
899 Marshall .. 26,676
Hartley
Q C and Rt K. Hartley.
Bexar
Aug.
21, 1836 Feb. 9, 1891
1,470 Hartley. 950 Haskell. 1,663
Ilaskell.
c'hurle Haskell
Fannin and Milam
Feb.
1, 1858 Jan. 13, 1855
Hays ..
Captain Jack Hays
Travis.
Mar.
1, 1818, Ang. 7, 1818
683 San Marcos 11,328
Hemphill
Judge John Hemphill.
Bexar
Ang. 21. 1876 JJnly 5, 1887
900 Canadian. 501
Henderson
Governor J. P. Henderson Guadalupe Hidalgo
Houston and Nacogdoches Cameron.
Jan.
24. 1852 Ang. 7, 1852
Ilill .
George W. Hill.
Navarro.
Feb. 7, 1853, May 14, 1833
Hockley.
Adj Gen. G. W. Hockley.
Pexar
Ang.
21, 1876 Unorganized
Hood.
General John B. Hood ...
Johnson.
Nov.
2, 1866 Dec. 25, 1866
Hopkins
pioucer family
Lamar and Nacogdoches
Mar. 25, 1:46 July 13, 1846
Howard
Valuey E. Howard
Bexar
Ang. 41, 1876 June 15, 1852
Honstou ..
Sam Houston ..
Nacogdoches.
1836 - - 1837
1,177 Crockett ... 19,354
Hunt
Memucan Hunt.
869 Greenville .. 31,235
Irion.
Irion ..
Tom Green
Mar. 6. 1889' Apr. 10, 1889
859
JJnck
W. H. and P. C. Jack
Coake
870 Jacksboro.
9,73%
Jackson.
Andrew Jackson
Original .
911 Edna.
3.287
Jasper.
Sergeant Jasper
Original
18: 6! 1837
973,Jasper.
5.5-6
Jeff Davis
Jefferson Davis
Presidio.
Mar. 15, 1887 May #4, 1857
2.2-9 Fort Davis 1,047
Jefferson:
differ-on Benumout.
Original
1:30- 1837
1.03? Beanmont
22,261
Jones
iDr. Auson Jones
Bexar and Bosque.
Fel.
1, 1:58 Inne 13, 1881
Feb. 4, 1-54 Feb. 27, 1854
235, Helena.
2.617
Kendall.
George W. Kendall
Blanco and Kerr.
10, 1862 Feb. 18. 1562
Kent ...
R. Kent.
Bexar
Ang.
1, 1576 l'uorganized
900 l'norganized
Kerr
James Kerr ..
Bexar.
Inn. : 6, 1856 Mar. 22. 1856
1,18% Kerrville
4,4 15
Kimble.
Kimble
Jan. , 158.Jan. 3, 1556
King ..
William King
Fannin
Ang. 21, 1826 June 25, 1890
1874
4,48,
Knox
Knox Conaty, Ohio. M. B Lamar. .
Fannin
Feb. Dec.
t, 1:5% Mar. 10, 1886 17. 1810 -
- 1841
37,824
Inmb
Lieutenant Lamb
Bexxr .
Aug. 21. 1876 Unorganized 1, 18.6 Mnr. 10, 1856;
1,080 I'morganized . 858 fannpasas
7,563
La Salle
Cavalier de la Salle.
Bexar and Webh.
Feb. 1, 1858 Nov. 2, 18-0
1,512 Cotulln. 2.198
Lavaca
Lavacn River ..
Gonzales. Victoria, Jackson, Fayette and Colorado.
Apr. 6, 1546 July 13, 1816
1,001 Inlletisville .. 24,758
Lee
General Robert E. Lee
Burleson, Bu-trop, Fayette Apr and Wn-hington.
14, 1874 June 2, 1874
603 Giddings 11,310
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Eastand
W. M. Eastland.
Feb.
1, 188 Dec.
g a Eastland
1.,34 )
Ector. ..
General Mat Ector
Edwards
Hnyden Edwards
Bexar
Feb.
1, 1858 Apr.
18381
Fisher.
S Rhodes Fisher
3, 1891 Apr. 27, 1891
250 Crowell ..
Foley
Emaily named Foley
1,560 Unorganized 900 Unorganized 989 Frederickburg. 900 Unorganized . 823 Goliad.
18,003
Grav.
Peter W. Gray
Bexar
Ang.
21, 18;6 Unorganized
Grayson
Peter W. Grayson.
