List of counties in Texas
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List of counties in Texas

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County	FIPS code	County seat	Established	Origin	Etymology	Population	Area	Map

Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Houston County	Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas	57,741	1,071 sq mi (2,774 km2)	State map highlighting Anderson County

Andrews County	003	Andrews	1876	Bexar County	Richard Andrews (1800–1835), the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution	17,722	1,501 sq mi (3,888 km2)	State map highlighting Andrews County

Angelina County	005	Lufkin	1846	Nacogdoches County	A Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries, whom they called "Little Angel" (Spanish: Angelina)	87,805	802 sq mi (2,077 km2)	State map highlighting Angelina County

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.	25,572	252 sq mi (653 km2)	State map highlighting Aransas County

Archer County	009	Archer City	1858	Fannin County	Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas	8,809	910 sq mi (2,357 km2)	State map highlighting Archer County

Armstrong County	011	Claude	1876	Bexar County	One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one	1,879	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)	State map highlighting Armstrong County

Atascosa County	013	Jourdanton	1856	Bexar County	The Spanish word for "boggy"	48,981	1,232 sq mi (3,191 km2)	State map highlighting Atascosa County

Austin County	015	Bellville	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), known as the Father of Texas	29,786	653 sq mi (1,691 km2)	State map highlighting Austin County

Bailey County	017	Muleshoe	1876	Bexar County	Peter James Bailey III, a soldier and defender of the Alamo	7,077	827 sq mi (2,142 km2)	State map highlighting Bailey County

Bandera County	019	Bandera	1856	Bexar County	Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag"	22,351	792 sq mi (2,051 km2)	State map highlighting Bandera County

Bastrop County	021	Bastrop	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Baron Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop, the Dutch settler who provided essential help to Stephen F. Austin in obtaining his original land grants	84,761	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)	State map highlighting Bastrop County

Baylor County	023	Seymour	1858	Fannin County	Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War	3,581	871 sq mi (2,256 km2)	State map highlighting Baylor County

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	32,563	880 sq mi (2,279 km2)	State map highlighting Bee County

Bell County	027	Belton	1850	Milam County	Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas (1849–1853)	347,833	1,059 sq mi (2,743 km2)	State map highlighting Bell County

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	1,958,578	1,247 sq mi (3,230 km2)	State map highlighting Bexar County

Blanco County	031	Johnson City	1858	Burnet County, Comal County, Gillespie County and Hays County	The Blanco River. (Blanco is Spanish for "white")	11,626	711 sq mi (1,841 km2)	State map highlighting Blanco County

Borden County	033	Gail	1876	Bexar County	Gail Borden, Jr. (1801–1874), businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk	673	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)	State map highlighting Borden County

Bosque County	035	Meridian	1854	McLennan County	The Bosque River. (Bosque is Spanish for "wooded")	18,326	989 sq mi (2,561 km2)	State map highlighting Bosque County

Bowie County	037	Boston	1840	Red River County	James Bowie (1796–1836), the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo	94,012	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)	State map highlighting Bowie County

Brazoria County	039	Angleton	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Brazoria, Texas, an early port on the Brazos River	362,457	1,387 sq mi (3,592 km2)	State map highlighting Brazoria County

Brazos County	041	Bryan	1841	Washington County. Named Navasota County until 1842	The Brazos River	222,830	586 sq mi (1,518 km2)	State map highlighting Brazos County

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	9,337	6,193 sq mi (16,040 km2)	State map highlighting Brewster County

Briscoe County	045	Silverton	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Briscoe (1810–1849), a signatory of the Texan Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texan Revolution	1,528	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting Briscoe County

Brooks County	047	Falfurrias	1911	Starr County	James Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and state legislator	7,235	943 sq mi (2,442 km2)	State map highlighting Brooks County

Brown County	049	Brownwood	1856	Comanche County and Travis County	Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco	38,053	944 sq mi (2,445 km2)	State map highlighting Brown County

Burleson County	051	Caldwell	1846	Milam County	Edward Burleson (1798–1851), a general of the Texas Revolution and Vice President of the Republic of Texas	18,011	666 sq mi (1,725 km2)	State map highlighting Burleson County

Burnet County	053	Burnet	1852	Bell County, Travis County and Williamson County	David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836)	46,804	995 sq mi (2,577 km2)	State map highlighting Burnet County

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	42,338	546 sq mi (1,414 km2)	State map highlighting Caldwell County

Calhoun County	057	Port Lavaca	1846	Jackson County, Matagorda County and Victoria County	John C. Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States (1825–1832)	21,744	512 sq mi (1,326 km2)	State map highlighting Calhoun County

Callahan County	059	Baird	1858	Bexar County, Bosque County, and Travis County	James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	13,946	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)	State map highlighting Callahan County

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	423,725	906 sq mi (2,347 km2)	State map highlighting Cameron County

