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Menard County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,962. [1] The county seat is Menard. [2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1871. [3] It is named for Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas. [4]
The oldest continuous site still inhabited by a county courthouse is in Liberty County, where its courthouse has stood—although rebuilt—since 1831. [ 15 ] In 1971 and 1972, two Texas Courthouse Acts were passed, which require the county to notify the Texas Historical Commission (THC) of any plans to remodel or destroy historic courthouses ...
English: This is a locator map showing Menard County in Texas. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Menard County, Texas. There is one district and two individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. The district is a Texas State Historic Site and includes a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Menard County: 327: Menard: 1858: Bexar County: Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas: 1,958: 902 sq mi (2,336 km 2) Midland County: 329: Midland: 1885: Tom Green County: Its county seat, which was named for its location halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway (and "Midway, Texas", being ...
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Menard is located along the banks of the San Saba River at the junction of U.S. Highways 83 and 190, approximately 140 miles northwest of Austin and San Antonio in central Menard County. [ 5 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km 2 ), all land.
Built in 1883, formerly used as the County Courthouse; now a museum. [51] n/a John Rutledge House †† [52] Charleston: 116 Broad Street: E.D.S.C. 1866–1868 Built in 1763, now the John Rutledge House Inn. Supreme Court Chief Justice and Governor John Rutledge: U.S. Custom House † [53] Charleston: 200 East Bay Street: E.D.S.C. 1884–1896