Fannin
Mar.
17, 1846 JJuly 13, 1846
Gregg
General JJohn Gregg
Upshur aud Risk
Apr.
14, 1873 June 28, 1873
279 Longview, 9,40%
Grimes.
Jesse Grimes
Montgomery
Apr.
6, 1846,July 13, 1846
781 Anderson. 711 Segnin
15,000
Ilale ..
Lieutenant J. C. Ilale .. Bexitr
Ang. 21, 1876 -
1888
900, Memphis,
965 Athens 12,279
Hidalgo.
2,336 Ilidalgo 6,5 14
1,030 Ililleboro. :6,79.3
900 Unorganized .. 492 Granbury ..
755 Sulphur Sprege 20,549 900 Big Springs. .. 1,210
Hutchinson.
Anderson Hutchinson
Nacogdoches and Fn Bexar
Apr.
11, 1846 July 13, 1816
900 Unorganized . Sherwood.
3,79,
Karnes.
Henry Karnes
Kanfman
David S Kanfman.
Bexar. De Witt und Golind .. Henderson.
Feb. 26, 1848 Ang. 7. 1218
832 Kanfman .. 678 Boerne
3,801
Kinney.
Il I .. Kinney ..
Bexar
1,201 Brackett ... 900 Benjamin. 920 Paris
1,121
Lamar
Red River.
Lampasas . .
Lampasas River.
Fannin and Bell. .. Feb.
Feb.
1, 1854|Ang. 7. 1854
15, Cleburne. .
Johnson
M. T. Johnson
Navarro and McLennan
Apr.
27. 1846 July 13, 1846
Goliad.
George W. Glasscock, Sr. Municipality of Goliad.
Original
Feb. 23, 1:48 Inne 5, 1818
7,020
GIANCOCK
Tom Green ..
Mur.
Feb. 1, 1958 Nov. 7, 1870
1 .;: 9 San Diego
7.584
1.4.5
1,788 Unorganized
31,413
Dec.
14, 183; Jan.
1,3 %! Innetion l'ity. 900 Guthrie.
2,231
173
Aug. 21, 1876: Unorganized
Ang. 27, 156 July 7, 1857
1836; 1837
1,74!
Lampa-
Feb. 21, 1858 Dec. 31, 18:4 1,180 Margaret
County Seat.
908
HISTORY OF TEXAS.
Counties.
Named for-
Counties Created from.
When Created.
When Organized.
Area in.
Square Miler.
Population
=
Leon
Vonzo de Leon
Robertson.
Mar. 17, 1816 Anty 13, 1516
1,049 Jewell.
13,7 0
Liberty
Municipality of Liberty ..
Original
Apr.
11, 18:6 Ang. 18. 18:6;
914 Groesbeck
21,593
lopscomb.
Judge Abner & Lipscomb
BexIr
21, 18.6 June 6, 1887
910 Lipscomb
1,32
Live Oak
Live oak wood in connty.
Sau Patricio and Naoces Gillespie and Bexar
Feb.
1, 1856 Ang.
4. 180
95. Llano
4.999
Loving.
Ofiver Loving.
Tom Green ..
Feb. 26, 1887, Unorganized !
Tra'l'uorganized.
1
..
Lubbock
Tom Lubbock
Bexar
Aug. 21, 1466 Mar. 10. 18 11
9 l.nhbock.
gor gorrenized
Madison
James Madison
Grimes, Walker and Leon.
Jan. 27. 1853' Ang. 7. 18:4:
460 Madisonville
Marion
Francis Marion.
Cass and Harrison.
Feh.
8 1860 Mar. 15, 1-60
10.9 3
Martin
Wyly Martin (pres Consulta tion ).
Bexar.
'Ang. 21, 1876 Nov. 4, 1831
9 0 Marienfeld.
172
Mason
Captain Mason. of U. S. Army. Bexar
Jan. 22, 1858 Ang. 2, 18 8
9.15i Mason. 5,169
Matagorda ..
Municipa ity of Matagorda ...
Original
1836
1837
1.12: Matogorda.
3.940
Maverick
S. A. Maverick
Kinney
Feb.
2, 1856 JJuly
13, 1871!
1,3 8: Eagle Pare
3,6-9
MeCulloch.
Ben MeCulloch
Bexar .
Ang.
27, 18:6
18:6
1,043 Brady
3,25
McLennan
Neil McLennan
Limestone, Milam and Na- Jan.
