List of counties in Texas Information & List of counties in Texas Links at HealthHaven.com

The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state.^[1] Texas was originally divided into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of these would later be divided into new counties. The most recent county to be created was Kenedy County in 1921. The most recent county to be organized was Loving County in 1931.^[2]

Each county is run by a commissioners court consisting of four elected commissioners (one from each of four precincts drawn based on population) and a county judge elected from all the voters of the county. In smaller counties, the county judge actually does perform judicial duties, but in larger counties the judge's role is limited to serving on the commissioners court. Certain officials, such as the sheriff and tax collector, are elected separately by the voters, but the commissioners court determines their office budgets, and sets overall county policy. All county elections are partisan.^[3]

Counties in Texas also have less legal power than cities or towns. While the counties have eminent domain power and control all unincorporated land within their boundaries, they have neither home rule authority nor zoning power. The county is responsible for providing essential services (except for fire and ambulance, which are often done by volunteer fire departments).

Unlike other states, Texas does not allow for consolidated city-county governments. Cities and counties (as well as other political entities) are permitted to enter "interlocal agreements" to share services (as an example, a city and a school district may enter into agreements with the county whereby the county bills for and collects property taxes for the city and school district; thus, only one tax bill is sent instead of three).^[4] School districts are independent of county and city government (with the exception of the Stafford district, which is city controlled).

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.^[5] Texas's code is 48, which when combined with any county code would be written as 48XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.

