List of Counties in Texas - List

List

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
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Anderson County 001 Palestine 1846 Houston County Kenneth Lewis Anderson, the last vice president of the Republic of Texas 700455109000000000055,109 70031071000000000001,071 sq mi
(70032774000000000002,774 km2)
Andrews County 003 Andrews 1876 Bexar County Richard Andrews, the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution 700413004000000000013,004 70031501000000000001,501 sq mi
(70033888000000000003,888 km2)
Angelina County 005 Lufkin 1846 Nacogdoches County A Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries, whom they called "Little Angel" (Spanish: Angelina) 700480130000000000080,130 7002802000000000000802 sq mi
(70032077000000000002,077 km2)
Aransas County 007 Rockport 1871 Refugio County Aransas Bay, named in turn for an early Spanish fort; this support was supposedly named in turn for a Spanish palace Aránzazu, possibly related to the Sanctuario de Aránzazu. (Arantzazu is Basque for "place of thorns") 700422497000000000022,497 7002252000000000000252 sq mi
(7002653000000000000653 km2)
Archer County 009 Archer City 1858 Fannin County Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas 70038854000000000008,854 7002910000000000000910 sq mi
(70032357000000000002,357 km2)
Armstrong County 011 Claude 1876 Bexar County One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one 70032148000000000002,148 7002914000000000000914 sq mi
(70032367000000000002,367 km2)
Atascosa County 013 Jourdanton 1856 Bexar County The Spanish word for "boggy" 700438628000000000038,628 70031232000000000001,232 sq mi
(70033191000000000003,191 km2)
Austin County 015 Bellville 1836 One of the original 23 counties Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas 700423590000000000023,590 7002653000000000000653 sq mi
(70031691000000000001,691 km2)
Bailey County 017 Muleshoe 1876 Bexar County Peter James Bailey, a soldier and defender of the Alamo 70036594000000000006,594 7002827000000000000827 sq mi
(70032142000000000002,142 km2)
Bandera County 019 Bandera 1856 Bexar County Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag" 700417645000000000017,645 7002792000000000000792 sq mi
(70032051000000000002,051 km2)
Bastrop County 021 Bastrop 1836 One of the original 23 counties Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, the Dutch settler who provided essential help to Stephen F. Austin in obtaining his original land grants 700457733000000000057,733 7002888000000000000888 sq mi
(70032300000000000002,300 km2)
Baylor County 023 Seymour 1858 Fannin County Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican-American War 70034093000000000004,093 7002871000000000000871 sq mi
(70032256000000000002,256 km2)
Bee County 025 Beeville 1857 San Patricio County, Goliad County, Refugio County, Live Oak County, and Karnes County Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr., a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas 700432359000000000032,359 7002880000000000000880 sq mi
(70032279000000000002,279 km2)
Bell County 027 Belton 1850 Milam County Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas 7005237974000000000237,974 70031059000000000001,059 sq mi
(70032743000000000002,743 km2)
Bexar County 029 San Antonio 1836 One of the original 23 counties San Antonio de Béxar, the major presidio in Mexican Texas, named in turn for the San Antonio River and the Spanish viceroy's family, who were Dukes of Béjar in Spain 70061392931000000001,392,931 70031247000000000001,247 sq mi
(70033230000000000003,230 km2)
Blanco County 031 Johnson City 1858 Burnet County, Comal County, Gillespie County and Hays County The Blanco River. (Blanco is Spanish for "white") 70038418000000000008,418 7002711000000000000711 sq mi
(70031841000000000001,841 km2)
Borden County 033 Gail 1876 Bexar County Gail Borden, Jr., businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk 7002729000000000000729 7002899000000000000899 sq mi
(70032328000000000002,328 km2)
Bosque County 035 Meridian 1854 McLennan County The Bosque River. (Bosque is Spanish for "wooded") 700417204000000000017,204 7002989000000000000989 sq mi
(70032561000000000002,561 km2)
Bowie County 037 New Boston 1840 Red River County James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo 700489306000000000089,306 7002888000000000000888 sq mi
(70032300000000000002,300 km2)
Brazoria County 039 Angleton 1836 One of the original 23 counties Brazoria, Texas, an early port on the Brazos River 7005241767000000000241,767 70031387000000000001,387 sq mi
(70033592000000000003,592 km2)
Brazos County 041 Bryan 1841 Washington County. The Brazos River 7005152415000000000152,415 7002586000000000000586 sq mi
(70031518000000000001,518 km2)
Brewster County 043 Alpine 1887 Presidio County Henry Percy Brewster, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the Civil War 70038866000000000008,866 70036193000000000006,193 sq mi
(700416040000000000016,040 km2)
Briscoe County 045 Silverton 1876 Bexar County Andrew Briscoe, a signatory of the Texan Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texan Revolution 70031790000000000001,790 7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
Brooks County 047 Falfurrias 1911 Starr County John Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and state legislator 70037976000000000007,976 7002943000000000000943 sq mi
(70032442000000000002,442 km2)
Brown County 049 Brownwood 1856 Comanche County and Travis County Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco 700437674000000000037,674 7002944000000000000944 sq mi
(70032445000000000002,445 km2)
Burleson County 051 Caldwell 1846 Milam County Edward Burleson, a general of the Texas Revolution and Vice President of the Republic of Texas 700416470000000000016,470 7002666000000000000666 sq mi
(70031725000000000001,725 km2)
Burnet County 053 Burnet 1852 Bell County, Travis County and Williamson County David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas 700434147000000000034,147 7002995000000000000995 sq mi
(70032577000000000002,577 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 700432194000000000032,194 7002546000000000000546 sq mi
(70031414000000000001,414 km2)
Calhoun County 057 Port Lavaca 1846 Jackson County, Matagorda County and Victoria County John C. Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States 700420647000000000020,647 7002512000000000000512 sq mi
(70031326000000000001,326 km2)
Callahan County 059 Baird 1858 Bexar County, Bosque County, and Travis County James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution 700412905000000000012,905 7002899000000000000899 sq mi
(70032328000000000002,328 km2)
Cameron County 061 Brownsville 1848 Nueces County and lands ceded by Mexico Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution killed during the Black Bean Episode 7005335227000000000335,227 7002906000000000000906 sq mi