Camp County	063	Pittsburg	1874	Upshur County	John Lafayette Camp (1828–1891), a Texas state senator	12,855	198 sq mi (513 km2)	State map highlighting Camp County

Carson County	065	Panhandle	1876	Bexar County	Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838)	6,032	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)	State map highlighting Carson County

Cass County	067	Linden	1846	Bowie County	Lewis Cass (1782–1866), a senator from Michigan, who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States. Named Davis County 1861-1871	30,012	938 sq mi (2,429 km2)	State map highlighting Cass County

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	7,843	898 sq mi (2,326 km2)	State map highlighting Castro County

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	41,441	599 sq mi (1,551 km2)	State map highlighting Chambers County

Cherokee County	073	Rusk	1846	Nacogdoches County	The Cherokee Native American tribe	52,240	1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2)	State map highlighting Cherokee County

Childress County	075	Childress	1876	Bexar County	George Campbell Childress (1804–1841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence	7,067	710 sq mi (1,839 km2)	State map highlighting Childress County

Clay County	077	Henrietta	1857	Cooke County	Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and ninth secretary of state of the United States (1825–1829)	10,421	1,098 sq mi (2,844 km2)	State map highlighting Clay County

Cochran County	079	Morton	1876	Bexar County	Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo	2,851	775 sq mi (2,007 km2)	State map highlighting Cochran County

Coke County	081	Robert Lee	1889	Tom Green County	Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas (1874–1876)	3,306	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)	State map highlighting Coke County

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	8,430	1,273 sq mi (3,297 km2)	State map highlighting Coleman County

Collin County	085	McKinney	1846	Fannin County	Collin McKinney (1766–1861), an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest person to sign it	969,603	848 sq mi (2,196 km2)	State map highlighting Collin County

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. (spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county)	2,987	919 sq mi (2,380 km2)	State map highlighting Collingsworth County

Colorado County	089	Columbus	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Colorado River of Texas (Colorado is Spanish for "red")	21,232	963 sq mi (2,494 km2)	State map highlighting Colorado County

Comal County	091	New Braunfels	1846	Bexar County	The Comal River. (Comal is Spanish for "basin")	141,009	562 sq mi (1,456 km2)	State map highlighting Comal County

Comanche County	093	Comanche	1856	Bosque County and Coryell County	The Comanche Native American tribe	13,573	938 sq mi (2,429 km2)	State map highlighting Comanche County

Concho County	095	Paint Rock	1858	Bexar County	The Concho River. (Concho is Spanish for "shell")	2,717	992 sq mi (2,569 km2)	State map highlighting Concho County

Cooke County	097	Gainesville	1848	Fannin County	William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	39,895	874 sq mi (2,264 km2)	State map highlighting Cooke County

Coryell County	099	Gatesville	1854	Bell County	James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Native Americans	74,913	1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2)	State map highlighting Coryell County

Cottle County	101	Paducah	1876	Fannin County	George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo	1,387	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)	State map highlighting Cottle County

Crane County	103	Crane	1887	Tom Green County	William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University	4,740	786 sq mi (2,036 km2)	State map highlighting Crane County

Crockett County	105	Ozona	1875	Bexar County	David Crockett (1786–1836), the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo	3,564	2,808 sq mi (7,273 km2)	State map highlighting Crockett County

Crosby County	107	Crosbyton	1876	Bexar County	Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner	5,899	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting Crosby County

Culberson County	109	Van Horn	1911	El Paso County	David Browning Culberson, a lawyer, U.S. Congressman, and soldier in the Civil War	2,231	3,813 sq mi (9,876 km2)	State map highlighting Culberson County

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	7,208	1,505 sq mi (3,898 km2)	State map highlighting Dallam County

Dallas County	113	Dallas	1846	Nacogdoches County and Robertson County	George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States (1845–1849) (Disputed)	2,618,148	880 sq mi (2,279 km2)	State map highlighting Dallas County

Dawson County	115	Lamesa	1876	Bexar County	Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texan Revolution and victim of the Dawson Massacre	12,813	902 sq mi (2,336 km2)	State map highlighting Dawson County

Deaf Smith County	117	Hereford	1876	Bexar County	Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a scout during the Texan Revolution	18,836	1,497 sq mi (3,877 km2)	State map highlighting Deaf Smith County

Delta County	119	Cooper	1870	Hopkins County and Lamar County	Its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta	5,298	277 sq mi (717 km2)	State map highlighting Delta County

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	836,210	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)	State map highlighting Denton County

DeWitt County	123	Cuero	1846	Goliad County, Gonzales County and Victoria County	Green DeWitt, an empresario who founded an early colony in Texas	20,226	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)	State map highlighting DeWitt County

Dickens County	125	Dickens	1876	Bexar County	J.A. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	2,209	904 sq mi (2,341 km2)	State map highlighting Dickens County

Dimmit County	127	Carrizo Springs	1858	Bexar County, Maverick County, Uvalde County and Webb County	Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution	10,418	1,331 sq mi (3,447 km2)	State map highlighting Dimmit County