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County	FIPS Code ^[6]	County seat ^[7]	Established ^[7]	Origin	Etymology	Population ^[7]	Area ^[7]
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Houston County	Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000055109.00000055,109	&0000000000001071.0000001,071 sq mi (&0000000000002774.0000002,774 km²)
Andrews County	003	Andrews	1876	Bexar County	Richard Andrews (?–1835), the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000013004.00000013,004	&0000000000001501.0000001,501 sq mi (&0000000000003888.0000003,888 km²)
Angelina County	005	Lufkin	1846	Nacogdoches County	A Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named Angelina by them	&0000000000080130.00000080,130	&0000000000000802.000000802 sq mi (&0000000000002077.0000002,077 km²)
Aransas County	007	Rockport	1871	Refugio County	The Rio Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu, a Spanish outpost in early Texas	&0000000000022497.00000022,497	&0000000000000252.000000252 sq mi (&0000000000000653.000000653 km²)
Archer County	009	Archer City	1858	Fannin County	Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas	&0000000000008854.0000008,854	&0000000000000910.000000910 sq mi (&0000000000002357.0000002,357 km²)
Armstrong County	011	Claude	1876	Bexar County	One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one	&0000000000002148.0000002,148	&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002,367 km²)
Atascosa County	013	Jourdanton	1856	Bexar County	The Spanish word for "boggy"	&0000000000038628.00000038,628	&0000000000001232.0000001,232 sq mi (&0000000000003191.0000003,191 km²)
Austin County	015	Bellville	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), known as the Father of Texas	&0000000000023590.00000023,590	&0000000000000653.000000653 sq mi (&0000000000001691.0000001,691 km²)
Bailey County	017	Muleshoe	1876	Bexar County	Peter James Bailey, a defender of the Alamo	&0000000000006594.0000006,594	&0000000000000827.000000827 sq mi (&0000000000002142.0000002,142 km²)
Bandera County	019	Bandera	1856	Bexar County	Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag"	&0000000000017645.00000017,645	&0000000000000792.000000792 sq mi (&0000000000002051.0000002,051 km²)
Bastrop County	021	Bastrop	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F. Austin in obtaining land grants	&0000000000057733.00000057,733	&0000000000000888.000000888 sq mi (&0000000000002300.0000002,300 km²)
Baylor County	023	Seymour	1858	Fannin County	Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican-American War	&0000000000004093.0000004,093	&0000000000000871.000000871 sq mi (&0000000000002256.0000002,256 km²)
Bee County	025	Beeville	1857	San Patricio County, Goliad County, Refugio County, Live Oak County, and Karnes County	Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. (1787–1853), a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000032359.00000032,359	&0000000000000880.000000880 sq mi (&0000000000002279.0000002,279 km²)
Bell County	027	Belton	1850	Milam County	Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas (1849–1853)	&0000000000237974.000000237,974	&0000000000001059.0000001,059 sq mi (&0000000000002743.0000002,743 km²)
Bexar County	029	San Antonio	1836	One of the original 23 counties	San Antonio de Béjar, the capital of Mexican Texas, in turn named for Saint Anthony and the municipality of Béjar in Spain	&0000000001392931.0000001,392,931	&0000000000001247.0000001,247 sq mi (&0000000000003230.0000003,230 km²)
Blanco County	031	Johnson City	1858	Burnet County, Comal County, Gillespie County and Hays County	The Blanco River (Blanco means "white" in Spanish)	&0000000000008418.0000008,418	&0000000000000711.000000711 sq mi (&0000000000001841.0000001,841 km²)
Borden County	033	Gail	1876	Bexar County	Gail Borden, Jr. (1801–1874), businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk	&0000000000000729.000000729	&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002,328 km²)
Bosque County	035	Meridian	1854	McLennan County	The Bosque River (Bosque is Spanish for "wooded")	&0000000000017204.00000017,204	&0000000000000989.000000989 sq mi (&0000000000002561.0000002,561 km²)
Bowie County	037	Boston	1840	Red River County	James Bowie (1796–1836), the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo	&0000000000089306.00000089,306	&0000000000000888.000000888 sq mi (&0000000000002300.0000002,300 km²)
Brazoria County	039	Angleton	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Brazos River	&0000000000241767.000000241,767	&0000000000001387.0000001,387 sq mi (&0000000000003592.0000003,592 km²)
Brazos County	041	Bryan	1841	Washington County Named Navasota County until 1842	The Brazos River	&0000000000152415.000000152,415	&0000000000000586.000000586 sq mi (&0000000000001518.0000001,518 km²)
Brewster County	043	Alpine	1887	Presidio County	Henry Percy Brewster (1816–1884), a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the Civil War	&0000000000008866.0000008,866	&0000000000006193.0000006,193 sq mi (&0000000000016040.00000016,040 km²)
Briscoe County	045	Silverton	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Briscoe (1810–1849), a soldier during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000001790.0000001,790	&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002,331 km²)
Brooks County	047	Falfurrias	1911	Starr County	John Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and legislator	&0000000000007976.0000007,976	&0000000000000943.000000943 sq mi (&0000000000002442.0000002,442 km²)
Brown County	049	Brownwood	1856	Comanche County and Travis County	Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco	&0000000000037674.00000037,674	&0000000000000944.000000944 sq mi (&0000000000002445.0000002,445 km²)
Burleson County	051	Caldwell	1846	Milam County	Edward Burleson (1798–1851), a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution	&0000000000016470.00000016,470	&0000000000000666.000000666 sq mi (&0000000000001725.0000001,725 km²)
Burnet County	053	Burnet	1852	Bell County, Travis County and Williamson County	David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836)	&0000000000034147.00000034,147	&0000000000000995.000000995 sq mi (&0000000000002577.0000002,577 km²)
Caldwell County	055	Lockhart	1848	Bastrop County and Gonzales County	Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000032194.00000032,194	&0000000000000546.000000546 sq mi (&0000000000001414.0000001,414 km²)
Calhoun County	057	Port Lavaca	1846	Jackson County, Matagorda County and Victoria County	John Caldwell Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States (1825–1832)	&0000000000020647.00000020,647	&0000000000000512.000000512 sq mi (&0000000000001326.0000001,326 km²)
Callahan County	059	Baird	1858	Bexar County, Bosque County, and Travis County	James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000012905.00000012,905	&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002,328 km²)
Cameron County	061	Brownsville	1848	Nueces County and lands ceded by Mexico	Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000335227.000000335,227	&0000000000000906.000000906 sq mi (&0000000000002347.0000002,347 km²)
Camp County	063	Pittsburg	1874	Upshur County	John Lafayette Camp (1828–1891), a Texas state politician	&0000000000011549.00000011,549	&0000000000000198.000000198 sq mi (&0000000000000513.000000513 km²)
Carson County	065	Panhandle	1876	Bexar County	Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838)	&0000000000006516.0000006,516	&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002,391 km²)
Cass County	067	Linden	1846	Bowie County Named Davis County 1861–1871	Lewis Cass (1782–1866), a senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States	&0000000000030438.00000030,438	&0000000000000938.000000938 sq mi (&0000000000002429.0000002,429 km²)
Castro County	069	Dimmitt	1876	Bexar County	Henri Castro (1786–1865), a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas	&0000000000008285.0000008,285	&0000000000000898.000000898 sq mi (&0000000000002326.0000002,326 km²)
Chambers County	071	Anahuac	1858	Jefferson County and Liberty County	Thomas Jefferson Chambers, an early lawyer in Texas	&0000000000026031.00000026,031	&0000000000000599.000000599 sq mi (&0000000000001551.0000001,551 km²)
Cherokee County	073	Rusk	1846	Nacogdoches County	The Cherokee Native American tribe	&0000000000046659.00000046,659	&0000000000001052.0000001,052 sq mi (&0000000000002725.0000002,725 km²)
Childress County	075	Childress	1876	Bexar County and Young County	George Campbell Childress (1804–1841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000007688.0000007,688	&0000000000000710.000000710 sq mi (&0000000000001839.0000001,839 km²)
Clay County	077	Henrietta	1857	Cooke County	Henry Clay, Kentucky statesman and ninth secretary of state of the United States (1825–1829)	&0000000000011006.00000011,006	&0000000000001098.0000001,098 sq mi (&0000000000002844.0000002,844 km²)
Cochran County	079	Morton	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo	&0000000000003730.0000003,730	&0000000000000775.000000775 sq mi (&0000000000002007.0000002,007 km²)
Coke County	081	Robert Lee	1889	Tom Green County	Richard Coke, the fifteenth governor of Texas (1874–1876)	&0000000000003864.0000003,864	&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002,328 km²)
Coleman County	083	Coleman	1858	Brown County and Travis County	Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto	&0000000000009235.0000009,235	&0000000000001273.0000001,273 sq mi (&0000000000003297.0000003,297 km²)
Collin County	085	McKinney	1846	Fannin County	Collin McKinney (1766–1861), an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000491675.000000491,675	&0000000000000848.000000848 sq mi (&0000000000002196.0000002,196 km²)