(70032347000000000002,347 km2)
Camp County 063 Pittsburg 1874 Upshur County John Lafayette Camp, a Texas state senator 700411549000000000011,549 7002198000000000000198 sq mi
(7002513000000000000513 km2)
Carson County 065 Panhandle 1876 Bexar County Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas 70036516000000000006,516 7002923000000000000923 sq mi
(70032391000000000002,391 km2)
Cass County 067 Linden 1846 Bowie County Lewis Cass, a senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States. 700430438000000000030,438 7002938000000000000938 sq mi
(70032429000000000002,429 km2)
Castro County 069 Dimmitt 1876 Bexar County Henri Castro, a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas 70038285000000000008,285 7002898000000000000898 sq mi
(70032326000000000002,326 km2)
Chambers County 071 Anahuac 1858 Jefferson County and Liberty County Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer and surveyor who helped to resolve land disputes for Americans in Mexican Texas 700426031000000000026,031 7002599000000000000599 sq mi
(70031551000000000001,551 km2)
Cherokee County 073 Rusk 1846 Nacogdoches County The Cherokee Native American tribe 700446659000000000046,659 70031052000000000001,052 sq mi
(70032725000000000002,725 km2)
Childress County 075 Childress 1876 Bexar County George Campbell Childress, one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence 70037688000000000007,688 7002710000000000000710 sq mi
(70031839000000000001,839 km2)
Clay County 077 Henrietta 1857 Cooke County U.S. Senator from Henry Clay Kentucky and ninth secretary of state of the United States 700411006000000000011,006 70031098000000000001,098 sq mi
(70032844000000000002,844 km2)
Cochran County 079 Morton 1876 Bexar County Robert E. Cochran, a defender of the Alamo 70033730000000000003,730 7002775000000000000775 sq mi
(70032007000000000002,007 km2)
Coke County 081 Robert Lee 1889 Tom Green County Richard Coke, the fifteenth governor of Texas 70033864000000000003,864 7002899000000000000899 sq mi
(70032328000000000002,328 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 70039235000000000009,235 70031273000000000001,273 sq mi
(70033297000000000003,297 km2)
Collin County 085 McKinney 1846 Fannin County Collin McKinney, an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence 7005491675000000000491,675 7002848000000000000848 sq mi
(70032196000000000002,196 km2)
Collingsworth County 087 Wellington 1876 Bexar County James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas. 70033206000000000003,206 7002919000000000000919 sq mi
(70032380000000000002,380 km2)
Colorado County 089 Columbus 1836 One of the original 23 counties The Colorado River of Texas
(Colorado is Spanish for "red")		 700420390000000000020,390 7002963000000000000963 sq mi
(70032494000000000002,494 km2)
Comal County 091 New Braunfels 1846 Bexar County The Comal River .(Comal is Spanish for "basin") 700478021000000000078,021 7002562000000000000562 sq mi
(70031456000000000001,456 km2)
Comanche County 093 Comanche 1856 Bosque County and Coryell County The Comanche Native American tribe 700414026000000000014,026 7002938000000000000938 sq mi
(70032429000000000002,429 km2)
Concho County 095 Paint Rock 1858 Bexar County The Concho River. (Concho is Spanish for "shell") 70033966000000000003,966 7002992000000000000992 sq mi
(70032569000000000002,569 km2)
Cooke County 097 Gainesville 1848 Fannin County William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution 700436363000000000036,363 7002874000000000000874 sq mi
(70032264000000000002,264 km2)
Coryell County 099 Gatesville 1854 Bell County James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Native Americans 700474978000000000074,978 70031052000000000001,052 sq mi
(70032725000000000002,725 km2)
Cottle County 101 Paducah 1876 Fannin County George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo 70031904000000000001,904 7002901000000000000901 sq mi
(70032334000000000002,334 km2)
Crane County 103 Crane 1887 Tom Green County William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University 70033996000000000003,996 7002786000000000000786 sq mi
(70032036000000000002,036 km2)
Crockett County 105 Ozona 1875 Bexar County David Crockett, the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo 70034099000000000004,099 70032808000000000002,808 sq mi
(70037273000000000007,273 km2)
Crosby County 107 Crosbyton 1876 Bexar County Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner 70037072000000000007,072 7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
Culberson County 109 Van Horn 1911 El Paso County David Browning Culberson, a lawyer, U.S. Congressman, and soldier in the Civil War 70032975000000000002,975 70033813000000000003,813 sq mi
(70039876000000000009,876 km2)
Dallam County 111 Dalhart 1876 Bexar County James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher who had a close association with the Supreme Court of Texas 70036222000000000006,222 70031505000000000001,505 sq mi
(70033898000000000003,898 km2)
Dallas County 113 Dallas 1846 Nacogdoches County and Robertson County George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States

70062294706000000002,294,706 7002880000000000000880 sq mi
(70032279000000000002,279 km2)
Dawson County 115 Lamesa 1846 Bexar County Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texan Revolution and victim of the Dawson Massacre 700414985000000000014,985 7002902000000000000902 sq mi
(70032336000000000002,336 km2)
Deaf Smith County 117 Hereford 1876 Bexar County Erastus "Deaf" Smith, a scout during the Texan Revolution 700418561000000000018,561 70031497000000000001,497 sq mi
(70033877000000000003,877 km2)
Delta County 119 Cooper 1870 Hopkins County and Lamar County Its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta 70035327000000000005,327 7002277000000000000277 sq mi
(7002717000000000000717 km2)
Denton County 121 Denton 1846 Fannin County John Bunyan Denton, a preacher, lawyer, and soldier killed during a raid on a Native American camp 7005584238000000000584,238 7002888000000000000888 sq mi
(70032300000000000002,300 km2)
DeWitt County 123 Cuero 1846 Goliad County, Gonzales County and Victoria County Green DeWitt, an empresario who founded an early colony in Texas 700420013000000000020,013 7002909000000000000909 sq mi
(70032354000000000002,354 km2)
Dickens County 125 Dickens 1876 Bexar County J.A. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo 70032762000000000002,762 7002904000000000000904 sq mi
(70032341000000000002,341 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 700410248000000000010,248 70031331000000000001,331 sq mi
(70033447000000000003,447 km2)
