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SWISHER COUNTY, TEXAS

34° 31' 48" N, 101° 43' 48" W (34.53, -101.73)
Population: Est. 7,466 (2016) 7,854 (2010)
Total area: 901 square miles (2,330 km2
890 square miles (2,300 km2) land
11 square miles (28 km2) water

Swisher County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Swisher County TX
    Contiguous Counties:
    Randall County (N) Armstrong County (NE) Briscoe County (E) Floyd County (SE) Hale County (S) Castro County (W)

    Swisher County History

    1936 Centennial Marker:

    SWISHER COUNTY

    Formed from Young and Bexar territories.
    Created: August 21, 1876.
    Organized: July 17, 1890.
    Named in honor of James Gibson Swisher, 1794-1864. Conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.
    County seat,
    Tulia.

    Swisher County Courthouse
    courthouse
    Swisher County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

    Swisher 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 -
    Tulia
    Book Hotel Here - Plainview Hotels
  • Claytonville
  • Happy
  • Kress
  • Tulia County seat
  • Vigo Park ghost town
  • Whitfield ghost town

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