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EASTLAND COUNTY, TEXAS

32° 19' 48"N, 98° 49' 48" W (32.33, -98.83)

Population: 18,360 Est. (2019) 18,583 (2010)
Total area: 932 square miles (2,410 km2)
926 square miles (2,400 km2) land
5.4 square miles (14 km2) water

Eastland County Topics

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

    Contiguous Counties:
    Stephens County (N) Palo Pinto County (NE) Erath County (E) Comanche County (SE) Brown County (S) Callahan County (W) Shackelford County (NW)



    Eastland County History

    1936 Texas Centennial Marker - on U.S. 80:

    EASTLAND COUNTY
    Formed from Young and Bexar Territories;
    Created February 1, 1858; Organized December 2, 1873;
    Named in honor of Captain William Mosby Eastland 1806-1843;
    Hero of San Jacinto;
    Member of the Mier Expedition who drew the first black bean at Salado, Mexico and was executed, on March 25, 1843;
    Eastland , the county seat.


    Eastland County Courthouse
    Texas Eastland County Courthouse
    Eastland County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson



    Eastland 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 - Eastland
    Book Hotel Here - Eastland Hotels
  • Bullock ghost town
  • Carbon
  • Cisco
  • Desdemona ghost town
  • Eastland County Seat
  • Gorman
  • Jewel ghost town
  • Kokomo
  • Mangum ghost town
  • Nimrod
  • Okra
  • Olden
  • Pioneer
  • Ranger
  • Rising Star
  • Romney
  • Scranton



  • Eastland County Vintage Maps

    TX Eastland County 1882 Map
    Eastland County 1882 map
    From Texas state map #2134

    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


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


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


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

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