Donley County 129 Clarendon 1876 Bexar County Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer and Texas Supreme Court justice 70033828000000000003,828 7002930000000000000930 sq mi
(70032409000000000002,409 km2)
Duval County 131 San Diego 1858 Live Oak County, Nueces County and Starr County Burr Harrison DuVal, a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre 700413120000000000013,120 70031793000000000001,793 sq mi
(70034644000000000004,644 km2)
Eastland County 133 Eastland 1858 Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution 700418297000000000018,297 7002926000000000000926 sq mi
(70032398000000000002,398 km2)
Ector County 135 Odessa 1887 Tom Green County Mathew Ector, a Confederate general during the Civil War 7005121123000000000121,123 7002901000000000000901 sq mi
(70032334000000000002,334 km2)
Edwards County 137 Rocksprings 1858 Bexar County Haden Edwards, empresario and filibuster who led the Fredonian Rebellion 70032162000000000002,162 70032120000000000002,120 sq mi
(70035491000000000005,491 km2)
Ellis County 139 Waxahachie 1849 Navarro County Richard Ellis, president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence 7005111360000000000111,360 7002940000000000000940 sq mi
(70032435000000000002,435 km2)
El Paso County 141 El Paso 1848 Santa Fe County Neighboring Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, formerly called El Paso del Norte as it served as the pass north from central Mexico to the settlements of New Mexico 7005721598000000000721,598 70031013000000000001,013 sq mi
(70032624000000000002,624 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 700433001000000000033,001 70031086000000000001,086 sq mi
(70032813000000000002,813 km2)
Falls County 145 Marlin 1850 Limestone County and Milam County The Falls on the Brazos 700418576000000000018,576 7002769000000000000769 sq mi
(70031992000000000001,992 km2)
Fannin County 147 Bonham 1837 Red River County James Walker Fannin, Jr., the commander of the Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre 700431242000000000031,242 7002892000000000000892 sq mi
(70032310000000000002,310 km2)
Fayette County 149 La Grange 1837 Bastrop County Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, the French-born general and hero of the American Revolutionary War 700421804000000000021,804 7002950000000000000950 sq mi
(70032460000000000002,460 km2)
Fisher County 151 Roby 1876 Bexar County Samuel Rhoads Fisher, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and secretary of the Navy under the Republic of Texas 70034344000000000004,344 7002901000000000000901 sq mi
(70032334000000000002,334 km2)
Floyd County 153 Floydada 1876 Bexar County Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo 70037771000000000007,771 7002992000000000000992 sq mi
(70032569000000000002,569 km2)
Foard County 155 Crowell 1891 Cottle County, Hardeman County, King County and Knox County Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Confederate major in the Civil War 70031622000000000001,622 7002707000000000000707 sq mi
(70031831000000000001,831 km2)
Fort Bend County 157 Richmond 1837 Austin County, Brazoria County and Harris County A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River 7005354452000000000354,452 7002875000000000000875 sq mi
(70032266000000000002,266 km2)
Franklin County 159 Mount Vernon 1875 Titus County Benjamin Cromwell Franklin, a judge and Texas State Senator 70039458000000000009,458 7002286000000000000286 sq mi
(7002741000000000000741 km2)
Freestone County 161 Fairfield 1850 Limestone County A type of peach grown in the area 700417867000000000017,867 7002885000000000000885 sq mi
(70032292000000000002,292 km2)
Frio County 163 Pearsall 1858 Atascosa County, Bexar County and Uvalde County The Frio River
(Frio is Spanish for "cold")		 700416252000000000016,252 70031133000000000001,133 sq mi
(70032934000000000002,934 km2)
Gaines County 165 Seminole 1876 Bexar County James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence 700414467000000000014,467 70031502000000000001,502 sq mi
(70033890000000000003,890 km2)
Galveston County 167 Galveston 1838 Brazoria County, Harris County and Liberty County Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory 7005277563000000000277,563 7002399000000000000399 sq mi
(70031033000000000001,033 km2)
Garza County 169 Post 1876 Bexar County José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and first Mayor of San Antonio 70034872000000000004,872 7002896000000000000896 sq mi
(70032321000000000002,321 km2)
Gillespie County 171 Fredericksburg 1848 Bexar County and Travis County Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant, Mexican-American War soldier, and Texas Ranger 700420814000000000020,814 70031061000000000001,061 sq mi
(70032748000000000002,748 km2)
Glasscock County 173 Garden City 1887 Tom Green County George Washington Glasscock, an early Texian settler, businessman, soldier, and state representative 70031406000000000001,406 7002901000000000000901 sq mi
(70032334000000000002,334 km2)
Goliad County 175 Goliad 1836 One of the original 23 counties Its county seat, named in turn as an anagram of Miguel Hidalgo, the inspirational figure behind the Mexican War of Independence 70036928000000000006,928 7002854000000000000854 sq mi
(70032212000000000002,212 km2)
Gonzales County 177 Gonzales 1836 One of the original 23 counties Its county seat, named in turn for Coahuila y Tejas governor Rafael Gonzales 700418628000000000018,628 70031068000000000001,068 sq mi
(70032766000000000002,766 km2)
Gray County 179 Pampa 1876 Bexar County Peter W. Gray, a lawyer, state senator, and soldier in the Civil War 700422744000000000022,744 7002928000000000000928 sq mi
(70032404000000000002,404 km2)
Grayson County 181 Sherman 1846 Fannin County Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas 7005110595000000000110,595 7002934000000000000934 sq mi
(70032419000000000002,419 km2)
Gregg County 183 Longview 1873 Upshur County John Gregg, a Confederate general during the Civil War 7005111379000000000111,379 7002274000000000000274 sq mi
(7002710000000000000710 km2)
Grimes County 185 Anderson 1846 Montgomery County Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the future county 700423552000000000023,552 7002794000000000000794 sq mi
(70032056000000000002,056 km2)
Guadalupe County 187 Seguin 1846 Bexar County and Gonzales County The Guadalupe River, named in turn for the Mexican spiritual icon Our Lady of Guadalupe 700489023000000000089,023 7002711000000000000711 sq mi
(70031841000000000001,841 km2)
Hale County 189 Plainview 1876 Bexar County John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto 700436602000000000036,602 70031005000000000001,005 sq mi
(70032603000000000002,603 km2)
Hall County 191 Memphis 1876 Bexar County Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas 70033782000000000003,782 7002903000000000000903 sq mi
(70032339000000000002,339 km2)