Donley County	129	Clarendon	1876	Bexar County	Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer and Texas Supreme Court justice	3,311	930 sq mi (2,409 km2)	State map highlighting Donley County

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	11,273	1,793 sq mi (4,644 km2)	State map highlighting Duval County

Eastland County	133	Eastland	1858	Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County	William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	18,411	926 sq mi (2,398 km2)	State map highlighting Eastland County

Ector County	135	Odessa	1887	Tom Green County	Mathew Ector (1822–1879), a Confederate general during the Civil War	157,087	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)	State map highlighting Ector County

Edwards County	137	Rocksprings	1858	Bexar County	Haden Edwards (1771–1849), empresario and filibuster who led the Fredonian Rebellion	1,953	2,120 sq mi (5,491 km2)	State map highlighting Edwards County

Ellis County	139	Waxahachie	1849	Navarro County	Richard Ellis (1781–1846), president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence	173,620	940 sq mi (2,435 km2)	State map highlighting Ellis County

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	840,410	1,013 sq mi (2,624 km2)	State map highlighting El Paso County

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	41,969	1,086 sq mi (2,813 km2)	State map highlighting Erath County

Falls County	145	Marlin	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	The Falls on the Brazos	17,437	769 sq mi (1,992 km2)	State map highlighting Falls County

Fannin County	147	Bonham	1837	Red River County	James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1805–1836), the commander of the Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre	34,446	892 sq mi (2,310 km2)	State map highlighting Fannin County

Fayette County	149	La Grange	1837	Bastrop County	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), the French-born general and hero of the American Revolutionary War	25,272	950 sq mi (2,460 km2)	State map highlighting Fayette County

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	3,880	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)	State map highlighting Fisher County

Floyd County	153	Floydada	1876	Bexar County	Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo	5,855	992 sq mi (2,569 km2)	State map highlighting Floyd County

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	1,222	707 sq mi (1,831 km2)	State map highlighting Foard County

Fort Bend County	157	Richmond	1837	Austin County, Brazoria County and Harris County	A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River	764,828	875 sq mi (2,266 km2)	State map highlighting Fort Bend County

Franklin County	159	Mount Vernon	1875	Titus County	Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805–1873), a judge and Texas State Senator	10,767	286 sq mi (741 km2)	State map highlighting Franklin County

Freestone County	161	Fairfield	1850	Limestone County	A type of peach grown in the area	19,625	885 sq mi (2,292 km2)	State map highlighting Freestone County

Frio County	163	Pearsall	1858	Atascosa County, Bexar County and Uvalde County	The Frio River (Frío is Spanish for "cold")	19,600	1,133 sq mi (2,934 km2)	State map highlighting Frio County

Gaines County	165	Seminole	1876	Bexar County	James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	20,638	1,502 sq mi (3,890 km2)	State map highlighting Gaines County

Galveston County	167	Galveston	1838	Brazoria County, Harris County and Liberty County	Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory (1777–1785)	335,036	399 sq mi (1,033 km2)	State map highlighting Galveston County

Garza County	169	Post	1876	Bexar County	José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and first Mayor of San Antonio	6,528	896 sq mi (2,321 km2)	State map highlighting Garza County

Gillespie County	171	Fredericksburg	1848	Bexar County and Travis County	Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant, Mexican–American War soldier, and Texas Ranger	26,646	1,061 sq mi (2,748 km2)	State map highlighting Gillespie County

Glasscock County	173	Garden City	1887	Tom Green County	George Washington Glasscock (1810–1868), an early Texian settler, businessman, soldier, and state representative	1,348	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)	State map highlighting Glasscock County

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	7,562	854 sq mi (2,212 km2)	State map highlighting Goliad County

Gonzales County	177	Gonzales	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, named in turn for Coahuila y Tejas governor Rafael Gonzales	20,893	1,068 sq mi (2,766 km2)	State map highlighting Gonzales County

Gray County	179	Pampa	1876	Bexar County	Peter W. Gray (1819–1874), a lawyer, state senator, and soldier in the Civil War	22,404	928 sq mi (2,404 km2)	State map highlighting Gray County

Grayson County	181	Sherman	1846	Fannin County	Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas	131,140	934 sq mi (2,419 km2)	State map highlighting Grayson County

Gregg County	183	Longview	1873	Upshur County	John Gregg (1828–1864), a Confederate general during the Civil War	123,367	274 sq mi (710 km2)	State map highlighting Gregg County

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	28,032	794 sq mi (2,056 km2)	State map highlighting Grimes County

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	159,659	711 sq mi (1,841 km2)	State map highlighting Guadalupe County

Hale County	189	Plainview	1876	Bexar County	John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto	34,134	1,005 sq mi (2,603 km2)	State map highlighting Hale County

Hall County	191	Memphis	1876	Bexar County	Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836)	3,071	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)	State map highlighting Hall County