Collingsworth County	087	Wellington	1876	Bexar County and Young County	James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas (spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county)	&0000000000003206.0000003,206	&0000000000000919.000000919 sq mi (&0000000000002380.0000002,380 km²)
Colorado County	089	Columbus	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Colorado River	&0000000000020390.00000020,390	&0000000000000963.000000963 sq mi (&0000000000002494.0000002,494 km²)
Comal County	091	New Braunfels	1846	Bexar County	The Comal River	&0000000000078021.00000078,021	&0000000000000562.000000562 sq mi (&0000000000001456.0000001,456 km²)
Comanche County	093	Comanche	1856	Bosque County and Coryell County	The Comanche Native American tribe	&0000000000014026.00000014,026	&0000000000000938.000000938 sq mi (&0000000000002429.0000002,429 km²)
Concho County	095	Paint Rock	1858	Bexar County	The Concho River	&0000000000003966.0000003,966	&0000000000000992.000000992 sq mi (&0000000000002569.0000002,569 km²)
Cooke County	097	Gainesville	1848	Fannin County	William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000036363.00000036,363	&0000000000000874.000000874 sq mi (&0000000000002264.0000002,264 km²)
Coryell County	099	Gatesville	1854	Bell County	James Coryell, a frontiersman who was killed by Native Americans	&0000000000074978.00000074,978	&0000000000001052.0000001,052 sq mi (&0000000000002725.0000002,725 km²)
Cottle County	101	Paducah	1876	Fannin County	George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo	&0000000000001904.0000001,904	&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002,334 km²)
Crane County	103	Crane	1887	Tom Green County	William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University	&0000000000003996.0000003,996	&0000000000000786.000000786 sq mi (&0000000000002036.0000002,036 km²)
Crockett County	105	Ozona	1875	Bexar County	David Crockett (1786–1836), the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo	&0000000000004099.0000004,099	&0000000000002808.0000002,808 sq mi (&0000000000007273.0000007,273 km²)
Crosby County	107	Crosbyton	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Stephen Crosby, a land commissioner	&0000000000007072.0000007,072	&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002,331 km²)
Culberson County	109	Van Horn	1911	El Paso County	David Browning Culberson, a lawyer and soldier in the Civil War	&0000000000002975.0000002,975	&0000000000003813.0000003,813 sq mi (&0000000000009876.0000009,876 km²)
Dallam County	111	Dalhart	1876	Bexar County	James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher	&0000000000006222.0000006,222	&0000000000001505.0000001,505 sq mi (&0000000000003898.0000003,898 km²)
Dallas County	113	Dallas	1846	Nacogdoches County and Robertson County	George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States (1845–1849)	&0000000002294706.0000002,294,706	&0000000000000880.000000880 sq mi (&0000000000002279.0000002,279 km²)
Dawson County	115	Lamesa	1846	Bexar County	Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	&0000000000014985.00000014,985	&0000000000000902.000000902 sq mi (&0000000000002336.0000002,336 km²)
Deaf Smith County	117	Hereford	1876	Bexar County	Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a scout during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000018561.00000018,561	&0000000000001497.0000001,497 sq mi (&0000000000003877.0000003,877 km²)
Delta County	119	Cooper	1870	Hopkins County and Lamar County	Its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta	&0000000000005327.0000005,327	&0000000000000277.000000277 sq mi (&0000000000000717.000000717 km²)
Denton County	121	Denton	1846	Fannin County	John Bunyan Denton (1806–1841), a preacher, lawyer, and soldier killed during a raid on a Native American camp	&0000000000584238.000000584,238	&0000000000000888.000000888 sq mi (&0000000000002300.0000002,300 km²)
DeWitt County	123	Cuero	1846	Goliad County, Gonzales County and Victoria County	Green DeWitt, who founded an early colony in Texas	&0000000000020013.00000020,013	&0000000000000909.000000909 sq mi (&0000000000002354.0000002,354 km²)
Dickens County	125	Dickens	1876	Bexar County	J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	&0000000000002762.0000002,762	&0000000000000904.000000904 sq mi (&0000000000002341.0000002,341 km²)
Dimmit County	127	Carrizo Springs	1858	Bexar County, Maverick County, Uvalde County and Webb County	Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000010248.00000010,248	&0000000000001331.0000001,331 sq mi (&0000000000003447.0000003,447 km²)
Donley County	129	Clarendon	1876	Bexar County	Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer	&0000000000003828.0000003,828	&0000000000000930.000000930 sq mi (&0000000000002409.0000002,409 km²)
Duval County	131	San Diego	1858	Live Oak County, Nueces County and Starr County	Burr Harrison DuVal (1809–1836), a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre	&0000000000013120.00000013,120	&0000000000001793.0000001,793 sq mi (&0000000000004644.0000004,644 km²)
Eastland County	133	Eastland	1858	Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County	William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000018297.00000018,297	&0000000000000926.000000926 sq mi (&0000000000002398.0000002,398 km²)
Ector County	135	Odessa	1887	Tom Green County	Mathew Ector (1822–1879), a Confederate general	&0000000000121123.000000121,123	&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002,334 km²)
Edwards County	137	Rocksprings	1858	Bexar County	Haden Edwards (1771–1849), an early settler of Nacogdoches	&0000000000002162.0000002,162	&0000000000002120.0000002,120 sq mi (&0000000000005491.0000005,491 km²)
Ellis County	139	Waxahachie	1849	Navarro County	Richard Ellis (1781–1846), president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000111360.000000111,360	&0000000000000940.000000940 sq mi (&0000000000002435.0000002,435 km²)
El Paso County	141	El Paso	1848	Santa Fe County	The pass the Rio Grande creates flowing through the mountains on either side of the river	&0000000000721598.000000721,598	&0000000000001013.0000001,013 sq mi (&0000000000002624.0000002,624 km²)
Erath County	143	Stephenville	1856	Bosque County and Coryell County	George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto	&0000000000033001.00000033,001	&0000000000001086.0000001,086 sq mi (&0000000000002813.0000002,813 km²)
Falls County	145	Marlin	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	The waterfalls on the Brazos River	&0000000000018576.00000018,576	&0000000000000769.000000769 sq mi (&0000000000001992.0000001,992 km²)
Fannin County	147	Bonham	1837	Red River County	James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1805–1836), the commander of the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre	&0000000000031242.00000031,242	&0000000000000892.000000892 sq mi (&0000000000002310.0000002,310 km²)
Fayette County	149	La Grange	1837	Bastrop County	Marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), the French hero of the American Revolutionary War	&0000000000021804.00000021,804	&0000000000000950.000000950 sq mi (&0000000000002460.0000002,460 km²)
Fisher County	151	Roby	1876	Bexar County	Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794–1839), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and secretary of the Navy under the Republic of Texas	&0000000000004344.0000004,344	&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002,334 km²)
Floyd County	153	Floydada	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo	&0000000000007771.0000007,771	&0000000000000992.000000992 sq mi (&0000000000002569.0000002,569 km²)
Foard County	155	Crowell	1891	Cottle County, Hardeman County, King County and Knox County	Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Civil War soldier	&0000000000001622.0000001,622	&0000000000000707.000000707 sq mi (&0000000000001831.0000001,831 km²)
Fort Bend County	157	Richmond	1837	Austin County, Brazoria County and Harris County	A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River	&0000000000354452.000000354,452	&0000000000000875.000000875 sq mi (&0000000000002266.0000002,266 km²)
Franklin County	159	Mount Vernon	1875	Titus County	Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805–1873), an early judge and legislator in Texas	&0000000000009458.0000009,458	&0000000000000286.000000286 sq mi (&0000000000000741.000000741 km²)
Freestone County	161	Fairfield	1850	Limestone County	A type of peach^[8]	&0000000000017867.00000017,867	&0000000000000885.000000885 sq mi (&0000000000002292.0000002,292 km²)
Frio County	163	Pearsall	1858	Atascosa County, Bexar County and Uvalde County	The Frio River (Frio is "cold" in Spanish)	&0000000000016252.00000016,252	&0000000000001133.0000001,133 sq mi (&0000000000002934.0000002,934 km²)
Gaines County	165	Seminole	1876	Bexar County	James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000014467.00000014,467	&0000000000001502.0000001,502 sq mi (&0000000000003890.0000003,890 km²)
Galveston County	167	Galveston	1838	Brazoria County, Harris County and Liberty County	Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory (1777–1785)	&0000000000277563.000000277,563	&0000000000000399.000000399 sq mi (&0000000000001033.0000001,033 km²)
Garza County	169	Post	1876	Bexar County	A pioneer Bexar County family	&0000000000004872.0000004,872	&0000000000000896.000000896 sq mi (&0000000000002321.0000002,321 km²)
Gillespie County	171	Fredericksburg	1848	Bexar County and Travis County	Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant and soldier in the Mexican-American War	&0000000000020814.00000020,814	&0000000000001061.0000001,061 sq mi (&0000000000002748.0000002,748 km²)