22, 1850;Ang. 5, 1850
1,683|Wnco. 39,136
MeMullen
John MeMullen.
Alascosn, Live Oak and Feb. Bexar.
1, 1858 1817
1,176 Tilden 1,037
Medina
Medina River.
Bexar
Feb.
12, 1848 Ang. 7. 1818
1,301 Castroville.
5,728
Menard.
M. B. Menard.
Bexar .
Jan.
22, 1858. Mny
8. 1871
886 Menardville
1,239
Midland
From its relative location.
Tom Green.
Mar. 4, 1855 June 15, 1885|
900 Midland . 1,033
Milam
B. R. Milum
Original . .
1836
1832
: 01Cameron 24.750
Mills
John S. Mills
Lamparas, Hamilton, Brown Mar. 15. 1887 Sept. 12, 1887 und Comanche.
Ang. 21, 1876 Jan. 10, 1881
900, Colorado
2,639
Montague.
Daniel Montagne
Cooke
Dee. 24, 1857 Ang. 2, 1858
891 Montague
18.639
Montgomery.
General James Montgomery. . ! Washington
Dec. 14, 1837
1837 1,054
Willis
11,7-6
Moore.
Commodore E. W. Moore.
Bexar . ..
Ang. 21, 1876 Unorganized
916 Unorganized
6,580
Motley
Dr. W'm. Motley
Bexar
Ang. 21, 1876 Feb. 25, 1891
139
Nacogdoches
Original
1836
1837
15,564
Navarro.
Robertson.
Apr. 25, 1816 July 13, 1816
Newton
Sergeant Newton
lasper.
Apr.
22, 1816 July 13, 1846
Nolun.
Philip Nolan
Bexar
Ang.
21, 1876 Jmue 10, 1831
1,576
Nneces
Nueces River
San Pairieio.
Apr. 18, 1846 July 13, 18 86
Ochiltree.
W. B. Ochiltree.
Bexar
Ang. 21, 1876 Feb. 21, 1889
Oldham
Williamson S. Oldham, Sr.
Bexar
Ang. 25, 1876 June 12, 1891
287
Orange
From the Orange fruit
Jefferson.
Feh. 5, 1852 Mar. 20, :872
4,768
Panola
Indian tribe ...
799 Carthage 14,3001
Parker
A family at Parker's Fort.
Navarro and Bosque.
Dec.
12, 1855 Mar.
1, 1856|
21,662
Parmer ..
Martin Parmer.
Bexar
Ang. 21. 1876; Unorganized
Pecos
Pecos River.
Presidio
Mav 3. 1871 June 13, 1873
13, 1816
10,3 3
Potter
Robert Potter.
Bexar
Aug.
3, 1850 1875
2,652 Marfa 2 .: 73
267 |Emory.
3.9. 9
Randall
Il. Randall
Bexar
Ang. 21, 1876 July
27, 1889
Red River.
Municipality of Red River
Original
1836
1837 1,062 Clarksville. 2,721 Pecos.
21.327
Reeves.
George R. Reeves.
Peros
Apr. 14, 1883 Nov. 4, 1881
1836
1837 850 Refugio. 900 Miami.
328
-- Robertson
Sterling C. Robertson.
Milam
Dec.
14, 1837
18.8
869 Franklin
26,496
Rockwall
An underground will ..
Kanfinan
Mar.
1, 1873 Apr. 23, 1873
990 Ballinger .. 3.182
Rnsk.
Thomas A. Rusk.
Nacogdoches
Jan. 16, 1843 Feh. 6, 1843
917 llenderson
18 996
Sabine
Municipality of Subine ..
Original
1-36
1837
522 Hemphill .. 4,968
San Augustine.
Municipality of San Augustine Original
1836
1837
$56 San Augustine. 6,021
63; Cold Spring. .. 7,556
San Patricio
Municipn'ity of San Patricio. . Original
1836
614 San Patricio. 1837
1,209
Schleicher
Gustav Schleicher, M. C ..
Crockett.
Apr.
1, 1887 Unorganized
San Saba
San Saba River.
Bexnr
Feb.
1, 1856 May
3, 1856
6.611
Seurry
W'm. R. Senrry
Bexar
Aug. 21, 1826 June 28, 1881
900 Snyder
1.410
Shackelford
Dr. Schackelford
Bosque
Feb.
1, 1858 Sept. 12, 1874
Shelby
General Shelby, of Kentucky. Original
1830
1837
Sherman.
General Sidney Sherman .. James Smith. ..
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