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	8,422	836 sq mi (2,165 km2)	State map highlighting Hamilton County

Hansford County	195	Spearman	1876	Bexar County	John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge	5,477	920 sq mi (2,383 km2)	State map highlighting Hansford County

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	3,994	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)	State map highlighting Hardeman County

Hardin County	199	Kountze	1858	Jefferson County and Liberty County	The Hardin family, earliest settlers of Liberty County	57,139	894 sq mi (2,315 km2)	State map highlighting Hardin County

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 Named Harrisburg County until 1839	4,652,980	1,729 sq mi (4,478 km2)	State map highlighting Harris County

Harrison County	203	Marshall	1839	Shelby County	Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution	66,661	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)	State map highlighting Harrison County

Hartley County	205	Channing	1876	Bexar County	Oliver C. and Rufus K. Hartley, brothers and original reporters for the Texas Supreme Court	5,691	1,462 sq mi (3,787 km2)	State map highlighting Hartley County

Haskell County	207	Haskell	1858	Fannin County and Milam County	Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre	5,746	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)	State map highlighting Haskell County

Hays County	209	San Marcos	1848	Travis County	John Coffee Hays (1817–1883), a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican–American War officer	214,485	678 sq mi (1,756 km2)	State map highlighting Hays County

Hemphill County	211	Canadian	1876	Bexar County	John Hemphill (1803–1862), U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	4,024	910 sq mi (2,357 km2)	State map highlighting Hemphill County

Henderson County	213	Athens	1846	Houston County and Nacogdoches County	James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas (1846–1847)	81,064	874 sq mi (2,264 km2)	State map highlighting Henderson County

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	860,661	1,569 sq mi (4,064 km2)	State map highlighting Hidalgo County

Hill County	217	Hillsboro	1853	Navarro County	George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas	35,852	962 sq mi (2,492 km2)	State map highlighting Hill County

Hockley County	219	Levelland	1876	Bexar 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	23,088	908 sq mi (2,352 km2)	State map highlighting Hockley County

Hood County	221	Granbury	1866	Johnson County	John Bell Hood (1831–1879), a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade	58,273	422 sq mi (1,093 km2)	State map highlighting Hood County

Hopkins County	223	Sulphur Springs	1846	Lamar County and Nacogdoches County	David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county	36,496	785 sq mi (2,033 km2)	State map highlighting Hopkins County

Houston County	225	Crockett	1837	Nacogdoches County	Sam Houston (1793–1863), general of the Texan Revolution, commander at the Battle of San Jacinto and later president of the Republic of Texas, U.S.	23,021	1,231 sq mi (3,188 km2)	State map highlighting Houston County

Howard County	227	Big Spring	1876	Bexar County	Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (1849–1853)	36,040	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)	State map highlighting Howard County

Hudspeth County	229	Sierra Blanca	1917	El Paso County	Claude Benton Hudspeth, a U.S. Congressman (1919–1931), rancher, and newspaper publisher	4,408	4,571 sq mi (11,839 km2)	State map highlighting Hudspeth County

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	93,872	841 sq mi (2,178 km2)	State map highlighting Hunt County

Hutchinson County	233	Stinnett	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler and attorney	21,375	887 sq mi (2,297 km2)	State map highlighting Hutchinson County

Irion County	235	Mertzon	1889	Tom Green County	Robert Anderson Irion (1804–1861), a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas	1,516	1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2)	State map highlighting Irion County

Jack County	237	Jacksboro	1856	Cooke County	Patrick and William Jack, brothers, participants in the Anahuac Disturbance, and veterans of the Texas Revolution	8,832	917 sq mi (2,375 km2)	State map highlighting Jack County

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 (1829–1837)	14,805	830 sq mi (2,150 km2)	State map highlighting Jackson County

Jasper County	241	Jasper	1836	One of the original 23 counties	William Jasper (1750–1779), an American Revolutionary War hero	35,561	938 sq mi (2,429 km2)	State map highlighting Jasper County

Jeff Davis County	243	Fort Davis	1887	Presidio County	Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)	2,280	2,265 sq mi (5,866 km2)	State map highlighting Jeff Davis County

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 (1801–1809)	256,299	904 sq mi (2,341 km2)	State map highlighting Jefferson County

Jim Hogg County	247	Hebbronville	1913	Brooks County and Duval County	James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth (and first native-born) governor of Texas (1891–1895)	5,202	1,136 sq mi (2,942 km2)	State map highlighting Jim Hogg County

Jim Wells County	249	Alice	1911	Nueces County	James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democratic party boss in southern Texas	40,871	865 sq mi (2,240 km2)	State map highlighting Jim Wells County

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	167,301	729 sq mi (1,888 km2)	State map highlighting Johnson County

Jones County	253	Anson	1854	Bexar County and Bosque County	Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (1844–1846)	19,983	931 sq mi (2,411 km2)	State map highlighting Jones County

