TXGenWeb Counties
Texas currently has 254 counties and there have been 16 other counties that no longer exist.| County | Date Formed | Parent County | County Seat | Coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 1846 | Houston | Palestine | Laura Gregory Roberts |
| Andrews | 1875 | Bexar | Andrews |  |
| Angelina | 1846 | Nacogdoches | Lufkin | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Aransas | 1871 | Refugio | Rockport | Jimmy Epperson |
| Archer | 1858 | Fannin | Archer City | |
| Armstrong | 1876 | Bexar | Claude | Gina Heffernan |
| Atascosa | 1856 | Bexar | Jourdanton | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Austin | 1837 | Old Mexican Municipality | Bellville | T J Elias |
| Bailey | 1876 | Bexar | Muleshoe | Laura Gregory Roberts |
| Bandera | 1856 | Bexar, Uvalde | Bandera | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Bastrop | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Bastrop | Tammy New |
| Baylor | 1858 | Fannin | Seymour | |
| Bee | 1857 | Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio | Beeville | |
| Bell | 1850 | Milam | Belton | Joe Deaver |
| Bexar | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | San Antonio | Jimmy Epperson |
| Blanco | 1858 | Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Burnet | Johnson City |
fostered by Catherine Schwarz |
| Borden | 1876 | Bexar | Gail | Norman Newton |
| Bosque | 1854 | McLennan, Milam | Meridian | Gayle Triller and
Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| Bowie | 1840 | Red River | New Boston |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Brazoria | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Angleton | Clarissa Loyd |
| Brazos | 1841 | Robertson, Washington | Bryan | Trey Holt |
| Brewster | 1887 | Presidio | Alpine | Doc Ellis |
| Briscoe | 1876 | Bexar | Silverton | Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| Brooks | 1911 | Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata | Falfurrias |
fostered by Laura Gregory Roberts |
| Brown | 1856 | Comanche, Travis | Brownwood | |
| Buchanan | 1858-1861 | renamed Stephens in 1861 | Breckenridge | |
| Buchel | 1887-1897 | ** never organized ** | ||
| Burleson | 1846 | Milam, Washington | Caldwell | Gayle Triller |
| Burnet | 1852 | Bell, Travis, Williamson | Burnet | Karen Myers |
| Caldwell | 1848 | Gonzales | Lockhart | Virginia Sofge
& Nancy Hickman |
| Calhoun | 1846 | Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria | Port Lavaca | Donna Conner |
| Callahan | 1858 | Bexar, Bosque, Travis | Baird | |
| Cameron | 1848 | Nueces | Brownsville | Doc Ellis |
| Camp | 1874 | Upshur | Pittsburg | Anita Nolan |
| Carson | 1876 | Bexar | Panhandle | LaRae Halsey-Brooks
& Eireann Brooks |
| Cass | 1846 | Bowie | Linden | Anita Nolan |
| Castro | 1876 | Bexar | Dimmitt |
fostered by Rob Yoder |
| Chambers | 1858 | Jefferson, Liberty | Anahuac | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Cherokee | 1846 | Nacogdoches | Rusk | Gordon Bennett |
| Childress | 1876 | Bexar, Youngland District | Childress | Patsy Vinson |
| Cibilo | 1869-1874 | renamed Wilson in 1874 | ||
| Clay | 1857 | Cooke | Henrietta | Patsy Vinson |
| Cochran | 1876 | Bexar | Morton | Helen McKnight |
| Coke | 1889 | Tom Green | Robert Lee | Brenda Hines
& Wanda Brewer |
| Coleman | 1858 | Brown, Travis | Coleman | Ralph Terry |
| Collin | 1846 | Fannin | McKinney | Paula Perkins |
| Collingsworth | 1876 | Bexar, Youngland District | Wellington | |
| Colorado | 1837 | Old Mexican Municipality | Columbus | Rox Ann Johnson |
| Comal | 1846 | Bexar, Gonzales, Travis | New Braunfels | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Comanche | 1856 | Bosque, Coryell | Comanche | Chris Morton |
