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Houston County and Crockett were both established in 1837. The first version of courthouse was a log cabin built the following year on the square, which was replaced by a more permanent brick building in 1851. This second courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1865, also burning most of the county's records.
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,066. [1] Its county seat is Crockett. [2] Houston County was one of 46 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas, until voters in a November 2007 special election legalized the sale of alcohol in the county.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Houston County, Texas. There are seven properties listed on the National Register in the county. Three properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks including one that is also a State Antiquities Landmark.
The first company in Texas which arose out of the merging concepts of abstract, title and insurance, Gracy was founded from an existing abstract of title company, as James V. Bergen and Company in 1873 by surveyor James Valentine Bergen and George B. Zimpelman, a former Travis County Texas sheriff, land developer and owner of LBJ Ranch. As ...
Crockett is located near the center of Houston County. Several highways converge on the city. U.S. Route 287 leads north 35 miles (56 km) to Palestine and southeast 46 miles (74 km) to Corrigan. Texas State Highway 21 leads northeast 33 miles (53 km) to Alto and southwest 38 miles (61 km) to Madisonville at Interstate 45.
Buildings and structures in Houston County, Texas (1 C, 5 P) E. Education in Houston County, Texas (2 C, 2 P) G. Geography of Houston County, Texas (4 C, 5 P) P.
Houston County is the name of five counties in the United States: Houston County, Alabama; Houston County, Georgia; Houston County, Minnesota; Houston County, Tennessee; Houston County, Texas; Houston County may also refer to: Houston County (band), a country music band
The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards. There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions. According to the city ...