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	15,187	750 sq mi (1,942 km2)	State map highlighting Karnes County

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	122,883	786 sq mi (2,036 km2)	State map highlighting Kaufman County

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	44,026	662 sq mi (1,715 km2)	State map highlighting Kendall County

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	417	1,457 sq mi (3,774 km2)	State map highlighting Kenedy County

Kent County	263	Jayton	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	763	902 sq mi (2,336 km2)	State map highlighting Kent County

Kerr County	265	Kerrville	1856	Bexar County	James Kerr (1790–1850), an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution	51,720	1,106 sq mi (2,865 km2)	State map highlighting Kerr County

Kimble County	267	Junction	1858	Bexar County	George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo (spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county)	4,410	1,251 sq mi (3,240 km2)	State map highlighting Kimble County

King County	269	Guthrie	1876	Bexar County	William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	296	912 sq mi (2,362 km2)	State map highlighting King County

Kinney County	271	Brackettville	1850	Bexar County	Henry Lawrence Kinney, a Texas state senator and unsuccessful land speculator	3,745	1,364 sq mi (3,533 km2)	State map highlighting Kinney County

Kleberg County	273	Kingsville	1913	Nueces County	Robert Justus Kleberg (1803–1888), an early German settler and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto	31,088	871 sq mi (2,256 km2)	State map highlighting Kleberg County

Knox County	275	Benjamin	1858	Bexar County	Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (1785–1794)	3,710	854 sq mi (2,212 km2)	State map highlighting Knox County

Lamar County	277	Paris	1840	Red River County	Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1842)	49,587	917 sq mi (2,375 km2)	State map highlighting Lamar County

Lamb County	279	Littlefield	1876	Bexar County	George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto	13,210	1,016 sq mi (2,631 km2)	State map highlighting Lamb County

Lampasas County	281	Lampasas	1856	Bell County, Coryell County and Travis County	The Lampasas River (Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies")	21,207	712 sq mi (1,844 km2)	State map highlighting Lampasas County

La Salle County	283	Cotulla	1858	Bexar County	René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643–1687), the French explorer who traveled through Texas	7,584	1,489 sq mi (3,856 km2)	State map highlighting La Salle County

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 "the cow")	20,062	970 sq mi (2,512 km2)	State map highlighting Lavaca County

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	17,183	629 sq mi (1,629 km2)	State map highlighting Lee County

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	17,243	1,072 sq mi (2,776 km2)	State map highlighting Leon County

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	83,658	1,160 sq mi (3,004 km2)	State map highlighting Liberty County

Limestone County	293	Groesbeck	1846	Robertson County	The limestone deposits in the region	23,527	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)	State map highlighting Limestone County

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)	3,378	932 sq mi (2,414 km2)	State map highlighting Lipscomb County

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	12,174	1,036 sq mi (2,683 km2)	State map highlighting Live Oak County

Llano County	299	Llano	1856	Bexar County, Gillespie County	The Llano River (Llano is Spanish for "plains")	21,210	935 sq mi (2,422 km2)	State map highlighting Llano County

Loving County	301	Mentone	1887	Tom Green County (1891) Reeves County (1931)	Oliver Loving (1812–1867), a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who, with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight–Loving Trail	134	673 sq mi (1,743 km2)	State map highlighting Loving County

Lubbock County	303	Lubbock	1876	Bexar County	Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817–1862), a Texas Ranger and Confederate colonel during the Civil War	305,225	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting Lubbock County

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	5,859	892 sq mi (2,310 km2)	State map highlighting Lynn County

McCulloch County	307	Brady	1856	Bexar County	Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), veteran of San Jacinto, Texas Ranger, and Confederate general	7,957	1,069 sq mi (2,769 km2)	State map highlighting McCulloch County

McLennan County	309	Waco	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county	251,259	1,042 sq mi (2,699 km2)	State map highlighting McLennan County

McMullen County	311	Tilden	1858	Atascosa County, Bexar County and Live Oak County	John McMullen (1832–1883), an Irish-born empresario in Texas	778	1,113 sq mi (2,883 km2)	State map highlighting McMullen County

Madison County	313	Madisonville	1853	Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County	James Madison, the fourth president of the United States (1809–1817)	14,222	470 sq mi (1,217 km2)	State map highlighting Madison County

Marion County	315	Jefferson	1860	Cass County	Francis Marion (1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general	10,064	381 sq mi (987 km2)	State map highlighting Marion County

Martin County	317	Stanton	1876	Bexar County	Wylie Martin, a Texas Revolutionary soldier and legislative representative for the Republic of Texas	5,626	915 sq mi (2,370 km2)	State map highlighting Martin County

Mason County	319	Mason	1858	Gillespie County	Fort Mason, which was named for either Lt. George T.	4,222	932 sq mi (2,414 km2)	State map highlighting Mason County

