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BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS

30° 40' 0" N, 96° 22' 0" W (30.666667, -96.366667)

Population: 229,211 est. (2019) 194,851 (2010)
Total area: 591 square miles (1,530 km2)
585 square miles (1,520 km2) land
5.8 square miles (15 km2) (1.0%) water

Brazos County Topics

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

    Contiguous Counties:
    Burleson County (SW) Grimes County (E) Madison County (NE) Robertson County (NWt) Washington County (S)



    Brazos County History

    1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

    BRAZOS COUNTY

    1936 text:
    Created from Robertson and Washington Counties in 1841. First called Navasota, changed 1842 to Brazos after two rivers on county's boundaries. Organized in 1843, with Boonville as county seat; Bryan county seat since 1866. Area originally included in Stephen F. Austin's Second Colony, 1828. Became a part of the Washington municipality, 1837, under the Mexican government. First railroad reached Millican in 1860. A. & M. University opened, 1876. Economy based on agricultural, industrial and educational activities.

    Replacement text, 2000:
    Brazos County, part of Stephen F. Austin's colony, was created from Washington County in 1841. It was first named Navasota County, with Boonville as the county seat. In 1842 the name was changed to Brazos County. Through the Civil War, Millican, located at the end of the railroad from Houston, was a major town. When the railroad was continued through the county, Bryan became the county seat in 1866. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) opened in 1876 and College Station grew around it, incorporating in 1938.

    Brazos County Courthouse
    Texas Brazos County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson



    Brazos County Town List

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

    County Seat - Bryan
    Book Hotel - Bryan Hotels | College Station Hotels

  • Allenfarm
  • Boonville Ghost town, former county seat
  • Bryan County seat
  • College Station
  • Edge
  • Harvey
  • Kurten
  • Macey ghost town
  • Mudville
  • Steele's Store
  • Wellborn
  • Zack ghost town



  • Brazos County Vintage Maps

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


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


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




    Brazos County
    1936 Texas Centennial Marker
    On Brazos County Courthouse grounds
    300 E. 26th St.
    Bryan

      Brazos  County  1936 Texas Centennial Marker
    Brazos County 1936 Texas Centennial marker plaque
    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson,


      Brazos  County  1936 Texas Centennial Marker
    Brazos County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson,
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