| Concho | 1858 | Bexar | Paint Rock | Donna Seago |
| Cooke | 1848 | Fannin | Gainesville | Norman Newton |
| Coryell | 1854 | Bell | Gatesville | Chris Morton |
| Cottle | 1876 | Fannin | Paducah | |
| Crane | 1887 | Tom Green | Crane | Laura Gregory Roberts |
| Crockett | 1875 | Bexar | Ozona |
fostered by Catherine Schwarz |
| Crosby | 1876 | Bexar | Crosbyton | Linda Hughes |
| Culberson | 1911 | El Paso | Van Horn | Doc Ellis |
| Dallam | 1876 | Bexar | Dalhart |
fostered by Laura Gregory Roberts |
| Dallas | 1846 | Nacogdoches, Robertson | Dallas | Doc Ellis |
| Davis | 1861-1871 | name changed to Cass in 1871 | ||
| Dawson | 1876 | Bexar | Lamesa | Laura Gregory Roberts |
| Deaf Smith | 1876 | Bexar | Hereford | Rob Yoder |
| Delta | 1870 | Hopkins, Lamar | Cooper | Betsy Mills |
| Denton | 1846 | Fannin | Denton | Norman Lewis |
| DeWitt | 1846 | Goliad, Gonzales, Victoria | Cuero | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Dickens | 1876 | Bexar | Dickens | Linda Hughes |
| Dimmit | 1858 | Bexar, Maverick, Uvalde, Webb | Carrizo Springs | Tom Graham |
| Donley | 1881 | Jack | Clarendon | LaRae Halsey-Brooks
& Eireann Brooks |
| Duval | 1858 | Live Oak, Nueces, Starr | San Diego | |
| Eastland | 1858 | Bosque, Coryell, Travis | Eastland | Wanda Brewer |
| Ector | 1887 | Tom Green | Odessa | Doc Ellis |
| Edwards | 1858 | Bexar | Rocksprings | Gayle Triller |
| El Paso | 1850 | Bexar | El Paso | |
| Ellis | 1849 | Navarro | Waxahachie | Rob Yoder |
| Encinal | 1856 | ** never organized ** incorporated into Webb County in 1899 | ||
| Erath | 1856 | Bosque, Coryell | Stephenville | |
| Falls | 1850 | Limestone, Milam | Marlin | Clarissa Loyd |
| Fannin | 1837 | Red River | Bonham | Suzie Henderson |
| Fayette | 1837 | Bastrop, Colorado | La Grange | Rox Ann Johnson |
| Fisher | 1876 | Bexar | Roby |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Floyd | 1876 | Bexar | Floydada | Gina Heffernan |
| Foard | 1891 | Cottle, Hardeman, King, Knox | Crowell | |
| Foley | 1887-1897 | ** never organized ** | ||
| Fort Bend | 1837 | Austin | Richmond |
fostered by Laura Gregory Roberts |
| Franklin | 1875 | Titus | Mount Vernon | Angela Hartman |
| Freestone | 1850 | Limestone | Fairfield | Cheryl Burks |
| Frio | 1858 | Atascosa, Bexar, Uvalde | Pearsall | |
| Gaines | 1876 | Bexar | Seminole | Charleen Mullenweg |
| Galveston | 1838 | Brazoria | Galveston | Gina Heffernan |
| Garza | 1876 | Bexar | Post | Joe Lyman |
| Gillespie | 1848 | Bexar | Fredericksburg | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Glasscock | 1887 | Tom Green | Garden City | Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| Goliad | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Goliad | |
| Gonzales | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Gonzales | Sandra Kornegay Rhodes |
| Gray | 1876 | Bexar | Pampa | LaRae Halsey-Brooks
& Eireann Brooks |
| Grayson | 1846 | Fannin | Sherman | Elaine Nall Bay |
| Greer historical site |
1860-1896 | Indian Territory | Mangum | Historical Site |
| Gregg | 1873 | Rusk, Upshur | Longview | Anita Nolan |
| Grimes | 1846 | Montgomery | Anderson | Vanessa Burzynski |
| Guadalupe | 1846 | Bexar, Gonzales | Seguin | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Hale | 1876 | Bexar | Plainview | Dr Mike Hinze |
| Hall | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Memphis | Darren McCathern |
| Hamilton | 1858 | Bosque, Comanche, Lampasas | Hamilton | Chris Morton |
| Hansford | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Spearman | LaRae Halsey-Brooks
& Eireann Brooks |
| Hardeman | 1858 | Fannin | Quanah | Kimm Antell |
