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An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the State of Texas. The following is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies, taken from the Handbook of Texas.
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 ...
Texas portal; An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the State of Texas. ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; A. Anderson County, Texas; Andrews County ...
County seats of the Counties in Texas Subcategories. This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total. ... Pages in category "County seats in Texas ...
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U.S. county name etymologies (13 P) N. Lists of placenames of Native American origin (1 C, 29 P) ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; U.
Borden County: Texas: Gail Borden, Jr., a businessman, publisher, and surveyor in Texas who invented condensed milk: Bosque County: Texas: The Bosque River: Bossier Parish: Louisiana: Presumably for Pierre Bossier, a U.S. representative from Louisiana Botetourt County: Virginia: Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, a colonial governor of ...
County name (years established) State Name origin Modern counties Baine County (1866–1868) Alabama: David W. Baine, Confederate General [1] Etowah County: Baker County (1868–1874) Alfred Baker, founder of Clanton, Alabama [2] Chilton County: Benton County (1832–1858) Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri [3] Calhoun County ...