Glasscock County	173	Garden City	1887	Tom Green County	George Washington Glasscock (1810–1868), an early settler of the Austin, Texas area	&0000000000001406.0000001,406	&0000000000000901.000000901 sq mi (&0000000000002334.0000002,334 km²)
Goliad County	175	Goliad	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which preceded the modern county	&0000000000006928.0000006,928	&0000000000000854.000000854 sq mi (&0000000000002212.0000002,212 km²)
Gonzales County	177	Gonzales	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which preceded the modern county	&0000000000018628.00000018,628	&0000000000001068.0000001,068 sq mi (&0000000000002766.0000002,766 km²)
Gray County	179	Pampa	1876	Bexar County	Peter W. Gray (1819–1874), a lawyer and soldier in the Civil War	&0000000000022744.00000022,744	&0000000000000928.000000928 sq mi (&0000000000002404.0000002,404 km²)
Grayson County	181	Sherman	1846	Fannin County	Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000110595.000000110,595	&0000000000000934.000000934 sq mi (&0000000000002419.0000002,419 km²)
Gregg County	183	Longview	1873	Upshur County	John Gregg (1828–1864), a Confederate war hero	&0000000000111379.000000111,379	&0000000000000274.000000274 sq mi (&0000000000000710.000000710 km²)
Grimes County	185	Anderson	1846	Montgomery County	Jesse Grimes (1788–1866), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the future county	&0000000000023552.00000023,552	&0000000000000794.000000794 sq mi (&0000000000002056.0000002,056 km²)
Guadalupe County	187	Seguin	1846	Bexar County and Gonzales County	The Guadalupe River	&0000000000089023.00000089,023	&0000000000000711.000000711 sq mi (&0000000000001841.0000001,841 km²)
Hale County	189	Plainview	1876	Bexar County	John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto	&0000000000036602.00000036,602	&0000000000001005.0000001,005 sq mi (&0000000000002603.0000002,603 km²)
Hall County	191	Memphis	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836)	&0000000000003782.0000003,782	&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002,339 km²)
Hamilton County	193	Hamilton	1856	Bosque County, Comanche County and Lampasas County	James Hamilton Jr., governor of South Carolina (1830–1832) who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas	&0000000000008229.0000008,229	&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002,165 km²)
Hansford County	195	Spearman	1876	Bexar County and Young County	John M. Hansford, a Texas state congressman and judge	&0000000000005369.0000005,369	&0000000000000920.000000920 sq mi (&0000000000002383.0000002,383 km²)
Hardeman County	197	Quanah	1858	Fannin County	Bailey Hardeman and Thomas Jones Hardeman, two early Texas politicians and legislators	&0000000000004724.0000004,724	&0000000000000695.000000695 sq mi (&0000000000001800.0000001,800 km²)
Hardin County	199	Kountze	1858	Jefferson County and Liberty County	The Hardin family in Liberty County	&0000000000048073.00000048,073	&0000000000000894.000000894 sq mi (&0000000000002315.0000002,315 km²)
Harris County	201	Houston	1836	One of the original 23 counties	John Richardson Harris, an early settler of the future county Named Harrisburg County until 1839	&0000000003693050.0000003,693,050	&0000000000001729.0000001,729 sq mi (&0000000000004478.0000004,478 km²)
Harrison County	203	Marshall	1839	Shelby County	Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary	&0000000000062110.00000062,110	&0000000000000899.000000899 sq mi (&0000000000002328.0000002,328 km²)
Hartley County	205	Channing	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Oliver C. Hartley (1823–1859) and Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators and lawmakers	&0000000000005537.0000005,537	&0000000000001462.0000001,462 sq mi (&0000000000003787.0000003,787 km²)
Haskell County	207	Haskell	1858	Fannin County and Milam County	Charles Ready Haskell, killed in the Goliad Massacre	&0000000000006093.0000006,093	&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002,339 km²)
Hays County	209	San Marcos	1848	Travis County	John Coffee Hays (1817–1883), a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican-American War officer	&0000000000097589.00000097,589	&0000000000000678.000000678 sq mi (&0000000000001756.0000001,756 km²)
Hemphill County	211	Canadian	1876	Bexar County and Young County	John Hemphill (1803–1862), a judge and Confederate congressman	&0000000000003351.0000003,351	&0000000000000910.000000910 sq mi (&0000000000002357.0000002,357 km²)
Henderson County	213	Athens	1846	Houston County and Nacogdoches County	James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas (1846–1847)	&0000000000073277.00000073,277	&0000000000000874.000000874 sq mi (&0000000000002264.0000002,264 km²)
Hidalgo County	215	Edinburg	1852	Cameron County	Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain	&0000000000569463.000000569,463	&0000000000001569.0000001,569 sq mi (&0000000000004064.0000004,064 km²)
Hill County	217	Hillsboro	1853	Navarro County	George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas	&0000000000032321.00000032,321	&0000000000000962.000000962 sq mi (&0000000000002492.0000002,492 km²)
Hockley County	219	Levelland	1876	Bexar County and Young County	George Washington Hockley (1802–1854), Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000022716.00000022,716	&0000000000000908.000000908 sq mi (&0000000000002352.0000002,352 km²)
Hood County	221	Granbury	1866	Johnson County	John Bell Hood (1831–1879), a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade	&0000000000041100.00000041,100	&0000000000000422.000000422 sq mi (&0000000000001093.0000001,093 km²)
Hopkins County	223	Sulphur Springs	1846	Lamar County and Nacogdoches County	The family of David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county	&0000000000031960.00000031,960	&0000000000000785.000000785 sq mi (&0000000000002033.0000002,033 km²)
Houston County	225	Crockett	1837	Nacogdoches County	Sam Houston (1793–1863), the second and fourth president of the Republic of Texas and seventh governor of Texas	&0000000000023185.00000023,185	&0000000000001231.0000001,231 sq mi (&0000000000003188.0000003,188 km²)
Howard County	227	Big Spring	1876	Bexar County	Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (1849–1853)	&0000000000033627.00000033,627	&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002,339 km²)
Hudspeth County	229	Sierra Blanca	1917	El Paso County	Claude Benton Hudspeth, a state congressman (1919–1931), rancher, and newspaper publisher	&0000000000003344.0000003,344	&0000000000004571.0000004,571 sq mi (&0000000000011839.00000011,839 km²)
Hunt County	231	Greenville	1846	Fannin County and Nacogdoches County	Memucan Hunt, Jr. (1807–1856), a secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas	&0000000000076596.00000076,596	&0000000000000841.000000841 sq mi (&0000000000002178.0000002,178 km²)
Hutchinson County	233	Stinnett	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Hutchinson, an early attorney in Texas	&0000000000023857.00000023,857	&0000000000000887.000000887 sq mi (&0000000000002297.0000002,297 km²)
Irion County	235	Mertzon	1889	Tom Green County	Robert Anderson Irion (1804–1861), a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas	&0000000000001771.0000001,771	&0000000000001052.0000001,052 sq mi (&0000000000002725.0000002,725 km²)
Jack County	237	Jacksboro	1856	Cooke County	Brothers Patrick Churchill Jack and William Houston Jack, colonists and veterans of the Texas Revolution	&0000000000008763.0000008,763	&0000000000000917.000000917 sq mi (&0000000000002375.0000002,375 km²)
Jackson County	239	Edna	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States (1829–1837)	&0000000000014391.00000014,391	&0000000000000830.000000830 sq mi (&0000000000002150.0000002,150 km²)
Jasper County	241	Jasper	1836	One of the original 23 counties	William Jasper (1750–1779), an American Revolutionary War hero	&0000000000035604.00000035,604	&0000000000000938.000000938 sq mi (&0000000000002429.0000002,429 km²)
Jeff Davis County	243	Fort Davis	1887	Presidio County	Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)	&0000000000002207.0000002,207	&0000000000002265.0000002,265 sq mi (&0000000000005866.0000005,866 km²)
Jefferson County	245	Beaumont	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States (1801–1809)	&0000000000252051.000000252,051	&0000000000000904.000000904 sq mi (&0000000000002341.0000002,341 km²)
Jim Hogg County	247	Hebbronville	1913	Brooks County and Duval County	James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth governor of Texas (1891–1895)	&0000000000005281.0000005,281	&0000000000001136.0000001,136 sq mi (&0000000000002942.0000002,942 km²)
Jim Wells County	249	Alice	1911	Nueces County	James Babbage Wells Jr., a powerful politician in southern Texas	&0000000000039326.00000039,326	&0000000000000865.000000865 sq mi (&0000000000002240.0000002,240 km²)
Johnson County	251	Cleburne	1854	Ellis County, Hill County and Navarro County	Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician	&0000000000126811.000000126,811	&0000000000000729.000000729 sq mi (&0000000000001888.0000001,888 km²)
Jones County	253	Anson	1854	Bexar County and Bosque County	Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (1844–1846)	&0000000000020785.00000020,785	&0000000000000931.000000931 sq mi (&0000000000002411.0000002,411 km²)
Karnes County	255	Karnes City	1854	Bexar County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Gonzales County and San Patricio County	Henry Karnes (1812–1840), a soldier in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000015446.00000015,446	&0000000000000750.000000750 sq mi (&0000000000001942.0000001,942 km²)
