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County Name History
Year Formed County Seat County Formed From:
Anderson
History 1846 Palestine Houston
Andrews
History 1876 Andrews Bexar
Angelina
History 1846 Lufkin Nacogdoches
Aransas
History 1871 Rockport Refugio
Archer
History 1858 Archer City Clay
Armstrong
History 1876 Claude Bexar
Atascosa
History 1856 Jourdanton Bexar
Austin
History 1837 Bellville One of the original 23 counties





County Name History
Year Formed County Seat County Formed From:
Bailey
History 1876 Muleshoe Bexar
Bandera
History 1856 Bandera Bexar & Uvalde
Bastrop
History 1836 Bastroip One of the original 23 counties
Baylor
History 1876 Seymour Fannin
Bee
History 1857 Beeville Goliad, Live Oak, Karnes, Refugio, and San Patricio
Bell
History 1850 Belton Milam
Bexar
History 1836 San Antonio One of the original 23 counties
Blanco
History 1858 Johnson City Burnet, Comal, Gillespie and Hays
Borden
History 1876 Gail Bosque
Bosque
History 1854 Meridian McLennan
Bowie
History 1840 Boston Red River
Brazoria
History 1836 Angleton One of the original 23 counties
Brazos
History 1841 Bryan Robertson, Washington (Originally called Navasota county  - renamed in 1842)
Brewster
History 1887 Alpine Presidio
Briscoe
History 1876 Silverton Bexar
Brooks
History 1911 Falfurrias Starr, Webb
Brown
History 1856 Brownwood Comanche, Travis
Burleson
History 1846 Caldwell Milam, Washington
Burnet
History 1852 Burnet Bell, Travis, Williamson





County Name History Year Formed County Seat County Formed From:
Caldweld
History 1848
Lockhart
Bastrop, Gonzales
Calhoun
History 1846
Port Lavaca
Victoria, Jackson, Matagorda
Callahan
History 1858
Baird
Bexar, Travis, Bosque
Cameron
History 1848
Brownsville
Neuces
Camp
History 1874
Upshur
Pittsburn
Carson
History 1888
Panhandle
Bexar
Cass
History 1846
Linden
Bowie
Castro
History 1891
Dimmitt
Bexar
Chambers
History 1858
Anahuac
Liberty, Jefferson
Cherokee
History 1846
Rusk
Nacogdoches
Childress
History 1876
Childress
Bexar
Clay History


Cochran History


Coke History


Coleman History


Collin History


Collinsworth History


Colorado History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Comal History


Comanche History


Concho History


Cooke History


Coryell History


Cottle History


Crane History


Crockett History


Crosby History


Culberson History







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Dallam History


Dallas History


Dawson History


Deaf Smith History


Delta History


Denton History


DeWitt History


Dickens History


Dimmit History


Donley History


Duval History







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Eastland History


Ector History


Edwards History


Ellis History


El Paso History


Erath History







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Falls History


Fannin History


Fayette History


Fisher History


Floyd History


Foard History


Fort Bend History


Franklin History


Freestone History


Frio History







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Gaines History


Galveston History


Garza History


Gillespie History


Glasscock History


Goliad History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Gonzales History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Gray History


Grayson History


Gregg History


Grimes History


Guadalupe History







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Hale History


Hall History


Hamilton History


Hansford History


Hardeman History


Hardin History


Harris History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Harrison History


Hartley History


Haskell History


Hays History


Hemphill History


Henderson History


Hidalgo History


Hill History


Hockley History


Hood History


Hopkins History


Houston History


Howard History


Hudspeth History


Hunt History


Hutchinson History







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Irion History







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Jack History


Jackson History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Jasper History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Jeff Davis History


Jefferson History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Jim Hogg History


Jim Wells History


Johnson History


Jones History







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Karnes History


Kaufman History


Kendall History


Kenedy History


Kent History


Kerr History


Kimble History


King History


Kinney History


Klebert History


Knox History







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Lamar History


Lamb History


Lampasas History


La Salle History


Lavaco History


Lee History


Leon History


Liberty History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Limestone History


Libscomb History


Live Oak History


Llano History


Loving History


Lubbock History


Lynn History







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McCullock History


McLennan History


McMullen History


Madison History


Marion History


Martin History


Mason History


Matagorda History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Maverick History


Medina History


Menard History


Midland History


Milam History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Mills History


Mitchell History


Montague History


Montgomery History


Moore History


Morris History


Motley History







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Nacogdoches History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Navarro History


Newton History


Nolan History


Nueces History







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Ochiltree History


Oldham History


Orange History







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Palo Pinto History


Panola History


Parker History


Parmer History


Pecos History


Polk History


Potter History


Presidio History







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Rains History


Randall History


Reagan History


Real History


Red River History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Reeves History


Refugio History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Roberts History


Robertson History


Rockwall History


Runnels History


Rusk History







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Sabine History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
San Augustine History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
San Jacinto History


San Patricio History


San Saba History


Schleicher History


Scurry History


Shackelford History


Shelby History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Sherman History


Smith History


Somervell History


Starr History


Stephens History


Sterling History


Stonewall History


Sutton History


Swisher History







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Tarrant History


Taylor History


Terrell History


Terry History


Throckmorton History


Titus History


Tom Green History


Travis History


Trinity History


Tyler History







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Upshur History


Upton History


Uvalde History







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Val Verde History


Van Zandt History


Victoria History 1836
One of the original 23 counties





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Walker History


Waller History


Ward History


Washington History 1836
One of the original 23 counties
Webb History


Wharton History


Wheeler History


Wichita History


Wilbarger History


Willacy History


Williamson History


Wilson History


Winkler History


Wise History


Wood History







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Yoakum History


Young History







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Zapata History


Zavala History