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The following is a list of Texas county seat name etymologies, taken from the Handbook of Texas. A separate list of Texas county name etymologies , covering Texas counties instead of its county seats , is also available.
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 ...
Culberson County: Texas: David Browning Culberson, a lawyer and soldier in the Civil War: Cullman County: Alabama: Colonel John G. Cullmann (1823–1895), founder of the county seat Culpeper County: Virginia: Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, colonial governor of Virginia, 1677–1683 Cumberland County: Illinois
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County seats in Texas (15 C, ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; A. Anderson County, Texas ... Motley County, Texas; N. Nacogdoches County, Texas ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...