Hamilton County 193 Hamilton 1856 Bosque County, Comanche County and Lampasas County James Hamilton Jr., governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas 70038229000000000008,229 7002836000000000000836 sq mi
(70032165000000000002,165 km2)
Hansford County 195 Spearman 1876 Bexar County John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge 70035369000000000005,369 7002920000000000000920 sq mi
(70032383000000000002,383 km2)
Hardeman County 197 Quanah 1858 Fannin County Bailey Hardeman, the first secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas, and his brother Thomas Jones Hardeman, state representative and judge 70034724000000000004,724 7002695000000000000695 sq mi
(70031800000000000001,800 km2)
Hardin County 199 Kountze 1858 Jefferson County and Liberty County The Hardin family, earliest settlers of Liberty County 700448073000000000048,073 7002894000000000000894 sq mi
(70032315000000000002,315 km2)
Harris County 201 Houston 1836 One of the original 23 counties John Richardson Harris, early settler and founder of Harrisburg, Texas, which eventually became known as Houston
 70063693050000000003,693,050 70031729000000000001,729 sq mi
(70034478000000000004,478 km2)
Harrison County 203 Marshall 1839 Shelby County Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution 700462110000000000062,110 7002899000000000000899 sq mi
(70032328000000000002,328 km2)
Hartley County 205 Channing 1876 Bexar County Oliver C. and Rufus K. Hartley, brothers and original reporters for the Texas Supreme Court 70035537000000000005,537 70031462000000000001,462 sq mi
(70033787000000000003,787 km2)
Haskell County 207 Haskell 1858 Fannin County and Milam County Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre 70036093000000000006,093 7002903000000000000903 sq mi
(70032339000000000002,339 km2)
Hays County 209 San Marcos 1848 Travis County John Coffee Hays, a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican-American War officer 700497589000000000097,589 7002678000000000000678 sq mi
(70031756000000000001,756 km2)
Hemphill County 211 Canadian 1876 Bexar County John Hemphill, U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 70033351000000000003,351 7002910000000000000910 sq mi
(70032357000000000002,357 km2)
Henderson County 213 Athens 1846 Houston County and Nacogdoches County James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas 700473277000000000073,277 7002874000000000000874 sq mi
(70032264000000000002,264 km2)
Hidalgo County 215 Edinburg 1852 Cameron County Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain 7005569463000000000569,463 70031569000000000001,569 sq mi
(70034064000000000004,064 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 700432321000000000032,321 7002962000000000000962 sq mi
(70032492000000000002,492 km2)
Hockley County 219 Levelland 1876 Bexar County George Washington Hockley, Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas 700422716000000000022,716 7002908000000000000908 sq mi
(70032352000000000002,352 km2)
Hood County 221 Granbury 1866 Johnson County John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade 700441100000000000041,100 7002422000000000000422 sq mi
(70031093000000000001,093 km2)
Hopkins County 223 Sulphur Springs 1846 Lamar County and Nacogdoches County David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county 700431960000000000031,960 7002785000000000000785 sq mi
(70032033000000000002,033 km2)
Houston County 225 Crockett 1837 Nacogdoches County Sam Houston, general of the Texan Revolution, commander at the Battle of San Jacinto and later president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator and governor of the state of Texas 700423185000000000023,185 70031231000000000001,231 sq mi
(70033188000000000003,188 km2)
Howard County 227 Big Spring 1876 Bexar County Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas 700433627000000000033,627 7002903000000000000903 sq mi
(70032339000000000002,339 km2)
Hudspeth County 229 Sierra Blanca 1917 El Paso County Claude Benton Hudspeth, a U.S. Congressman, rancher, and newspaper publisher 70033344000000000003,344 70034571000000000004,571 sq mi
(700411839000000000011,839 km2)
Hunt County 231 Greenville 1846 Fannin County and Nacogdoches County Memucan Hunt, Jr., a secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas 700476596000000000076,596 7002841000000000000841 sq mi
(70032178000000000002,178 km2)
Hutchinson County 233 Stinnett 1876 Bexar County Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler and attorney 700423857000000000023,857 7002887000000000000887 sq mi
(70032297000000000002,297 km2)
Irion County 235 Mertzon 1889 Tom Green County Robert Anderson Irion, a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas 70031771000000000001,771 70031052000000000001,052 sq mi
(70032725000000000002,725 km2)
Jack County 237 Jacksboro 1856 Cooke County Patrick and William Jack, brothers, participants in the Anahuac Disturbance, and veterans of the Texas Revolution 70038763000000000008,763 7002917000000000000917 sq mi
(70032375000000000002,375 km2)
Jackson County 239 Edna 1836 One of the original 23 counties Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh president of the United States 700414391000000000014,391 7002830000000000000830 sq mi
(70032150000000000002,150 km2)
Jasper County 241 Jasper 1836 One of the original 23 counties William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero 700435604000000000035,604 7002938000000000000938 sq mi
(70032429000000000002,429 km2)
Jeff Davis County 243 Fort Davis 1887 Presidio County Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America 70032207000000000002,207 70032265000000000002,265 sq mi
(70035866000000000005,866 km2)
Jefferson County 245 Beaumont 1836 One of the original 23 counties Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence 7005252051000000000252,051 7002904000000000000904 sq mi
(70032341000000000002,341 km2)
Jim Hogg County 247 Hebbronville 1913 Brooks County and Duval County James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth governor of Texas 70035281000000000005,281 70031136000000000001,136 sq mi
(70032942000000000002,942 km2)
Jim Wells County 249 Alice 1911 Nueces County James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democratic party boss in southern Texas 700439326000000000039,326 7002865000000000000865 sq mi
(70032240000000000002,240 km2)
Johnson County 251 Cleburne 1854 Ellis County, Hill County and Navarro County Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier in the Mexican-American War, and senator for the Republic of Texas 7005126811000000000126,811 7002729000000000000729 sq mi
(70031888000000000001,888 km2)
Jones County 253 Anson 1854 Bexar County and Bosque County Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas 700420785000000000020,785 7002931000000000000931 sq mi