| Hardin | 1858 | Jefferson, Liberty | Kountze | Sandra Kornegay Rhodes |
| Harris | 1836 | Harrisburg Municipality | Houston | Gina Heffernan |
| Harrisburg | 1836-1839 | renamed Harris in 1839 | ||
| Harrison | 1839 | Shelby | Marshall | Anita Nolan |
| Hartley | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Channing | |
| Haskell | 1858 | Fannin, Milam | Haskell |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Hays | 1848 | Travis | San Marcos | Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| Hemphill | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Canadian | |
| Henderson | 1846 | Houston, Nacogdoches | Athens | Laura Gregory Roberts
& Angela Hartman |
| Hidalgo | 1852 | Cameron | Edinburg | Doc Ellis |
| Hill | 1853 | Navarro | Hillsboro | Patsy Vinson |
| Hockley | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Levelland | Joe Lyman |
| Hood | 1865 | Johnson | Granbury | Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| Hopkins | 1846 | Lamar, Nacogdoches | Sulphur Springs | Betsy Mills |
| Houston | 1837 | Nacogdoches | Crockett | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Howard | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Big Spring | |
| Hudspeth | 1917 | El Paso | Sierra Blanca | |
| Hunt | 1846 | Fannin, Nacogdoches | Greenville | Jeff Kemp |
| Hutchinson | 1876 | Bexar | Stinnett | Eireann Brooks
& LaRae Halsey-Brooks |
| Irion | 1881 | Tom Green | Mertzon | Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| Jack | 1856 | Cooke | Jacksboro | Sue Tackel &
Dr David E Pitts |
| Jackson | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Edna | Carol Gibbs |
| Jasper | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Jasper | Carla Clifton &
Jane Keppler |
| Jeff Davis | 1887 | Presidio | Fort Davis | Doc Ellis |
| Jefferson | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Beaumont |
fostered by Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Jim Hogg | 1913 | Brooks, Duval | Hebbronville | |
| Jim Wells | 1911 | Nueces | Alice | |
| Johnson | 1854 | Ellis, Hill, Navarro | Cleburne | Jimmy Epperson |
| Jones | 1858 | Bexar, Bosque | Anson | Dorman Holub |
| Karnes | 1854 | Bexar | Karnes City | Kimm Antell |
| Kaufman | 1848 | Henderson | Kaufman | Patsy Vinson |
| Kendall | 1862 | Blanco, Kerr | Boerne | Catherine Schwarz
& Hal Harwell |
| Kenedy | 1921 | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | Sarita | |
| Kent | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Jayton | Gayle Triller |
| Kerr | 1856 | Bexar | Kerrville | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Kimble | 1858 | Bexar | Junction | Charleen Mullenweg |
| King | 1876 | Bexar | Guthrie | |
| Kinney | 1850 | Bexar | Brackettville | John Quigley |
| Kleberg | 1917 | Nueces | Kingsville | |
| Knox | 1858 | Bexar, Young | Benjamin | |
| La Baca | 1842 | abolished in 1842 then remade as La Vaca (Lavaca) in 1846 | ||
| La Salle | 1858 | Bexar, Webb | Cotulla | Tom Graham |
| Lamar | 1840 | Red River | Paris | Betsy Mills |
| Lamb | 1876 | Bexar | Littlefield | Helen McKnight |
| Lampasas | 1856 | Bell, Travis | Lampasas | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Lavaca | 1846 | Colorado, Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria | Hallettsville | |
| Lee | 1874 | Bastrop, Burleson, Fayette, Washington | Giddings | Jane Keppler |
| Leon | 1846 | Robertson | Centerville | Cheryl Burks |
| Liberty | 1836 | Old Spanish Municipality | Liberty | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Limestone | 1846 | Robertson | Groesbeck | Cheryl Burks |
| Lipscomb | 1876 | Bexar | Lipscomb | Eireann Brooks
& LaRae Halsey-Brooks |