Matagorda County	321	Bay City	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The canebrakes which once grew along the coast (Mata gorda is Spanish for "fat bush")	36,840	1,114 sq mi (2,885 km2)	State map highlighting Matagorda County

Maverick County	323	Eagle Pass	1856	Kinney County	Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a rancher, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and representative in the Republic of Texas legislature	58,216	1,280 sq mi (3,315 km2)	State map highlighting Maverick County

Medina County	325	Hondo	1848	Bexar County	The Medina River, named for Spanish engineer Pedro Medina	50,066	1,328 sq mi (3,440 km2)	State map highlighting Medina County

Menard County	327	Menard	1858	Bexar County	Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas	2,124	902 sq mi (2,336 km2)	State map highlighting Menard County

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)	165,049	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting Midland County

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	25,053	1,017 sq mi (2,634 km2)	State map highlighting Milam County

Mills County	333	Goldthwaite	1887	Brown County, Comanche County, Hamilton County and Lampasas County	John T. Mills (1817–1871), a Texas Supreme Court judge	4,921	748 sq mi (1,937 km2)	State map highlighting Mills County

Mitchell County	335	Colorado City	1876	Bexar County	Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution	8,468	910 sq mi (2,357 km2)	State map highlighting Mitchell County

Montague County	337	Montague	1857	Cooke County	Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county	19,539	931 sq mi (2,411 km2)	State map highlighting Montague County

Montgomery County	339	Conroe	1837	Washington County	Montgomery, Texas, which in turn was named for Montgomery County, Alabama, which was in turn named for Lemuel P. Montgomery	570,934	1,044 sq mi (2,704 km2)	State map highlighting Montgomery County

Moore County	341	Dumas	1876	Bexar County	Edwin Ward Moore (1810–1865), commodore of the Texan Navy	22,097	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting Moore County

Morris County	343	Daingerfield	1875	Titus County	William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator	12,467	254 sq mi (658 km2)	State map highlighting Morris County

Motley County	345	Matador	1876	Bexar County	Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	1,230	989 sq mi (2,561 km2)	State map highlighting Motley County

Nacogdoches County	347	Nacogdoches	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which was named for the Nacogdoche Native American tribe	65,580	947 sq mi (2,453 km2)	State map highlighting Nacogdoches County

Navarro County	349	Corsicana	1846	Robertson County	José Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), a leading Tejano participant in the Texan Revolution and signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence	48,701	1,071 sq mi (2,774 km2)	State map highlighting Navarro County

Newton County	351	Newton	1846	Jasper County	John Newton (1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War	13,952	933 sq mi (2,416 km2)	State map highlighting Newton County

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	14,770	912 sq mi (2,362 km2)	State map highlighting Nolan County

Nueces County	355	Corpus Christi	1846	San Patricio County	The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts")	361,221	836 sq mi (2,165 km2)	State map highlighting Nueces County

Ochiltree County	357	Perryton	1876	Bexar County	William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas	10,073	918 sq mi (2,378 km2)	State map highlighting Ochiltree County

Oldham County	359	Vega	1876	Bexar County	Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas	2,114	1,501 sq mi (3,888 km2)	State map highlighting Oldham County

Orange County	361	Orange	1852	Jefferson County	An orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River	85,047	356 sq mi (922 km2)	State map highlighting Orange County

Palo Pinto County	363	Palo Pinto	1856	Bosque County and Navarro County	The Palo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick")	28,570	953 sq mi (2,468 km2)	State map highlighting Palo Pinto County

Panola County	365	Carthage	1846	Harrison County and Shelby County	A Native American word for cotton.	23,243	801 sq mi (2,075 km2)	State map highlighting Panola County

Parker County	367	Weatherford	1855	Bosque County and Navarro County	Isaac Parker, legislator for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas	133,463	904 sq mi (2,341 km2)	State map highlighting Parker County

Parmer County	369	Farwell	1876	Bexar County	Martin Parmer (1778–1850), a Republic of Texas legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	9,842	882 sq mi (2,284 km2)	State map highlighting Parmer County

Pecos County	371	Fort Stockton	1871	Presidio County	The Pecos River, which was named for the Pecos Pueblo, which is of unknown etymology	15,634	4,764 sq mi (12,339 km2)	State map highlighting Pecos County

Polk County	373	Livingston	1846	Liberty County	James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849)	49,162	1,057 sq mi (2,738 km2)	State map highlighting Polk County

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	120,458	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)	State map highlighting Potter County

Presidio County	377	Marfa	1850	Santa Fe County	Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the Rio Grande	7,156	3,856 sq mi (9,987 km2)	State map highlighting Presidio County

Rains County	379	Emory	1870	Hopkins County, Hunt County and Wood County	Emory Rains (1800–1878), a state senator and surveyor of the future county	11,762	232 sq mi (601 km2)	State map highlighting Rains County

Randall County	381	Canyon	1876	Bexar County	Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War	134,442	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)	State map highlighting Randall County