(70032411000000000002,411 km2)
Karnes County 255 Karnes City 1854 Bexar County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Gonzales County and San Patricio County Henry Karnes, a soldier in the Texas Revolution 700415446000000000015,446 7002750000000000000750 sq mi
(70031942000000000001,942 km2)
Kaufman County 257 Kaufman 1848 Henderson County David Spangler Kaufman, a Jewish Texas state senator and the second Jewish member of the United States House of Representatives 700471313000000000071,313 7002786000000000000786 sq mi
(70032036000000000002,036 km2)
Kendall County 259 Boerne 1862 Blanco County and Kerr County George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher who gained national fame as a war correspondent during the Mexican-American War 700423743000000000023,743 7002662000000000000662 sq mi
(70031715000000000001,715 km2)
Kenedy County 261 Sarita 1921 Hidalgo County and Willacy County (Due to a reorganization of Willacy County) Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher and land speculator 7002414000000000000414 70031457000000000001,457 sq mi
(70033774000000000003,774 km2)
Kent County 263 Jayton 1876 Bexar County Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo 7002859000000000000859 7002902000000000000902 sq mi
(70032336000000000002,336 km2)
Kerr County 265 Kerrville 1856 Bexar County James Kerr, an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution 700443653000000000043,653 70031106000000000001,106 sq mi
(70032865000000000002,865 km2)
Kimble County 267 Junction 1858 Bexar County George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo 70034468000000000004,468 70031251000000000001,251 sq mi
(70033240000000000003,240 km2)
King County 269 Guthrie 1876 Bexar County William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo 7002356000000000000356 7002912000000000000912 sq mi
(70032362000000000002,362 km2)
Kinney County 271 Brackettville 1850 Bexar County Henry Lawrence Kinney, a Texas state senator and unsuccessful land speculator 70033379000000000003,379 70031364000000000001,364 sq mi
(70033533000000000003,533 km2)
Kleberg County 273 Kingsville 1913 Nueces County Robert Justus Kleberg, an early German settler and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto 700431549000000000031,549 7002871000000000000871 sq mi
(70032256000000000002,256 km2)
Knox County 275 Benjamin 1858 Bexar County Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States 70034253000000000004,253 7002854000000000000854 sq mi
(70032212000000000002,212 km2)
Lamar County 277 Paris 1840 Red River County Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas 700448499000000000048,499 7002917000000000000917 sq mi
(70032375000000000002,375 km2)
Lamb County 279 Littlefield 1876 Bexar County George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto 700414709000000000014,709 70031016000000000001,016 sq mi
(70032631000000000002,631 km2)
Lampasas County 281 Lampasas 1856 Bell County, Coryell County and Travis County The Lampasas River
(Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies")		 700417762000000000017,762 7002712000000000000712 sq mi
(70031844000000000001,844 km2)
La Salle County 283 Cotulla 1858 Bexar County René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the French explorer who traveled through Texas 70035866000000000005,866 70031489000000000001,489 sq mi
(70033856000000000003,856 km2)
Lavaca County 285 Hallettsville 1842 Colorado County, Fayette County, Gonzales County, Jackson County and Victoria County
 The Lavaca River
(La vaca is Spanish for "the cow")		 700419210000000000019,210 7002970000000000000970 sq mi
(70032512000000000002,512 km2)
Lee County 287 Giddings 1874 Bastrop County, Burleson County, Fayette County and Washington County Robert Edward Lee, the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War 700415657000000000015,657 7002629000000000000629 sq mi
(70031629000000000001,629 km2)
Leon County 289 Centerville 1846 Robertson County Disputed: Either Mexican empresario Martín De León, who founded Victoria, Texas, or the león, a local variety of yellow wolf 700415335000000000015,335 70031072000000000001,072 sq mi
(70032776000000000002,776 km2)
Liberty County 291 Liberty 1836 One of the original 23 counties Its county seat, which was named either for the recent success of the Mexican War of Independence or for Liberty, Mississippi 700470154000000000070,154 70031160000000000001,160 sq mi
(70033004000000000003,004 km2)
Limestone County 293 Groesbeck 1846 Robertson County The limestone deposits in the region 700422051000000000022,051 7002909000000000000909 sq mi
(70032354000000000002,354 km2)
Lipscomb County 295 Lipscomb 1876 Bexar County Abner Smith Lipscomb, justice of the Texas Supreme Court and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas 70033057000000000003,057 7002932000000000000932 sq mi
(70032414000000000002,414 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 700412309000000000012,309 70031036000000000001,036 sq mi
(70032683000000000002,683 km2)
Llano County 299 Llano 1856 Bexar County, Gillespie County The Llano River
(Llano is Spanish for "plains")		 700417044000000000017,044 7002935000000000000935 sq mi
(70032422000000000002,422 km2)
Loving County 301 Mentone 1931 Tom Green County (1891)
Reeves County (1931)		 Oliver Loving, a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who, with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight-Loving Trail 700167000000000000067 7002673000000000000673 sq mi
(70031743000000000001,743 km2)
Lubbock County 303 Lubbock 1876 Bexar County Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Texas Ranger and Confederate colonel during the Civil War 7005242628000000000242,628 7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
Lynn County 305 Tahoka 1876 Bexar County William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from Massachusetts who is believed to have died defending the Alamo 70036550000000000006,550 7002892000000000000892 sq mi
(70032310000000000002,310 km2)
McCulloch County 307 Brady 1856 Bexar County Benjamin McCulloch, veteran of San Jacinto, Texas Ranger, and Confederate general 70038205000000000008,205 70031069000000000001,069 sq mi
(70032769000000000002,769 km2)
McLennan County 309 Waco 1850 Limestone County and Milam County Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county 7005213517000000000213,517 70031042000000000001,042 sq mi
(70032699000000000002,699 km2)
McMullen County 311 Tilden 1858 Atascosa County, Bexar County and Live Oak County John McMullen, an Irish-born empresario in Texas 7002851000000000000851 70031113000000000001,113 sq mi
(70032883000000000002,883 km2)
Madison County 313 Madisonville 1853 Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County James Madison, the fourth president of the United States 700412940000000000012,940 7002470000000000000470 sq mi