Kaufman County	257	Kaufman	1848	Henderson County	David Spangler Kaufman, a Jewish Texas state senator and first Texas Jewish member of the United States House of Representatives	&0000000000071313.00000071,313	&0000000000000786.000000786 sq mi (&0000000000002036.0000002,036 km²)
Kendall County	259	Boerne	1862	Blanco County and Kerr County	George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher	&0000000000023743.00000023,743	&0000000000000662.000000662 sq mi (&0000000000001715.0000001,715 km²)
Kenedy County	261	Sarita	1921	Hidalgo County and Willacy County	Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher in the area	&0000000000000414.000000414	&0000000000001457.0000001,457 sq mi (&0000000000003774.0000003,774 km²)
Kent County	263	Jayton	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	&0000000000000859.000000859	&0000000000000902.000000902 sq mi (&0000000000002336.0000002,336 km²)
Kerr County	265	Kerrville	1856	Bexar County	James Kerr (1790–1850), an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000043653.00000043,653	&0000000000001106.0000001,106 sq mi (&0000000000002865.0000002,865 km²)
Kimble County	267	Junction	1858	Bexar County	George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	&0000000000004468.0000004,468	&0000000000001251.0000001,251 sq mi (&0000000000003240.0000003,240 km²)
King County	269	Guthrie	1876	Bexar County	William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	&0000000000000356.000000356	&0000000000000912.000000912 sq mi (&0000000000002362.0000002,362 km²)
Kinney County	271	Brackettville	1850	Bexar County	Henry Lawrence Kinney, an unsuccessful land speculator	&0000000000003379.0000003,379	&0000000000001364.0000001,364 sq mi (&0000000000003533.0000003,533 km²)
Kleberg County	273	Kingsville	1913	Nueces County	Robert Justus Kleberg (1803–1888), an early German settler and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto	&0000000000031549.00000031,549	&0000000000000871.000000871 sq mi (&0000000000002256.0000002,256 km²)
Knox County	275	Benjamin	1858	Bexar County and Young County	Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (1785–1794)	&0000000000004253.0000004,253	&0000000000000854.000000854 sq mi (&0000000000002212.0000002,212 km²)
Lamar County	277	Paris	1840	Red River County	Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1842)	&0000000000048499.00000048,499	&0000000000000917.000000917 sq mi (&0000000000002375.0000002,375 km²)
Lamb County	279	Littlefield	1876	Bexar County	George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto	&0000000000014709.00000014,709	&0000000000001016.0000001,016 sq mi (&0000000000002631.0000002,631 km²)
Lampasas County	281	Lampasas	1856	Bell County, Coryell County and Travis County	The Lampasas River (Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies")	&0000000000017762.00000017,762	&0000000000000712.000000712 sq mi (&0000000000001844.0000001,844 km²)
La Salle County	283	Cotulla	1858	Bexar County	René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643–1687), the French explorer who traveled through Texas	&0000000000005866.0000005,866	&0000000000001489.0000001,489 sq mi (&0000000000003856.0000003,856 km²)
Lavaca County	285	Hallettsville	1842	Colorado County, Fayette County, Gonzales County, Jackson County and Victoria County Named La Buca County until 1846	The Lavaca River (la vaca is Spanish for "cow")	&0000000000019210.00000019,210	&0000000000000970.000000970 sq mi (&0000000000002512.0000002,512 km²)
Lee County	287	Giddings	1874	Bastrop County, Burleson County, Fayette County and Washington County	Robert Edward Lee (1807–1870), the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War	&0000000000015657.00000015,657	&0000000000000629.000000629 sq mi (&0000000000001629.0000001,629 km²)
Leon County	289	Centerville	1846	Robertson County	A yellow wolf which lived in the area and was nicknamed "lion" (leon in Spanish)	&0000000000015335.00000015,335	&0000000000001072.0000001,072 sq mi (&0000000000002776.0000002,776 km²)
Liberty County	291	Liberty	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which preceded the modern county	&0000000000070154.00000070,154	&0000000000001160.0000001,160 sq mi (&0000000000003004.0000003,004 km²)
Limestone County	293	Groesbeck	1846	Robertson County	The limestone deposits in the region	&0000000000022051.00000022,051	&0000000000000909.000000909 sq mi (&0000000000002354.0000002,354 km²)
Lipscomb County	295	Lipscomb	1876	Bexar County	Abner Smith Lipscomb, justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1846–1856) and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1840)	&0000000000003057.0000003,057	&0000000000000932.000000932 sq mi (&0000000000002414.0000002,414 km²)
Live Oak County	297	George West	1856	Nueces County and San Patricio County	The Texas live oak tree under which the petition for a new county was signed	&0000000000012309.00000012,309	&0000000000001036.0000001,036 sq mi (&0000000000002683.0000002,683 km²)
Llano County	299	Llano	1856	Bexar County, Gillespie County	The Llano River (Llano is Spanish for "plains")	&0000000000017044.00000017,044	&0000000000000935.000000935 sq mi (&0000000000002422.0000002,422 km²)
Loving County	301	Mentone	1931 (originally 1887, disorganized 1897)	Tom Green County	Oliver Loving (1812–1867), a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who with Charles Goodnight developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail	&0000000000000067.00000067	&0000000000000673.000000673 sq mi (&0000000000001743.0000001,743 km²)
Lubbock County	303	Lubbock	1876	Bexar County	Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817–1862), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Confederate army	&0000000000242628.000000242,628	&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002,331 km²)
Lynn County	305	Tahoka	1876	Garza County	William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from Massachusetts who is believed to have died defending the Alamo	&0000000000006550.0000006,550	&0000000000000892.000000892 sq mi (&0000000000002310.0000002,310 km²)
McCulloch County	307	Brady	1856	Bexar County	Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), a famous Texas Ranger and Confederate general	&0000000000008205.0000008,205	&0000000000001069.0000001,069 sq mi (&0000000000002769.0000002,769 km²)
McLennan County	309	Waco	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county	&0000000000213517.000000213,517	&0000000000001042.0000001,042 sq mi (&0000000000002699.0000002,699 km²)
McMullen County	311	Tilden	1858	Atascosa County, Bexar County and Live Oak County	John McMullen (1832–1883), an Irish founder of a colony in Texas	&0000000000000851.000000851	&0000000000001113.0000001,113 sq mi (&0000000000002883.0000002,883 km²)
Madison County	313	Madisonville	1853	Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County	James Madison, the fourth president of the United States (1809–1817)	&0000000000012940.00000012,940	&0000000000000470.000000470 sq mi (&0000000000001217.0000001,217 km²)
Marion County	315	Jefferson	1860	Cass County	Francis Marion (1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general	&0000000000010941.00000010,941	&0000000000000381.000000381 sq mi (&0000000000000987.000000987 km²)
Martin County	317	Stanton	1876	Bexar County	Wylie Martin, an early settler in Texas	&0000000000004746.0000004,746	&0000000000000915.000000915 sq mi (&0000000000002370.0000002,370 km²)
Mason County	319	Mason	1858	Gillespie County	Fort Mason which was located in the future county	&0000000000003738.0000003,738	&0000000000000932.000000932 sq mi (&0000000000002414.0000002,414 km²)
Matagorda County	321	Bay City	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The canebrakes which once grew along the coast (Matagorda is Spanish for "thick bush")	&0000000000037957.00000037,957	&0000000000001114.0000001,114 sq mi (&0000000000002885.0000002,885 km²)
Maverick County	323	Eagle Pass	1856	Kinney County	Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), an early legislator and rancher near the future county	&0000000000047297.00000047,297	&0000000000001280.0000001,280 sq mi (&0000000000003315.0000003,315 km²)
Medina County	325	Hondo	1848	Bexar County	The Medina River	&0000000000039304.00000039,304	&0000000000001328.0000001,328 sq mi (&0000000000003440.0000003,440 km²)
Menard County	327	Menard	1858	Bexar County	Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas	&0000000000002360.0000002,360	&0000000000000902.000000902 sq mi (&0000000000002336.0000002,336 km²)
Midland County	329	Midland	1885	Tom Green County	The fact that the county is located halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway.	&0000000000116009.000000116,009	&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002,331 km²)
Milam County	331	Cameron	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Benjamin Rush Milam (1788–1835), an early Texas colonizer and soldier in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000024238.00000024,238	&0000000000001017.0000001,017 sq mi (&0000000000002634.0000002,634 km²)
Mills County	333	Goldthwaite	1887	Brown County, Comanche County, Hamilton County and Lampasas County	John T. Mills (1817–1871), an early judge in Texas	&0000000000005151.0000005,151	&0000000000000748.000000748 sq mi (&0000000000001937.0000001,937 km²)
Mitchell County	335	Colorado City	1876	Bexar County	Asa Mitchell and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000009698.0000009,698	&0000000000000910.000000910 sq mi (&0000000000002357.0000002,357 km²)
Montague County	337	Montague	1857	Cooke County	Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county	&0000000000019117.00000019,117	&0000000000000931.000000931 sq mi (&0000000000002411.0000002,411 km²)
Montgomery County	339	Conroe	1837	Washington County	City of Montgomery, which in turn was named for Montgomery, Alabama	&0000000000293768.000000293,768	&0000000000001044.0000001,044 sq mi (&0000000000002704.0000002,704 km²)