Reagan County	383	Big Lake	1903	Tom Green County	John H. Reagan (1818–1905), Confederate postmaster general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Texas	3,710	1,175 sq mi (3,043 km2)	State map highlighting Reagan County

Real County	385	Leakey	1913	Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County	Julius Real, a rancher and state senator	3,429	700 sq mi (1,813 km2)	State map highlighting Real County

Red River County	387	Clarksville	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Red River of Texas	12,229	1,050 sq mi (2,719 km2)	State map highlighting Red River County

Reeves County	389	Pecos	1883	Pecos County	George Robertson Reeves, a Texas state representative and colonel in the Confederate army	15,281	2,636 sq mi (6,827 km2)	State map highlighting Reeves County

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"	7,224	770 sq mi (1,994 km2)	State map highlighting Refugio County

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	938	924 sq mi (2,393 km2)	State map highlighting Roberts County

Robertson County	395	Franklin	1837	Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County	Sterling Clack Robertson, an empresario in Mexican Texas	17,203	855 sq mi (2,214 km2)	State map highlighting Robertson County

Rockwall County	397	Rockwall	1873	Kaufman County	Its county seat, which was named for a submerged stone wall found by its initial settlers	96,788	149 sq mi (386 km2)	State map highlighting Rockwall County

Runnels County	399	Ballinger	1858	Bexar County and Travis County	Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi (1833–1835) and planter in Texas	10,266	1,054 sq mi (2,730 km2)	State map highlighting Runnels County

Rusk County	401	Henderson	1843	Nacogdoches County	Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), a general in the Texas Revolution	52,833	924 sq mi (2,393 km2)	State map highlighting Rusk County

Sabine County	403	Hemphill	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Sabine River, which forms its eastern border (Sabina is Spanish for "cypress")	10,461	490 sq mi (1,269 km2)	State map highlighting Sabine County

San Augustine County	405	San Augustine	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Presumably Augustine of Hippo (354–430)	8,253	528 sq mi (1,368 km2)	State map highlighting San Augustine County

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	28,270	571 sq mi (1,479 km2)	State map highlighting San Jacinto County

San Patricio County	409	Sinton	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its former county seat San Patricio de Hibernia, an Irish colony named for Saint Patrick	67,215	692 sq mi (1,792 km2)	State map highlighting San Patricio County

San Saba County	411	San Saba	1856	Bexar County	The San Saba River, discovered on the Catholic feast of Saint Sabbas	5,959	1,134 sq mi (2,937 km2)	State map highlighting San Saba County

Schleicher County	413	Eldorado	1887	Crockett County	Gustav Schleicher, engineer and U.S. Congressman from Texas	3,001	1,311 sq mi (3,395 km2)	State map highlighting Schleicher County

Scurry County	415	Snyder	1876	Bexar County	William Read Scurry (1821–1864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general	17,050	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)	State map highlighting Scurry County

Shackelford County	417	Albany	1858	Bosque County	Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	3,328	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)	State map highlighting Shackelford County

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)	25,513	794 sq mi (2,056 km2)	State map highlighting Shelby County

Sherman County	421	Stratford	1876	Bexar County	Sidney Sherman (1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution	3,067	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)	State map highlighting Sherman County

Smith County	423	Tyler	1846	Nacogdoches County	James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution	227,727	928 sq mi (2,404 km2)	State map highlighting Smith County

Somervell County	425	Glen Rose	1875	Hood County	Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition	8,845	187 sq mi (484 km2)	State map highlighting Somervell County

Starr County	427	Rio Grande City	1848	Nueces County	James Harper Starr (1809–1890), a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official	64,454	1,223 sq mi (3,168 km2)	State map highlighting Starr County

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)	9,337	895 sq mi (2,318 km2)	State map highlighting Stephens County

Sterling County	431	Sterling City	1891	Tom Green County	W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter	1,295	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)	State map highlighting Sterling County

Stonewall County	433	Aspermont	1876	Bexar County	Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863), the famous Confederate General	1,388	919 sq mi (2,380 km2)	State map highlighting Stonewall County

Sutton County	435	Sonora	1887	Crockett County	John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican–American War	3,767	1,454 sq mi (3,766 km2)	State map highlighting Sutton County

Swisher County	437	Tulia	1876	Bexar County	James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	7,515	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)	State map highlighting Swisher County

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	2,054,475	864 sq mi (2,238 km2)	State map highlighting Tarrant County

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	136,290	916 sq mi (2,372 km2)	State map highlighting Taylor County

Terrell County	443	Sanderson	1905	Pecos County	Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer	810	2,358 sq mi (6,107 km2)	State map highlighting Terrell County

Terry County	445	Brownfield	1876	Bexar County	Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers	12,715	890 sq mi (2,305 km2)	State map highlighting Terry County

Throckmorton County	447	Throckmorton	1858	Fannin County	William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler	1,527	912 sq mi (2,362 km2)	State map highlighting Throckmorton County

