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County Seat County Named for Jacksboro: Jack: Patrick Churchill Jack, attorney and early Texas colonist, and his brother William Houston Jack, both veterans of the Texas Revolution who founded the city and for whom the county is also named Jasper: Jasper: William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero Jayton: Kent: the Jay family, early ranchers in ...
Its county seat, named in turn as an anagram of Miguel Hidalgo, the inspirational figure behind the Mexican War of Independence: 7,144: 854 sq mi (2,212 km 2) Gonzales County: 177: Gonzales: 1836: One of the original 23 counties: Its county seat, named in turn for Coahuila y Tejas governor Rafael Gonzales: 19,930: 1,068 sq mi (2,766 km 2) Gray ...
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Pages in category "County seats in Texas" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 253 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
View history; Tools. ... Texas portal; An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the State of Texas. ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; A. Anderson ...
List of Texas county seat name etymologies; U. List of places in the United States named after people; V. List of places named Vlaie ... Mobile view ...
These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies.Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area (Washoe County, Nevada), cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning "Fat Hill ...
The 254 counties of Texas. This is a list of county courthouses and other non-federal courthouses in Texas, both current and former. For federal courthouses located in Texas, see List of United States federal courthouses in Texas. The U.S. state of Texas has 254 counties, the most of any U.S. state.