Moore County	341	Dumas	1876	Bexar County	Edwin Ward Moore (1810–1865), the commodore of the Texan navy during the Republic of Texas	&0000000000020121.00000020,121	&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002,331 km²)
Morris County	343	Daingerfield	1875	Titus County	William Wright Morris, a legislator and planter in the area	&0000000000013048.00000013,048	&0000000000000254.000000254 sq mi (&0000000000000658.000000658 km²)
Motley County	345	Matador	1876	Bexar County	Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000001426.0000001,426	&0000000000000989.000000989 sq mi (&0000000000002561.0000002,561 km²)
Nacogdoches County	347	Nacogdoches	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Nacogdoche Native American tribe	&0000000000059203.00000059,203	&0000000000000947.000000947 sq mi (&0000000000002453.0000002,453 km²)
Navarro County	349	Corsicana	1846	Robertson County	José Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), a leading Tejano participant in the Texas Revolution and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000045124.00000045,124	&0000000000001071.0000001,071 sq mi (&0000000000002774.0000002,774 km²)
Newton County	351	Newton	1846	Jasper County	John Newton (1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War	&0000000000015072.00000015,072	&0000000000000933.000000933 sq mi (&0000000000002416.0000002,416 km²)
Nolan County	353	Sweetwater	1876	Bexar County	Philip Nolan (1771–1801), a mustanger who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission into Texas	&0000000000015802.00000015,802	&0000000000000912.000000912 sq mi (&0000000000002362.0000002,362 km²)
Nueces County	355	Corpus Christi	1846	San Patricio County	The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts")	&0000000000313645.000000313,645	&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002,165 km²)
Ochiltree County	357	Perryton	1876	Bexar County	William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), an early settler, judge, and legislator	&0000000000009006.0000009,006	&0000000000000918.000000918 sq mi (&0000000000002378.0000002,378 km²)
Oldham County	359	Vega	1876	Bexar County	Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate legislator in Texas	&0000000000002185.0000002,185	&0000000000001501.0000001,501 sq mi (&0000000000003888.0000003,888 km²)
Orange County	361	Orange	1852	Jefferson County	The orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River	&0000000000084966.00000084,966	&0000000000000356.000000356 sq mi (&0000000000000922.000000922 km²)
Palo Pinto County	363	Palo Pinto	1856	Bosque County and Navarro County	The Palo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick")	&0000000000027026.00000027,026	&0000000000000953.000000953 sq mi (&0000000000002468.0000002,468 km²)
Panola County	365	Carthage	1846	Harrison County and Shelby County	A Native American word for cotton.	&0000000000022756.00000022,756	&0000000000000801.000000801 sq mi (&0000000000002075.0000002,075 km²)
Parker County	367	Weatherford	1855	Bosque County and Navarro County	Isaac Parker (1838–1896), an early legislator in the state	&0000000000088495.00000088,495	&0000000000000904.000000904 sq mi (&0000000000002341.0000002,341 km²)
Parmer County	369	Farwell	1876	Bexar County	Martin Parmer (1778–1850), an early legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000010016.00000010,016	&0000000000000882.000000882 sq mi (&0000000000002284.0000002,284 km²)
Pecos County	371	Fort Stockton	1871	Presidio County	The Pecos River	&0000000000016809.00000016,809	&0000000000004764.0000004,764 sq mi (&0000000000012339.00000012,339 km²)
Polk County	373	Livingston	1836	One of the original 23 counties	James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849)	&0000000000041133.00000041,133	&0000000000001057.0000001,057 sq mi (&0000000000002738.0000002,738 km²)
Potter County	375	Amarillo	1876	Bexar County	Robert Potter (1800–1842), secretary of the navy for the Republic of Texas, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000113546.000000113,546	&0000000000000909.000000909 sq mi (&0000000000002354.0000002,354 km²)
Presidio County	377	Marfa	1850	Bexar County	Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the Rio Grande	&0000000000007304.0000007,304	&0000000000003856.0000003,856 sq mi (&0000000000009987.0000009,987 km²)
Rains County	379	Emory	1870	Hopkins County, Hunt County and Wood County	Emory Rains (1800–1878), an early legislator and surveyor of the future county	&0000000000009139.0000009,139	&0000000000000232.000000232 sq mi (&0000000000000601.000000601 km²)
Randall County	381	Canyon	1876	Bexar County	Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general	&0000000000104312.000000104,312	&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002,367 km²)
Reagan County	383	Big Lake	1903	Tom Green County	John Henninger Reagan (1818–1905), postmaster general of the Confederacy and leader of the United States Democratic Party in Texas	&0000000000003326.0000003,326	&0000000000001175.0000001,175 sq mi (&0000000000003043.0000003,043 km²)
Real County	385	Leakey	1913	Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County	Julius Real, a rancher and legislator	&0000000000003047.0000003,047	&0000000000000700.000000700 sq mi (&0000000000001813.0000001,813 km²)
Red River County	387	Clarksville	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Red River, which forms its northern border	&0000000000014314.00000014,314	&0000000000001050.0000001,050 sq mi (&0000000000002719.0000002,719 km²)
Reeves County	389	Pecos	1883	Pecos County	George Robertson Reeves, a state legislator and colonel in the Confederate army	&0000000000013137.00000013,137	&0000000000002636.0000002,636 sq mi (&0000000000006827.0000006,827 km²)
Refugio County	391	Refugio	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Nuestra Señora del Refugio Mission which was located near the future county	&0000000000007828.0000007,828	&0000000000000770.000000770 sq mi (&0000000000001994.0000001,994 km²)
Roberts County	393	Miami	1876	Bexar County	Oran Milo Roberts (1879–1883), the seventeenth governor of Texas, and John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	&0000000000000887.000000887	&0000000000000924.000000924 sq mi (&0000000000002393.0000002,393 km²)
Robertson County	395	Franklin	1837	Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County	Sterling Clack Robertson, a founder of a colony in early Texas	&0000000000016000.00000016,000	&0000000000000855.000000855 sq mi (&0000000000002214.0000002,214 km²)
Rockwall County	397	Rockwall	1873	Kaufman County	Its county seat of Rockwall as well as a geological wall of rock running under the county	&0000000000043080.00000043,080	&0000000000000129.000000129 sq mi (&0000000000000334.000000334 km²)
Runnels County	399	Ballinger	1858	Bexar County and Travis County	Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi (1833–1835) and planter in Texas	&0000000000011495.00000011,495	&0000000000001054.0000001,054 sq mi (&0000000000002730.0000002,730 km²)
Rusk County	401	Henderson	1843	Nacogdoches County	Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), a general in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000047372.00000047,372	&0000000000000924.000000924 sq mi (&0000000000002393.0000002,393 km²)
Sabine County	403	Hemphill	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Sabine River, which forms its eastern border (Sabine is Spanish for "cypress")	&0000000000010469.00000010,469	&0000000000000490.000000490 sq mi (&0000000000001269.0000001,269 km²)
San Augustine County	405	San Augustine	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430)	&0000000000008946.0000008,946	&0000000000000528.000000528 sq mi (&0000000000001368.0000001,368 km²)
San Jacinto County	407	Coldspring	1870	Liberty County, Montgomery County, Polk County and Walker County	The Battle of San Jacinto, which won Texas its independence from Mexico	&0000000000022246.00000022,246	&0000000000000571.000000571 sq mi (&0000000000001479.0000001,479 km²)
San Patricio County	409	Sinton	1846	Refugio County	The Mexican Municipality of San Patricio	&0000000000067138.00000067,138	&0000000000000692.000000692 sq mi (&0000000000001792.0000001,792 km²)
San Saba County	411	San Saba	1856	Bexar County	The San Saba River	&0000000000006186.0000006,186	&0000000000001134.0000001,134 sq mi (&0000000000002937.0000002,937 km²)
Schleicher County	413	Eldorado	1887	Crockett County	Gustav Schleicher, an early engineer and legislator in Texas	&0000000000002935.0000002,935	&0000000000001311.0000001,311 sq mi (&0000000000003395.0000003,395 km²)
Scurry County	415	Snyder	1876	Bexar County	William Read Scurry (1821–1864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general	&0000000000016361.00000016,361	&0000000000000903.000000903 sq mi (&0000000000002339.0000002,339 km²)
Shackelford County	417	Albany	1874	Jack County	Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	&0000000000003302.0000003,302	&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002,367 km²)
Shelby County	419	Center	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War soldier from Tennessee and governor of Kentucky (1792–1796) (1812–1816)	&0000000000025224.00000025,224	&0000000000000794.000000794 sq mi (&0000000000002056.0000002,056 km²)
Sherman County	421	Stratford	1876	Bexar County	Sidney Sherman (1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution	&0000000000003186.0000003,186	&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002,391 km²)
Smith County	423	Tyler	1846	Nacogdoches County	James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution	&0000000000174706.000000174,706	&0000000000000928.000000928 sq mi (&0000000000002404.0000002,404 km²)