Titus County	449	Mount Pleasant	1846	Bowie County	Andrew Jackson Titus, planter and Texas state representative	32,904	411 sq mi (1,064 km2)	State map highlighting Titus County

Tom Green County	451	San Angelo	1874	Bexar County	Thomas Green (1814–1864), a Confederate brigadier general	118,019	1,522 sq mi (3,942 km2)	State map highlighting Tom Green County

Travis County	453	Austin	1840	Bastrop County	William Barret Travis (1809–1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo	1,226,698	989 sq mi (2,561 km2)	State map highlighting Travis County

Trinity County	455	Groveton	1850	Houston County	The Trinity River, named for the spiritual concept of the Trinity	14,667	693 sq mi (1,795 km2)	State map highlighting Trinity County

Tyler County	457	Woodville	1846	Liberty County	John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States (1841–1845)	21,539	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)	State map highlighting Tyler County

Upshur County	459	Gilmer	1846	Harrison County	Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States (1843–1844)	41,281	588 sq mi (1,523 km2)	State map highlighting Upshur County

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	3,663	1,242 sq mi (3,217 km2)	State map highlighting Upton County

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	27,132	1,557 sq mi (4,033 km2)	State map highlighting Uvalde County

Val Verde County	465	Del Rio	1885	Crockett County, Kinney County and Pecos County	Civil War Battle of Val Verde (Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley")	49,205	3,171 sq mi (8,213 km2)	State map highlighting Val Verde County

Van Zandt County	467	Canton	1848	Henderson County	Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), attorney, Texas state representative, and diplomat	55,182	849 sq mi (2,199 km2)	State map highlighting Van Zandt County

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 (1824–1829)	92,084	883 sq mi (2,287 km2)	State map highlighting Victoria County

Walker County	471	Huntsville	1846	Montgomery County	Samuel Hamilton Walker (1815–1847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican–American War	72,245	788 sq mi (2,041 km2)	State map highlighting Walker County

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	51,307	514 sq mi (1,331 km2)	State map highlighting Waller County

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	11,472	836 sq mi (2,165 km2)	State map highlighting Ward County

Washington County	477	Brenham	1836	One of the original 23 counties	George Washington, the first president of the United States (1789–1797)	35,043	609 sq mi (1,577 km2)	State map highlighting Washington County

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	274,794	3,357 sq mi (8,695 km2)	State map highlighting Webb County

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 officers in the Texas Revolution	41,968	1,090 sq mi (2,823 km2)	State map highlighting Wharton County

Wheeler County	483	Wheeler	1876	Bexar County	Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	5,358	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)	State map highlighting Wheeler County

Wichita County	485	Wichita Falls	1858	Cooke County	The Wichita Native American tribe	132,000	628 sq mi (1,627 km2)	State map highlighting Wichita County

Wilbarger County	487	Vernon	1858	Bexar County	Josiah P. (1801–1845) and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers; Josiah became a mythical figure for living 11 years after being scalped	12,764	971 sq mi (2,515 km2)	State map highlighting Wilbarger County

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	21,584	597 sq mi (1,546 km2)	State map highlighting Willacy County

Williamson County	491	Georgetown	1848	Milam County	Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto	547,545	1,124 sq mi (2,911 km2)	State map highlighting Williamson County

Wilson County	493	Floresville	1860	Bexar County, Guadalupe County and Karnes County	James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator (1851–1853)	49,304	807 sq mi (2,090 km2)	State map highlighting Wilson County

Winkler County	495	Kermit	1887	Tom Green County	Clinton Winkler, an appeals court judge, Texas state representative, and Confederate colonel	7,574	841 sq mi (2,178 km2)	State map highlighting Winkler County

Wise County	497	Decatur	1856	Cooke County	Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (1856–1860) who supported the annexation of Texas	66,181	905 sq mi (2,344 km2)	State map highlighting Wise County

Wood County	499	Quitman	1850	Van Zandt County	George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849)	44,314	650 sq mi (1,683 km2)	State map highlighting Wood County

Yoakum County	501	Plains	1876	Bexar County	Henderson King Yoakum (1810–1856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian	8,568	800 sq mi (2,072 km2)	State map highlighting Yoakum County

Young County	503	Graham	1856	Bosque County and Fannin County	William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal	17,979	922 sq mi (2,388 km2)	State map highlighting Young County

Zapata County	505	Zapata	1858	Starr County and Webb County	José Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and colonel of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande	14,322	997 sq mi (2,582 km2)	State map highlighting Zapata County

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	11,948	1,299 sq mi (3,364 km2)	State map highlighting Zavala County

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Bastrop County is named after Baron Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop, the Dutch settler who helped Stephen F. Austin to obtain land grants.

final_sentence: Bastrop County is named after Baron Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop, the Dutch settler who helped Stephen F. Austin to obtain land grants.