| Eras of County Creation in Texas, 1835-1921 | |
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The geographic requirements for the creation of Texas counties outlined in the Constitution of 1876 (Art.9) led to the creation of counties with regular – often square – shapes across the state's western frontier. |
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| Source: Historical Sources. (full source) | |
Full Source: A list of Texas counties by date of creation was compiled from
various online sources notably http://www.texasbob.com/txt_county.html,
accessed June 3, 2003. Also consulted were the lists at
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-Texas-counties,
http://www.bryansite.com/countyTX.htm, and
http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles
/counties/state.cfm&statecode=tx.