 175px|right|thumb|concho county marker concho county is a county located on the edwards plateau in the u.s. state of texas. as of the 2010 census, the population was 4,087. its county seat is paint rock. the county was founded in 1858 and is named for the concho river. ==history==  *8000 bc â 1800âs paleo-indians in the county leave behind archaeological remains of a burned-rock midden. athabascan-speaking indians associated with the prehorse plains culture live in this part of texas. later native inhabitants include jumano, tonkawa, comanche and lipan apache. *1847 john o. meusebach sends surveyors into the area. *1849 robert simpson neighbors leads a small expedition through the area. *1858 the legislature forms concho county from bexar county. *1874 ranald s. mackenzie campaign to drive out remaining indians establishes the mackenzie trail. *1879 the county is organized. the county seat is named paint rock after the nearby pictographs. *1882 eden community is established. *1909 lowake community is established.{{cite web|title=lowake, texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/texastowns/lowaketexas/lowaketexas.htm|work=texas escapes|publisher=texas escapes - blueprints f
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