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Falls County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,968. [1] The county seat is Marlin. [2] It is named for the original 10-foot-tall waterfall on the Brazos River, which existed until the river changed course during a storm in 1866.
Brazos Bend State Park is a 4,897-acre (1,982 ha) state park along the Brazos River in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas (with a Needville postal address), [4] run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Where U.S. Route 82 crosses the White River, a roadside rest area with facilities and hiking trails is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation.The central focal point of this park is Silver Falls, where a spring-fed White River used to cascade over sandstone ledges. [6]
Big Spring State Park: Blanco State Park: Blanco 104.6 acres (42.3 ha) 1934 The Blanco River in Blanco State Park: Bonham State Park: Fannin 261 acres (106 ha) 1933 Bonham State Park headquarters: Brazos Bend State Park: Fort Bend 4,897 acres (1,982 ha) 1984 Brazos Bend State Park: Buescher State Park: Bastrop 1,016.7 acres (411 ha) 1940 ...
Resaca de la Palma State Park is one of three state parks belonging to the World Birding Center and managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. At 1,200 acres, Resaca de la Palma State Park is the largest of the World Birding Center sites and is located in Brownsville .
Sarahville de Viesca or Fort Milam or Bucksnort is a ghost town in Falls County, Texas, United States.The settlement was established in 1834 by Sterling C. Robertson and named for his mother Mrs. Sarah (née Maclin) Robertson and Agustín Viesca, the Mexican governor of Coahuila y Tejas.
San Felipe de Austin was established on the south side of the Brazos River in 1823 by Stephen F. Austin, who initially brought 297 families, the Old Three Hundred, under a contract with the Mexican Government. [3] The town's notable early inhabitants included Noah Smithwick and Horatio Chriesman. By 1830, the town had a population of about 200 ...
Lake Whitney is a flood control reservoir on the main stem of the Brazos River in Texas. It is located on River Mile Marker 442 and controls drainage for 17,656 square miles (45,730 km 2) of Texas and parts of New Mexico.