| Live Oak | 1856 | Nueces, San Patricio | George West | Vanessa Burzynski |
| Llano | 1856 | Bexar | Llano | |
| Loving | 1887 | Tom Green | Mentone | |
| Lubbock | 1876 | Bexar, Crosby | Lubbock | Joe Lyman |
| Lynn | 1876 | Bexar | Tahoka | Jimmy Epperson |
| Madison | 1854 | Leon, Grimes, Walker | Madisonville | Pat Stephenson |
| Marion | 1860 | Cass | Jefferson |
fostered by Jane Keppler |
| Martin | 1876 | Bexar | Stanton | |
| Mason | 1858 | Gillespie | Mason |
fostered by Catherine Schwarz |
| Matagorda | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Bay City | Carol Gibbs |
| Maverick | 1856 | Kenedy | Eagle Pass | |
| McCulloch | 1856 | Bexar | Brady |
fostered by Jane Keppler |
| McLennan | 1850 | Milam | Waco | Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| McMullen | 1858 | Atascosa, Bexar, Live Oak | Tilden | |
| Medina | 1848 | Bexar | Hondo | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Menard | 1858 | Bexar | Menard | |
| Midland | 1885 | Tom Green | Midland | |
| Milam | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Cameron | Clarissa Loyd |
| Miller | 1820-1836 | ** claimed by Arkansas ** | ||
| Mills | 1887 | Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, Lampasas | Goldthwaite | Rose Lee Head |
| Mitchell | 1878 | Bexar | Colorado City | |
| Montague | 1857 | Cooke | Montague | Jeff Kemp |
| Montgomery | 1837 | Washington | Conroe | Jane Keppler &
Jean Huot Smoorenburg |
| Moore | 1876 | Bexar | Dumas |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Morris | 1875 | Titus | Daingerfield | Gina Heffernan |
| Motley | 1876 | Bexar | Matador |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Nacogdoches | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Nacogdoches | Peggy Tebbetts |
| Navarro | 1846 | Robertson | Corsicana | Ed Williams |
| Navasota | 1841-1842 | name changed to Brazos in 1842 | Boonville | |
| Neches | 1841-1842 | ** never organized ** | ||
| Newton | 1846 | Jasper | Newton | Eleanor Colson
& Carla Clifton |
| Nolan | 1881 | Bexar, Young | Sweetwater | Patsy Vinson |
| Nueces | 1846 | San Patricio | Corpus Christi | |
| Ochiltree | 1876 | Bexar | Perryton | LaRae Halsey-Brooks
& Eireann Brooks |
| Oldham | 1876 | Bexar | Vega |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Orange | 1852 | Jefferson | Orange |
fostered by Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Palo Pinto | 1856 | Bosque, Navarro | Palo Pinto | Lela Evans |
| Panola | 1846 | Harrison, Shelby | Carthage | Gina Heffernan |
| Parker | 1855 | Bosque, Navarro | Weatherford | Lela Evans |
| Parmer | 1876 | Bexar | Farwell | |
| Paschal | 1841-1842 | ** never organized ** | ||
| Pecos | 1871 | Presidio | Fort Stockton | |
| Polk | 1846 | Liberty | Livingston | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Potter | 1876 | Bexar | Amarillo | Darren McCathern |
| Presidio | 1852 | Bexar | Marfa | |
| Rains | 1870 | Hopkins, Hunt, Wood | Emory | Patsy Vinson |
| Randall | 1876 | Bexar | Canyon | Darren McCathern |
| Reagan | 1903 | Tom Green | Big Lake | |
| Real | 1913 | Bandera, Edwards, Kerr | Leakey | Rebecca Maloney |
| Red River | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Clarksville | Patsy Vinson and
Debra Usry |
| Reeves | 1883 | Pecos | Pecos | Doc Ellis |
| Refugio | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Refugio |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Roberts | 1876 | Bexar | Miami | LaRae Halsey-Brooks
& Eireann Brooks |
| Robertson | 1837 | Milam | Franklin | Jane Keppler &
Jean Huot Smoorenburg |
| Rockwall | 1873 | Kaufman | Rockwall | Jeff Lowe |
