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HOPKINS
COUNTY, TEXAS
33° 9' 0" N, 95° 33' 36" W (33.15, -95.56)
Total area: 793 square miles (2,050 km2)
767 square miles (1,990 km2) land
26 square miles (67 km2) water
Population: 36,496 Est. (2017) 35,161 (2010) |
Hopkins County
History
by Sam
Fenstermacher
The Texas State Legislature created Hopkins County from land formerly
in Lamar and Nacogdoches
counties in March of 1846. The county was named in honor of a prominent
local pioneer family. The original county seat of Hopkins County was
named in honor of General Edward H. Tarrant. The town of Tarrant
was created at the geographic center of Hopkins County as required
by Texas law at that time. In 1847 a post office was established in
Tarrant. The
town of Tarrant
remained the county seat of Hopkins County until the Post-Civil War
Reconstruction period. In 1870 a special act of the Texas Legislature
declared Sulphur
Springs the permanent county seat of Hopkins County. |
Hopkins
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 - Sulphur
Springs
Book Hotel Here - Sulphur
Springs Hotels |
Hopkins
County Vintage Maps
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From 1882 Texas
state map #2134 showing Hopkins County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From 1907 Texas
state map #2090 showing Hopkins County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Hopkins County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Hopkins County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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