THROCKMORTON COUNTY, TEXAS

33° 10' 48" N, 99° 12' 36" W (33.18, -99.21)

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Contiguous Counties:
Baylor County (N) Young County (E) Stephens County (SE) Shackelford County (S) Haskell County (W) Archer County (NE) Knox County (NW)

Throckmorton County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker)

THROCKMORTON COUNTY
Formed from Fannin and Bosque counties.
Created January 13, 1858.
Organized March 18, 1879.
Named in Honor of Dr. William Edward Throckmorton, 1795-1843, a revolutionary soldier. Father of James Webb Throckmorton, who became Governor of Texas in 1866.
County seat, Throckmorton

Throckmorton County Courthouse

Throckmorton County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Throckmorton County Town List

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County Seat - Throckmorton
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Elbert

Throckmorton County Seat

Woodson

Throckmorton County Vintage Maps

From 1882 Texas state map #2134 showing Throckmorton County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Throckmorton County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Throckmorton County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1940 Texas state map #4335
showing Throckmorton County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Throckmorton County Centennial Marker

Throckmorton County Centennial Marker
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Throckmorton County Texas Centennial Marker
on US 283 & Hwy 79
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

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