| Runnels | 1858 | Bexar, Travis | Ballinger |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Rusk | 1843 | Nacogdoches | Henderson | Gina Heffernan |
| Sabine | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Hemphill | Peggy Tebbetts |
| San Augustine | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | San Augustine | Suzanne Sowell,
Connie Owens & Jane Keppler |
| San Jacinto | 1870 | Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Walker | Coldspring | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| San Patricio | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Sinton | Jimmy Epperson |
| San Saba | 1856 | Bexar | San Saba | Rob Yoder |
| Schleicher | 1887 | Crockett | Eldorado | |
| Scurry | 1876 | Bexar | Snyder | |
| Shackelford | 1858 | Bosque | Albany | Gayle Triller |
| Shelby | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Center | Suzanne Sowell
& Jane Keppler |
| Sherman | 1876 | Bexar | Stratford |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Smith | 1846 | Nacogdoches | Tyler |
|
| Somervell | 1875 | Hood, Johnson | Glen Rose | Doc Ellis |
| Spring Creek | 1841-1842 | ** never organized ** | ||
| Starr | 1848 | Nueces | Rio Grande City | |
| Stephens | 1858 | Bosque | Breckenridge | Gayle Triller |
| Sterling | 1841 | Tom Green | Sterling City | |
| Stonewall | 1876 | Bexar | Aspermont | Dr Mike Hinze |
| Sutton | 1840 | Crockett | Sonora | |
| Swisher | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Tulia | Sharon Bart |
| Tarrant | 1849 | Navarro | Fort Worth | Rob Yoder |
| Taylor | 1858 | Bexar, Travis | Abilene | |
| Terrell | 1905 | Pecos | Sanderso | |
| Terry | 1876 | Bexar | Brownfield | Helen McKnight |
| Throckmorton | 1858 | Fannin | Throckmorton | |
| Titus | 1846 | Bowie, Red River | Mount Pleasant | |
| Tom Green | 1874 | Bexar | San Angelo | Lisa Smith-Curtean |
| Travis | 1840 | Bastrop | Austin | Chris Morton |
| Trinity | 1850 | Houston | Groveton | Susanne Waller |
| Tyler | 1846 | Liberty | Woodville | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Upshur | 1846 | Harrison, Nacogdoches | Gilmer | Anita Nolan |
| Upton | 1867 | Tom Green | Rankin |
fostered by Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Uvalde | 1850 | Bexar | Uvalde | Donna Schulte Loth |
| Val Verde | 1885 | Crockett, Kinney, Pecos | Gina Heffernan | |
| Van Zandt | 1848 | Henderson | Canton | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Victoria | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality | Victoria |
fostered by Gina Heffernan |
| Waco | 1841-1842 | ** never organized ** | ||
| Walker | 1846 | Montgomery | Huntsville | Doc Ellis |
| Waller | 1873 | Austin, Grimes | Hempstead |
fostered by Jane Keppler |
| Ward | 1887 | Tom Green | Monahans | Doc Ellis |
| Washington | 1836 | Texas Municipality | Brenham | Gayle Triller |
| Webb | 1848 | Bexar | Laredo | Doc Ellis |
| Wegefarth | 1873-1876 | ** never organized ** | ||
| Wharton | 1846 | Jackson, Matagordo | Wharton | T J Elias |
| Wheeler | 1876 | Bexar, Young | Wheeler | |
| Wichita | 1858 | Youngland District | Wichita Falls | Norman Lewis |
| Wilbarger | 1858 | Bexar | Vernon | Rebecca Maloney |
| Willacy | 1911 | Cameron, Hidalgo | Raymondville | |
| Williamson | 1848 | Milam | Georgetown | Kimm Antell |
| Wilson | 1860 | Bexar, Karnes | Floresville | |
| Winkler | 1887 | Tom Green | Kermit | Doc Ellis |
| Wise | 1856 | Cooke | Decatur | Sue Tackel &
Dr David E Pitts |
| Wood | 1850 | Van Zandt | Quitman | Carla & Billy Clifton |
| Yoakum | 1876 | Bexar | Plains | Doc Ellis |
| Young | 1856 | Bosque, Fannin | Graham | Dorman Holub |
| Zapata | 1858 | Starr, Webb | Zapata | Doc Ellis |
| Zavala | 1858 | Maverick, Uvalde | Crystal City | Tom Graham |