Somervell County	425	Glen Rose	1875	Hood County	Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition	&0000000000006809.0000006,809	&0000000000000187.000000187 sq mi (&0000000000000484.000000484 km²)
Starr County	427	Rio Grande City	1848	Nueces County	James Harper Starr (1809–1890), a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official	&0000000000053597.00000053,597	&0000000000001223.0000001,223 sq mi (&0000000000003168.0000003,168 km²)
Stephens County	429	Breckenridge	1858	Bosque County Named Buchanan County until 1861	Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)	&0000000000009674.0000009,674	&0000000000000895.000000895 sq mi (&0000000000002318.0000002,318 km²)
Sterling County	431	Sterling City	1891	Tom Green County	W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter	&0000000000001393.0000001,393	&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002,391 km²)
Stonewall County	433	Aspermont	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863), the famous Confederate General	&0000000000001693.0000001,693	&0000000000000919.000000919 sq mi (&0000000000002380.0000002,380 km²)
Sutton County	435	Sonora	1887	Crockett County	John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War	&0000000000004077.0000004,077	&0000000000001454.0000001,454 sq mi (&0000000000003766.0000003,766 km²)
Swisher County	437	Tulia	1876	Bexar County and Young County	James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	&0000000000008378.0000008,378	&0000000000000900.000000900 sq mi (&0000000000002331.0000002,331 km²)
Tarrant County	439	Fort Worth	1849	Navarro County	Edward H. Tarrant, a general who drove the Native Americans out of the future county	&0000000001446219.0000001,446,219	&0000000000000864.000000864 sq mi (&0000000000002238.0000002,238 km²)
Taylor County	441	Abilene	1858	Bexar County and Travis County	Edward Taylor (1812–1836), George Taylor (1816–1836), and James Taylor (1814–1836), three brothers who died at the Alamo	&0000000000126555.000000126,555	&0000000000000916.000000916 sq mi (&0000000000002372.0000002,372 km²)
Terrell County	443	Sanderson	1905	Pecos County	Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer	&0000000000001081.0000001,081	&0000000000002358.0000002,358 sq mi (&0000000000006107.0000006,107 km²)
Terry County	445	Brownfield	1876	Bexar County	Benjamin Franklin Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers	&0000000000012761.00000012,761	&0000000000000890.000000890 sq mi (&0000000000002305.0000002,305 km²)
Throckmorton County	447	Throckmorton	1858	Fannin County	William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler	&0000000000001850.0000001,850	&0000000000000912.000000912 sq mi (&0000000000002362.0000002,362 km²)
Titus County	449	Mount Pleasant	1846	Bowie County	Andrew Jackson Titus, a state legislator and planter	&0000000000028118.00000028,118	&0000000000000411.000000411 sq mi (&0000000000001064.0000001,064 km²)
Tom Green County	451	San Angelo	1874	Bexar County	Thomas Green (1814–1864), a Confederate brigadier general	&0000000000104010.000000104,010	&0000000000001522.0000001,522 sq mi (&0000000000003942.0000003,942 km²)
Travis County	453	Austin	1840	Bastrop County	William Barret Travis (1809–1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo	&0000000000812280.000000812,280	&0000000000000989.000000989 sq mi (&0000000000002561.0000002,561 km²)
Trinity County	455	Groveton	1850	Houston County	The Trinity River	&0000000000013779.00000013,779	&0000000000000693.000000693 sq mi (&0000000000001795.0000001,795 km²)
Tyler County	457	Woodville	1846	Liberty County	John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States (1841–1845)	&0000000000020871.00000020,871	&0000000000000923.000000923 sq mi (&0000000000002391.0000002,391 km²)
Upshur County	459	Gilmer	1846	Harrison County	Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States (1843–1844)	&0000000000035291.00000035,291	&0000000000000588.000000588 sq mi (&0000000000001523.0000001,523 km²)
Upton County	461	Rankin	1887	Tom Green County	Brothers John Cunningham Upton and William Felton Upton, both lieutenant colonels in the Confederate army	&0000000000003404.0000003,404	&0000000000001242.0000001,242 sq mi (&0000000000003217.0000003,217 km²)
Uvalde County	463	Uvalde	1850	Bexar County	The Cañón de Ugalde, a nearby battlefield where Spanish General Juan de Ugalde won a surprise battle against 300 Apaches	&0000000000025926.00000025,926	&0000000000001557.0000001,557 sq mi (&0000000000004033.0000004,033 km²)
Val Verde County	465	Del Rio	1885	Crockett County, Kinney County and Pecos County	The Civil War Battle of Val Verde(Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley")	&0000000000044856.00000044,856	&0000000000003171.0000003,171 sq mi (&0000000000008213.0000008,213 km²)
Van Zandt County	467	Canton	1848	Henderson County	Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), early Texas settler, attorney, Texas legislator, and diplomat	&0000000000048140.00000048,140	&0000000000000849.000000849 sq mi (&0000000000002199.0000002,199 km²)
Victoria County	469	Victoria	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of Mexico (1824–1829)	&0000000000084088.00000084,088	&0000000000000883.000000883 sq mi (&0000000000002287.0000002,287 km²)
Walker County	471	Huntsville	1846	Montgomery County	Samuel Hamilton Walker (1815–1847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican-American War	&0000000000061758.00000061,758	&0000000000000788.000000788 sq mi (&0000000000002041.0000002,041 km²)
Waller County	473	Hempstead	1873	Austin County and Grimes County	Edwin Waller (1800–1881), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first mayor of Austin, Texas	&0000000000032663.00000032,663	&0000000000000514.000000514 sq mi (&0000000000001331.0000001,331 km²)
Ward County	475	Monahans	1887	Tom Green County	Thomas William Ward, a commissioner for the General Land Office of Texas and mayor of Austin, Texas	&0000000000010909.00000010,909	&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002,165 km²)
Washington County	477	Brenham	1836	One of the original 23 counties	George Washington, the first president of the United States (1789–1797)	&0000000000030373.00000030,373	&0000000000000609.000000609 sq mi (&0000000000001577.0000001,577 km²)
Webb County	479	Laredo	1848	Nueces County	James Webb, who served as secretary of the Treasury, secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000193117.000000193,117	&0000000000003357.0000003,357 sq mi (&0000000000008695.0000008,695 km²)
Wharton County	481	Wharton	1846	Colorado County, Jackson County and Matagorda County	William Harris Wharton (1802–1839) and John Austin Wharton (1828–1865), brothers and leaders in revolutionary Texas	&0000000000041188.00000041,188	&0000000000001090.0000001,090 sq mi (&0000000000002823.0000002,823 km²)
Wheeler County	483	Wheeler	1876	Bexar County and Young County	Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	&0000000000005284.0000005,284	&0000000000000914.000000914 sq mi (&0000000000002367.0000002,367 km²)
Wichita County	485	Wichita Falls	1858	Cooke County	The Wichita Native American tribe	&0000000000131664.000000131,664	&0000000000000628.000000628 sq mi (&0000000000001627.0000001,627 km²)
Wilbarger County	487	Vernon	1858	Bexar County	Josiah Pugh Wilbarger (1801–1845) and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers	&0000000000014676.00000014,676	&0000000000000971.000000971 sq mi (&0000000000002515.0000002,515 km²)
Willacy County	489	Raymondville	1911	Cameron County and Hidalgo County	John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the county	&0000000000020082.00000020,082	&0000000000000597.000000597 sq mi (&0000000000001546.0000001,546 km²)
Williamson County	491	Georgetown	1848	Milam County	Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto	&0000000000249967.000000249,967	&0000000000001124.0000001,124 sq mi (&0000000000002911.0000002,911 km²)
Wilson County	493	Floresville	1860	Bexar County, Guadalupe County and Karnes County	James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator (1851–1853)	&0000000000032408.00000032,408	&0000000000000807.000000807 sq mi (&0000000000002090.0000002,090 km²)
Winkler County	495	Kermit	1887	Tom Green County	Clinton McKamy Winkler, a judge and Confederate colonel	&0000000000007173.0000007,173	&0000000000000841.000000841 sq mi (&0000000000002178.0000002,178 km²)
Wise County	497	Decatur	1856	Cooke County	Henry Alexander Wise, the future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (1856–1860) who supported the annexation of Texas	&0000000000048793.00000048,793	&0000000000000905.000000905 sq mi (&0000000000002344.0000002,344 km²)
Wood County	499	Quitman	1850	Van Zandt County	George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849)	&0000000000036752.00000036,752	&0000000000000650.000000650 sq mi (&0000000000001683.0000001,683 km²)
Yoakum County	501	Plains	1876	Bexar County	Henderson King Yoakum (1810–1856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian	&0000000000007322.0000007,322	&0000000000000800.000000800 sq mi (&0000000000002072.0000002,072 km²)
Young County	503	Graham	1856	Bosque County and Fannin County	William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal	&0000000000017943.00000017,943	&0000000000000922.000000922 sq mi (&0000000000002388.0000002,388 km²)
Zapata County	505	Zapata	1858	Starr County and Webb County	Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and rebel against the Mexican government	&0000000000012182.00000012,182	&0000000000000997.000000997 sq mi (&0000000000002582.0000002,582 km²)
Zavala County	507	Crystal City	1846	Maverick County	Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas	&0000000000011600.00000011,600	&0000000000001299.0000001,299 sq mi (&0000000000003364.0000003,364 km²)

