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MAVERICK COUNTY, TEXAS

28°45'N 100°19'W

Population: 57,887 (2020)
54,258 (2010) 47,297 (2000) 36,378 (1990)
Total area: 1,292 square miles (3,350 km)
1,279 square miles (3,310 km) land
13 square miles (34 km) water

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    Maverick County History

    Historical marker on courthouse grounds, Eagle Pass:

    MAVERICK COUNTY
    Created Feb. 2, 1856, from Kinney County.
    Organized July 13, 1871.
    Named for Texas Revolution veteran, signer of declaration of Independence, Texas Legislator Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870).
    The county centers in an area of dairies, farming, ranching. Hard-travelled El Camino Real (path into Texas History for Louis St. Denis, Spanish Missionaries, Moses Austin and countless troops and settlers) crossed the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, the county seat. Site of Spanish Mission ruins, military posts. Fort Duncan, now a military park, housed both U.S. and confederate troops.
    (1965)

    Maverick County Courthouse

    Maverick County Courthouse
    Maverick County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson



    Maverick 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 - Eagle Pass
    Book Hotel Here - Eagle Pass Hotels
  • Eagle Pass county seat
  • El Indio
  • Normandy
  • Quemado


  • Maverick County, Texas
    Vintage Maps

    Maverick County TX 1907 postal map
    Maverick County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


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


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


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