(70031217000000000001,217 km2)
Marion County 315 Jefferson 1860 Cass County Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War general 700410941000000000010,941 7002381000000000000381 sq mi
(7002987000000000000987 km2)
Martin County 317 Stanton 1876 Bexar County Wylie Martin, a Texas Revolutionary soldier and legislative representative for the Republic of Texas 70034746000000000004,746 7002915000000000000915 sq mi
(70032370000000000002,370 km2)
Mason County 319 Mason 1858 Gillespie County Fort Mason, which was named for either Lt. George T. Mason, killed during the Mexican-American War in fighting near Brownsville, or for Gen. Richard Barnes Mason, military governor of California 70033738000000000003,738 7002932000000000000932 sq mi
(70032414000000000002,414 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 "fat bush")		 700437957000000000037,957 70031114000000000001,114 sq mi
(70032885000000000002,885 km2)
Maverick County 323 Eagle Pass 1856 Kinney County Samuel Augustus Maverick, a rancher, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and representative in the Republic of Texas legislature 700447297000000000047,297 70031280000000000001,280 sq mi
(70033315000000000003,315 km2)
Medina County 325 Hondo 1848 Bexar County The Medina River, named for Spanish engineer Pedro Medina 700439304000000000039,304 70031328000000000001,328 sq mi
(70033440000000000003,440 km2)
Menard County 327 Menard 1858 Bexar County Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas 70032360000000000002,360 7002902000000000000902 sq mi
(70032336000000000002,336 km2)
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 already in use) 7005116009000000000116,009 7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
Milam County 331 Cameron 1836 One of the original 23 counties Benjamin Rush Milam, an early Texas colonizer and soldier in the Texas Revolution 700424238000000000024,238 70031017000000000001,017 sq mi
(70032634000000000002,634 km2)
Mills County 333 Goldthwaite 1887 Brown County, Comanche County, Hamilton County and Lampasas County John T. Mills, a Texas Supreme Court judge 70035151000000000005,151 7002748000000000000748 sq mi
(70031937000000000001,937 km2)
Mitchell County 335 Colorado City 1876 Bexar County Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution 70039698000000000009,698 7002910000000000000910 sq mi
(70032357000000000002,357 km2)
Montague County 337 Montague 1857 Cooke County Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county 700419117000000000019,117 7002931000000000000931 sq mi
(70032411000000000002,411 km2)
Montgomery County 339 Conroe 1837 Washington County Montgomery, Texas, which in turn was named for Montgomery County, Alabama 7005293768000000000293,768 70031044000000000001,044 sq mi
(70032704000000000002,704 km2)
Moore County 341 Dumas 1876 Bexar County Edwin Ward Moore, commodore of the Texan Navy 700420121000000000020,121 7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
Morris County 343 Daingerfield 1875 Titus County William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator 700413048000000000013,048 7002254000000000000254 sq mi
(7002658000000000000658 km2)
Motley County 345 Matador 1876 Bexar County Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence 70031426000000000001,426 7002989000000000000989 sq mi
(70032561000000000002,561 km2)
Nacogdoches County 347 Nacogdoches 1836 One of the original 23 counties Its county seat, which was named for the Nacogdoche Native American tribe 700459203000000000059,203 7002947000000000000947 sq mi
(70032453000000000002,453 km2)
Navarro County 349 Corsicana 1846 Robertson County José Antonio Navarro, a leading Tejano participant in the Texan Revolution and signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence 700445124000000000045,124 70031071000000000001,071 sq mi
(70032774000000000002,774 km2)
Newton County 351 Newton 1846 Jasper County John Newton, a veteran of the Revolutionary War 700415072000000000015,072 7002933000000000000933 sq mi
(70032416000000000002,416 km2)
Nolan County 353 Sweetwater 1876 Bexar County Philip Nolan, a mustanger who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission into Texas 700415802000000000015,802 7002912000000000000912 sq mi
(70032362000000000002,362 km2)
Nueces County 355 Corpus Christi 1846 San Patricio County The Nueces River
(Nueces is Spanish for "nuts")		 7005313645000000000313,645 7002836000000000000836 sq mi
(70032165000000000002,165 km2)
Ochiltree County 357 Perryton 1876 Bexar County William Beck Ochiltree, secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas 70039006000000000009,006 7002918000000000000918 sq mi
(70032378000000000002,378 km2)
Oldham County 359 Vega 1876 Bexar County Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas 70032185000000000002,185 70031501000000000001,501 sq mi
(70033888000000000003,888 km2)
Orange County 361 Orange 1852 Jefferson County An orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River 700484966000000000084,966 7002356000000000000356 sq mi
(7002922000000000000922 km2)
Palo Pinto County 363 Palo Pinto 1856 Bosque County and Navarro County The Palo Pinto Creek
(Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick")		 700427026000000000027,026 7002953000000000000953 sq mi
(70032468000000000002,468 km2)
Panola County 365 Carthage 1846 Harrison County and Shelby County A Native American word for cotton. 700422756000000000022,756 7002801000000000000801 sq mi
(70032075000000000002,075 km2)
Parker County 367 Weatherford 1855 Bosque County and Navarro County Isaac Parker, legislator for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas 700488495000000000088,495 7002904000000000000904 sq mi
(70032341000000000002,341 km2)
Parmer County 369 Farwell 1876 Bexar County Martin Parmer, a Republic of Texas legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence 700410016000000000010,016 7002882000000000000882 sq mi
(70032284000000000002,284 km2)
Pecos County 371 Fort Stockton 1871 Presidio County The Pecos River, which was named for the Pecos Pueblo, which is of unknown etymology 700416809000000000016,809 70034764000000000004,764 sq mi
(700412339000000000012,339 km2)
Polk County 373 Livingston 1846 Liberty County James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States 700441133000000000041,133 70031057000000000001,057 sq mi
(70032738000000000002,738 km2)
Potter County 375 Amarillo 1876 Bexar County Robert Potter, secretary of the navy for the Republic of Texas, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence 7005113546000000000113,546 7002909000000000000909 sq mi
(70032354000000000002,354 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 70037304000000000007,304 70033856000000000003,856 sq mi
(70039987000000000009,987 km2)
