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GLASSCOCK COUNTY, TEXAS

31° 52' 12" N, 101° 31' 48" W (31.87, -101.53)
Population: 1,314 Est. (2016) 1,226 (2010)
Total area: 901 square miles (2,330 km2)
900 square miles (2,300 km2) land
0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) water

Glasscock County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Glasscock County TX
    Contiguous Counties:
    Howard County (N) Sterling County (E) Reagan County (S) Midland County (W) Martin County (NW) Upton County (SW)

    Glasscock County History

    Historical Marker ( FM 158, Courthouse grounds, Garden City):

    GLASSCOCK COUNTY

    Created in 1887. Organized 1893, with Garden City county seat. Named for George W. Glasscock (1810-68), flatboating partner of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois. Came to Texas 1834 and fought 1835-36 in the War for Independence from Mexico. Built first Central Texas flour mill, Williamson County. Georgetown was named for him. Was in Texas Legislature, 1864- 68.

    Of the 254 Texas counties, 42 bear Indian, French or Spanish names. 10 honor such colonizers as Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas". 12 were named for Washington, Clay, and other American patriots. 96 were named for men like Glasscock who fought in the Texas War for Independence (15 dying at the Alamo), signed the Declaration of Independence, or served as statesmen in the Republic of Texas.

    23 have the names of frontiersmen and pioneers. 11 honor American statesmen who worked for the annexation of Texas; 10, leaders in Texas since statehood, including jurists, ministers, educators, historians, statesmen; and 36, men prominent in the Confederacy during the Civil War.

    Midland and 8 others have geographical names. San Jacinto and Val Verde were named for battles. Live Oak and Orange for trees, and Mason for a Fort.

    1964

    Glasscock County Courthouse
    Glasscock Co Courthouse
    Glasscock County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy TXDoT

    Glasscock 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 -
    Garden City
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  • Garden City County seat
  • Konohassett ghost town
  • Lees ghost town

  • Glasscock County Vintage Maps
    Glasscock County TX 1907 postal map
    Glasscock County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    Glasscock County TX 1920s map
    Glasscock County 1920s map
    From Texas state map #10749
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    Glasscock County TX 1940s map
    Glasscock County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    Glasscock County
    Historical Marker
    On the courthouse lawn
    Garden City
    Garden City, TX, Glasscock County historical marker
    Glasscock County historical marker on the courthouse lawn
    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009
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