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ANDREWS COUNTY, TEXAS

Texas Panhandle

32° 18' 0" N, 102° 38' 24" W (32.3, -102.64)

Population: 18,610 (2020)
14,786 (2010) 13,004 (2000) 14,338 (1990)

Total area: 1,501 square miles (3,890 km2)
1,501 square miles (3,890 km2) land
0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) water

Andrews County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Andrews County TX

    Contiguous Counties:
    Gaines County (N) Martin County (E) Midland County (SE) Ector County (S) Winkler County (SW) Lea County, New Mexico (W)



    Andrews County History

    Andrews County has been in existence since 1876, when the 15th Legislature of Texas created 54 counties in the Panhandle and South Plains out of Bexar County. The political control of the county has passed through several other counties and districts since its inception. On July 22, 1910, the county records were finally transferred from Midland County to Andrews County, and the Commissioners Court held its first meeting.

    Andrews County's first oil well blew in December of 1929. By 1956, the County produced more than 60 million barrels of oil annually - giving us recognition as the number one oil producing county in the state of Texas and in the United States.
    - Debbie Gomez, June 06, 2002



    1936 Centennial Marker:
    From Andrews - FM 87 West about 12 miles to roadside park.

    Andrews County
    Created August 21, 1876,
    organized May 11, 1910.
    Named for Richard Andrews killed at the Battle of Concepcion, October 28, 1835, the first man to fall in the Texas revolution.
    County seat, Andrews.

    Andrews County Courthouse
    TX - Andrews County Courthouse
    Andrews County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson



    Andrews County Town List

    Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, forum...

    County Seat - Andrews

  • Andrews County seat
  • Frankel City ghost town
  • Shafter Lake ghost town



  • Andrews County Vintage Maps

    Andrews County TX - 1907 Postal Map
    Andrews County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


    TX  Andrews County 1920s Map
    Andrews County 1920s map
    From Texas state map #10749
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


    TX  Andrews County 1940s Map
    Andrews County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office



    Andrews County
    1936 Texas Centennial Marker
    From Andrews - FM 87 West about 12 miles to roadside park

     Andrews County  TX  1936 Centennial Marker
    Andrews County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010


    Andrews County  TX  1936 Centennial Marker
    Andrews County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010
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