Rains County 379 Emory 1870 Hopkins County, Hunt County and Wood County Emory Rains, a state senator and surveyor of the future county 70039139000000000009,139 7002232000000000000232 sq mi
(7002601000000000000601 km2)
Randall County 381 Canyon 1876 Bexar County Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War 7005104312000000000104,312 7002914000000000000914 sq mi
(70032367000000000002,367 km2)
Reagan County 383 Big Lake 1903 Tom Green County John H. Reagan, Confederate postmaster general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Texas 70033326000000000003,326 70031175000000000001,175 sq mi
(70033043000000000003,043 km2)
Real County 385 Leakey 1913 Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County Julius Real, a rancher and state senator 70033047000000000003,047 7002700000000000000700 sq mi
(70031813000000000001,813 km2)
Red River County 387 Clarksville 1836 One of the original 23 counties The Red River of Texas 700414314000000000014,314 70031050000000000001,050 sq mi
(70032719000000000002,719 km2)
Reeves County 389 Pecos 1883 Pecos County George Robertson Reeves, a Texas state representative and colonel in the Confederate army 700413137000000000013,137 70032636000000000002,636 sq mi
(70036827000000000006,827 km2)
Refugio County 391 Refugio 1836 One of the original 23 counties Its county seat, which was named for the Spanish mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio, "Our Lady of Refuge" 70037828000000000007,828 7002770000000000000770 sq mi
(70031994000000000001,994 km2)
Roberts County 393 Miami 1876 Bexar County John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence, and his brother Oran Milo Roberts, attorney general for the Republic of Texas and the seventeenth governor of Texas 7002887000000000000887 7002924000000000000924 sq mi
(70032393000000000002,393 km2)
Robertson County 395 Franklin 1837 Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County Sterling Clack Robertson, an empresario in Mexican Texas 700416000000000000016,000 7002855000000000000855 sq mi
(70032214000000000002,214 km2)
Rockwall County 397 Rockwall 1873 Kaufman County Its county seat, which was named for a submerged stone wall found by its initial settlers 700443080000000000043,080 7002129000000000000129 sq mi
(7002334000000000000334 km2)
Runnels County 399 Ballinger 1858 Bexar County and Travis County Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi and planter in Texas 700411495000000000011,495 70031054000000000001,054 sq mi
(70032730000000000002,730 km2)
Rusk County 401 Henderson 1843 Nacogdoches County Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a general in the Texas Revolution 700447372000000000047,372 7002924000000000000924 sq mi
(70032393000000000002,393 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")		 700410469000000000010,469 7002490000000000000490 sq mi
(70031269000000000001,269 km2)
San Augustine County 405 San Augustine 1836 One of the original 23 counties Presumably Augustine of Hippo 70038946000000000008,946 7002528000000000000528 sq mi
(70031368000000000001,368 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 700422246000000000022,246 7002571000000000000571 sq mi
(70031479000000000001,479 km2)
San Patricio County 409 Sinton 1846 Refugio County Its former county seat San Patricio de Hibernia, an Irish colony named for Saint Patrick 700467138000000000067,138 7002692000000000000692 sq mi
(70031792000000000001,792 km2)
San Saba County 411 San Saba 1856 Bexar County The San Saba River, discovered on the Catholic feast of Saint Sabbas 70036186000000000006,186 70031134000000000001,134 sq mi
(70032937000000000002,937 km2)
Schleicher County 413 Eldorado 1887 Crockett County Gustav Schleicher, engineer and U.S. Congressman from Texas 70032935000000000002,935 70031311000000000001,311 sq mi
(70033395000000000003,395 km2)
Scurry County 415 Snyder 1876 Bexar County William Read Scurry, a Texas state legislator and Confederate general 700416361000000000016,361 7002903000000000000903 sq mi
(70032339000000000002,339 km2)
Shackelford County 417 Albany 1858 Bosque County Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution 70033302000000000003,302 7002914000000000000914 sq mi
(70032367000000000002,367 km2)
Shelby County 419 Center 1836 One of the original 23 counties Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War soldier from Tennessee and governor of Kentucky 700425224000000000025,224 7002794000000000000794 sq mi
(70032056000000000002,056 km2)
Sherman County 421 Stratford 1876 Bexar County Sidney Sherman, a soldier in the Texas Revolution 70033186000000000003,186 7002923000000000000923 sq mi
(70032391000000000002,391 km2)
Smith County 423 Tyler 1846 Nacogdoches County James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution 7005174706000000000174,706 7002928000000000000928 sq mi
(70032404000000000002,404 km2)
Somervell County 425 Glen Rose 1875 Hood County Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition 70036809000000000006,809 7002187000000000000187 sq mi
(7002484000000000000484 km2)
Starr County 427 Rio Grande City 1848 Nueces County James Harper Starr, a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official 700453597000000000053,597 70031223000000000001,223 sq mi
(70033168000000000003,168 km2)
Stephens County 429 Breckenridge 1858 Bosque County
 Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America 70039674000000000009,674 7002895000000000000895 sq mi
(70032318000000000002,318 km2)
Sterling County 431 Sterling City 1891 Tom Green County W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter 70031393000000000001,393 7002923000000000000923 sq mi
(70032391000000000002,391 km2)
Stonewall County 433 Aspermont 1876 Bexar County Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, the famous Confederate General 70031693000000000001,693 7002919000000000000919 sq mi
(70032380000000000002,380 km2)
Sutton County 435 Sonora 1887 Crockett County John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War 70034077000000000004,077 70031454000000000001,454 sq mi
(70033766000000000003,766 km2)
Swisher County 437 Tulia 1876 Bexar County James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution 70038378000000000008,378 7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
Tarrant County 439 Fort Worth 1849 Navarro County Edward H. Tarrant, a U.S. Army general who drove the Native Americans out of the future county 70061446219000000001,446,219 7002864000000000000864 sq mi
(70032238000000000002,238 km2)
Taylor County 441 Abilene 1858 Bexar County and Travis County Edward Taylor, George Taylor, and James Taylor, three brothers who died at the Alamo 7005126555000000000126,555 7002916000000000000916 sq mi
(70032372000000000002,372 km2)
Terrell County 443 Sanderson 1905 Pecos County Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer 70031081000000000001,081 70032358000000000002,358 sq mi
(70036107000000000006,107 km2)
