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Sonora City Hall. A glimpse of the eastern side of downtown Sonora. Sonora is located at 30°34′5″N 100°38′39″W (30.568166, –100.644163). [6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), all land. The area lies in the western portions of the Texas Hill Country, a region of ...
Designated. 1965. The Caverns of Sonora, a National Natural Landmark, [1] is a unique cave located 8 miles (13 km) west of the small city of Sonora, the seat of Sutton County, Texas. It is a world-class cave because of its stunning array of calcite crystal formations, especially helictites. These helictites are found in extreme abundance, often ...
Sutton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,372. [1] Its county seat is Sonora. [2] The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1890. [3] Sutton County is named for John S. Sutton, an officer in the Confederate Army.
Sonora. ^ a. Joined to the federation under the name of Estado de Occidente (Western State) also recognized as Sonora y Sinaloa. Sonora (Spanish pronunciation: [soˈnoɾa] ⓘ), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (English: Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal ...
Sonora is about a 170-mile drive northwest from San Antonio. On the outskirts of Sonora, Texas, Rancho Blanco lists for $6.355 million. It hasn’t been on the market in 95 years and is named ...
5.35% [1] Protected. 2.26% [1] The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States. It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. [2] It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east; the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north; and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to ...
Sutton County Courthouse. The Sutton County Courthouse, on Public Square in Sonora, Texas, was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It was designed in Second Empire style by architect Oscar Ruffini. [2] It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Devils River (Texas) Coordinates: 29°27′33″N 101°3′34″W. Map of the Rio Grande watershed, showing the Devils River joining the Rio Grande near Del Rio. The Devils River in southwestern Texas, part of the Rio Grande drainage basin, has limited areas of whitewater along its length. It begins in northwest Sutton County, at 30°19′40 ...