[edit] Defunct counties

There have been at least thirty-two counties established by Texas law that no longer exist. These fall into five categories: judicial counties; counties established by the Constitutional Convention of 1868–69; counties never organized and abolished by legislative act; counties whose territory is no longer considered part of the state.; and counties whose names have been changed.^[9]

Buchel County formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County.
Dawson County (defunct) formed in 1858 in what is now Kinney County and Uvalde County and Abolished in 1866. Not to be confounded with Dawson County
Encinal County Formed in 1856. Abolished in 1899 and annexed to Webb County.
Foley County formed in 1887 from Presidio County. Annexed in 1897 to Brewster County.
Greer County formed in 1860. Separated from Texas by U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. State of Texas, 162 U.S. 1 (1896).
Perdido County discovered in 1824 and misplaced in the upheavals of the 1840's. Perdido was reportedly abolished in 1858 and again in 1871. Records of annexation to Dawson County are also inconclusive.
Santa Fe County formed in 1848 from lands ceded by Mexico. It included the area of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande. Abolished under the Compromise of 1850.
Wegefarth County formed in 1873 in the Texas Panhandle and abolished in 1876.
Worth County formed in 1850 from part of Santa Fe County. Abolished under the Compromise of 1850.

[edit] See also

Texas portal

[edit] References

"Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&statecode=tx. Retrieved 2007-04-22. - Counties, county seats, county formation, and areas
"US Census Bureau". Geographic Comparison Table. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&mt_name=DEC_2000_PL_U_GCTPL_ST2&format=ST-2&_box_head_nbr=GCT-PL&ds_name=DEC_2000_PL_U&geo_id=04000US48. Retrieved 2007-04-20. - populations
"CountyState.info Texas". Official County Websites. http://www.countystate.info/Texas.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-13. - official sites

^ "How Many Counties are in Your State?". Click and Learn. http://www.clickandlearn.cc/FreeBlacklineMaps/Counties.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
^ "TSHA County organization". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/muc10.html. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
^ "County government structure". Texas Association of Counties. http://www.county.org/counties/structure.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
^ "County official information". Texas Association of Counties. http://www.county.org/counties/desc_office/index.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
^ "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/tx.html. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=TX. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
^ "Texas Association of Counties facts". Texas Association of Counties. http://www.county.org/counties/facts.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
^ "TSHA Defunct Counties". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/hzd1.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20.

[edit] External links

Maps and lists of Texas regions and counties

[0] "How Many Counties are in Your State?". Click and Learn. http://www.clickandlearn.cc/FreeBlacklineMaps/Counties.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

[TSHA-1] "TSHA County organization". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/muc10.html. Retrieved 2007-04-12.

[2] "County government structure". Texas Association of Counties. http://www.county.org/counties/structure.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-27.

[3] "County official information". Texas Association of Counties. http://www.county.org/counties/desc_office/index.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-27.

[FIPS_6-4-4] "FIPS Publish 6-4". National Institute of Standards and Technology. http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-11.

[FIPS-5] "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/tx.html. Retrieved 2007-04-09.

[NACO-6] National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=TX. Retrieved 2007-04-26.

[Trivia-7] "Texas Association of Counties facts". Texas Association of Counties. http://www.county.org/counties/facts.asp. Retrieved 2007-04-12.

[Dufunct-8] "TSHA Defunct Counties". The Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/hzd1.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20.

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