Terry County 445 Brownfield 1876 Bexar County Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers 700412761000000000012,761 7002890000000000000890 sq mi
(70032305000000000002,305 km2)
Throckmorton County 447 Throckmorton 1858 Fannin County William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler 70031850000000000001,850 7002912000000000000912 sq mi
(70032362000000000002,362 km2)
Titus County 449 Mount Pleasant 1846 Bowie County Andrew Jackson Titus, planter and Texas state representative 700428118000000000028,118 7002411000000000000411 sq mi
(70031064000000000001,064 km2)
Tom Green County 451 San Angelo 1874 Bexar County Thomas Green, a Confederate brigadier general 7005104010000000000104,010 70031522000000000001,522 sq mi
(70033942000000000003,942 km2)
Travis County 453 Austin 1840 Bastrop County William Barret Travis, the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo 7005812280000000000812,280 7002989000000000000989 sq mi
(70032561000000000002,561 km2)
Trinity County 455 Groveton 1850 Houston County The Trinity River, named for the spiritual concept of the Trinity 700413779000000000013,779 7002693000000000000693 sq mi
(70031795000000000001,795 km2)
Tyler County 457 Woodville 1846 Liberty County John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States 700420871000000000020,871 7002923000000000000923 sq mi
(70032391000000000002,391 km2)
Upshur County 459 Gilmer 1846 Harrison County Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States 700435291000000000035,291 7002588000000000000588 sq mi
(70031523000000000001,523 km2)
Upton County 461 Rankin 1887 Tom Green County John C. & William F. Upton, brothers and lieutenant colonels in the Confederate army during the Civil War 70033404000000000003,404 70031242000000000001,242 sq mi
(70033217000000000003,217 km2)
Uvalde County 463 Uvalde 1850 Bexar County The Cañón de Ugalde, a nearby battlefield where Spanish General Juan de Ugalde was victorious in a skirmish with over 300 Apaches 700425926000000000025,926 70031557000000000001,557 sq mi
(70034033000000000004,033 km2)
Val Verde County 465 Del Rio 1885 Crockett County, Kinney County and Pecos County The Mexican-American War Battle of Val Verde
(Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley")		 700444856000000000044,856 70033171000000000003,171 sq mi
(70038213000000000008,213 km2)
Van Zandt County 467 Canton 1848 Henderson County Isaac Van Zandt, attorney, Texas state representative, and diplomat 700448140000000000048,140 7002849000000000000849 sq mi
(70032199000000000002,199 km2)
Victoria County 469 Victoria 1836 One of the original 23 counties Its county seat, which was named for Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican revolutionary and its first president 700484088000000000084,088 7002883000000000000883 sq mi
(70032287000000000002,287 km2)
Walker County 471 Huntsville 1846 Montgomery County Samuel Hamilton Walker, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican-American War 700461758000000000061,758 7002788000000000000788 sq mi
(70032041000000000002,041 km2)
Waller County 473 Hempstead 1873 Austin County and Grimes County Edwin Waller, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first mayor of Austin, Texas 700432663000000000032,663 7002514000000000000514 sq mi
(70031331000000000001,331 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 700410909000000000010,909 7002836000000000000836 sq mi
(70032165000000000002,165 km2)
Washington County 477 Brenham 1836 One of the original 23 counties George Washington, the first president of the United States 700430373000000000030,373 7002609000000000000609 sq mi
(70031577000000000001,577 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 7005193117000000000193,117 70033357000000000003,357 sq mi
(70038695000000000008,695 km2)
Wharton County 481 Wharton 1846 Colorado County, Jackson County and Matagorda County William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton, brothers and officers in the Texas Revolution 700441188000000000041,188 70031090000000000001,090 sq mi
(70032823000000000002,823 km2)
Wheeler County 483 Wheeler 1876 Bexar County Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 70035284000000000005,284 7002914000000000000914 sq mi
(70032367000000000002,367 km2)
Wichita County 485 Wichita Falls 1858 Cooke County The Wichita Native American tribe 7005131664000000000131,664 7002628000000000000628 sq mi
(70031627000000000001,627 km2)
Wilbarger County 487 Vernon 1858 Bexar County Josiah P. and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers; Josiah became a mythical figure for living 11 years after being scalped 700414676000000000014,676 7002971000000000000971 sq mi
(70032515000000000002,515 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 700420082000000000020,082 7002597000000000000597 sq mi
(70031546000000000001,546 km2)
Williamson County 491 Georgetown 1848 Milam County Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto 7005249967000000000249,967 70031124000000000001,124 sq mi
(70032911000000000002,911 km2)
Wilson County 493 Floresville 1860 Bexar County, Guadalupe County and Karnes County James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator 700432408000000000032,408 7002807000000000000807 sq mi
(70032090000000000002,090 km2)
Winkler County 495 Kermit 1887 Tom Green County Clinton Winkler, an appeals court judge, Texas state representative, and Confederate colonel 70037173000000000007,173 7002841000000000000841 sq mi
(70032178000000000002,178 km2)
Wise County 497 Decatur 1856 Cooke County Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia who supported the annexation of Texas 700448793000000000048,793 7002905000000000000905 sq mi
(70032344000000000002,344 km2)
Wood County 499 Quitman 1850 Van Zandt County George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas 700436752000000000036,752 7002650000000000000650 sq mi
(70031683000000000001,683 km2)
Yoakum County 501 Plains 1876 Bexar County Henderson King Yoakum, soldier, attorney, and Texas historian 70037322000000000007,322 7002800000000000000800 sq mi
(70032072000000000002,072 km2)
Young County 503 Graham 1856 Bosque County and Fannin County William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal 700417943000000000017,943 7002922000000000000922 sq mi
(70032388000000000002,388 km2)
Zapata County 505 Zapata 1858 Starr County and Webb County Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and colonel of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande 700412182000000000012,182 7002997000000000000997 sq mi
(70032582000000000002,582 km2)
Zavala County 507 Crystal City 1846 Maverick County Lorenzo de Zavala, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas 700411600000000000011,600 70031299000000000001,299 sq mi
(70033364000000000003,364 km2)

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