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HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS

31° 27' 0" N, 105° 22' 12" W (31.45, -105.37)
Population: 4,408 est. (2017) 3,476 (2010)
Total area: 4,572 square miles (11,840 km2)
4,571 square miles (11,840 km2) land
0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) water

Hudspeth County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Hudspeth County TX
    Contiguous Counties:
    Otero County, New Mexico (N) Culberson County (E) Jeff Davis County (SE) Presidio County (S) El Paso County (W) Guadalupe, Chihuahua, Mexico (S) Práxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua, Mexico (S)

    Hudspeth County History

    1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

    HUDSPETH COUNTY
    Formed from El Paso County;
    created February 16, 1917,
    organized August 25, 1917.
    Named in honor of Claude Benton Hudspeth born in 1877. A native Texan, holder of larger ranching interests, member of the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress.
    Sierra Blanca, the county seat.
    Hudspeth County Courthouse
    Texas Hudspeth County Courthouse
    Hudspeth County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson

    Hudspeth 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 - Sierra Blanca
    Area Hotels - Van Horn Hotels | El Paso Hotels | More Hotels
  • Acala ghost town
  • Allamoore
  • Cornudas
  • Dell City
  • Etholen ghost town
  • Finlay ghost town
  • Fort Hancock
  • McNary
  • Salt Flat ghost town
  • Sierra Blanca county seat

  • Hudspeth County Vintage Maps
    Hudspeth County TX 1907 Postal Map

    Hudspeth County (formed from El Paso County) 1907 Postal Map
    From Texas state map #2090

    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    Hudspeth County TX 1920 Map
    Hudspeth County 1920s map
    From Texas state map #10749
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    Hudspeth County TX 1940s Map
    Hudspeth County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    Hudspeth County Centennial Marker
    Sierra Blanca, TX - Hudspeth County Courthouse, restored
    Historical markers in Sierra Blanca
    at FM 1111 & Bus 10 (Old hwy 80)

    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, 2009
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