Texas Counties and Historical Facts
Texas County records vary widely from county to county in both quality and quantity. Some have been carefully preserved while others have been much abused and neglected. Some Texas records have simply disappeared.
For genealogists doing research in Texas there is no effective replace for an on-site search of county courthouse records.
Texas County Records
The Texas legislature created a uniform statewide record preservation system in 1972. That led to historical depositories across the state receiving copies of important Texas records. The act led to the Local Records Division of the Texas State Library collecting and maintaining local government records, including city and county records. All of those records are available to researchers.
Each county has a designated repository for county records. Those records include probate, property, and naturalization records, as well as marriage records, wills, and district court minutes. Since each county keeps its own records, there is no complete collection of those records available at the state level.
There are 26 depositories across the state. They all contain some manuscripts and original records. Many county records have been microfilmed, but some have not. Out of 254 county courthouses, approximately 80 have had inventories of their records done. It is also worth noting that thefts, fires, and floods have destroyed many courthouse records in Texas. So, availability dates may vary.
There were 27 more counties formed by the legislature at later dates. Also, certain counties were organized and then organized again later, often due to boundary changes. The 27 additional counties, which included Foley, Buchel, and Encinal, were never officially organized. Only records for those three exist. Later, Buchel and Foley counties were merged into Brewster County. Encinal county was absorbed by Webb County. The county clerk holds deeds, while probate records may be found at the probate clerk’s office or the county clerk’s office, depending on the size of the county. County or district court clerk offices hold court records.
Some counties were organized twice. Although twenty-seven additional counties were created by the legislature, none were organized. Of these only Buchel, Encinal, and Foley counties had records. Buchel and Foley were incorporated into Brewster County, while Encinal was included in Webb County. Deeds are located through the county clerk, probates at the county clerk’s or the probate clerk’s office in larger counties, and court records through the county or district court clerk. Letters should be addressed to the appropriate clerk. So, researchers must address inquiries to the appropriate offices. See also a list of links to county and county seat government run websites.
List of Texas Extinct Counties
Texas has counties that no longer exist because they were discontinued, renamed or merged with another county.
A lot of these counties were established and disbanded within the 19th century; county borders have changed very little since 1900.
These are important for genealogy research purposes. Pay attention where the courthouse records went to if the county was eliminated or joined with some other county.
See the History of Texas Counties for more details.
List of Texas Counties with Burned Courthouses
Not only are these historic structures torn from our lifetimes, so are the records they housed: marriage, wills, probate, land records, and others.
Once destroyed they’re lost forever. Although they have been placed on mircofilm, computers and film burn too.
However, not all records were damaged or lost in some counties.
- Angelina County Courthouse burned on November 19, 1891. Many of the county records – including those in the assessor’s office and the justice of the peace office were destroyed.
- Austin County Courthouse was built in 1888, was destroyed by fire on April 5, 1960. Courthouse records were saved
- Cass County Courthouse – damaged by fire in August 1933. Courthouse rebuilt and enlarged.
- Crosby County Courthouse in Estacado caught fire on October 9, 1889 and destroyed the judges’, treasurer’s and county clerk’s offices.
- Delta County Courthouse at Cooper was destroyed by fire on 9 March 1899. Nearly all of the county records were stored in a fireproof vault and were saved. Records in the district clerk’s office, probably records on current cases, were destroyed.
- Denton County Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in December 1875.
- Eastland County Courthouse, a three-story stone building, burned on November 29, 1896. The records are believed to have been saved.
- Erath County Courthouse and most of the county records were destroyed by fire in the summer of 1866.
- Gillespie County Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in July 1850.
- Galveston County Courthouse was destroyed by the Galveston Hurricane in September 1900, swept the island clean, therefore, it is likely the record was destroyed in the hurricane. Check in nearby counties for any such replications of any records from the Galveston area prior to 1900.
- Goliad County Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in June 1870.
- Gray County Courthouse Annex destroyed by tornado in 1970.
- Grayson County Courthouse was burned by a mob on May 9, 1930. However ALL of the vital records, land records, and most court records were saved from this fire. The courthouse had records in fire proof rooms and storage areas.
- Grimes County Courthouse records were destroyed by fire in late 1848.
- Hamilton County Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fires in September 1863, March 1877, and February 1886.
- Hardin County Courthouse burned about August 8, 1886. Early county records were destroyed in the conflagration. Some records were destroyed including the assessment rolls of the county, surveyor’s records, and the county judge’s records, including the probate records. The only records that may have been saved were those that were stored in an iron safe.
- Hill County Courthouse caught fire on 18 Sept 1872. Many county records were destroyed. Courthouse, built in 1890, caught fire on 1 Jan 1993, destroying most of the building.
- Hood County Courthouse and most of the county records, if not all, were destroyed by fire in March 1875.
- Hopkins County Courthouse built in 1882, was destroyed on Feb. 11, 1894 by a fire that also burned the jail and several nearby structures. Nearly all of the records were saved. Those destroyed were in the office of Judge Morris. The fire additionally destroyed the jail, part of the Courthouse square and the offices of the Hopkins County Echo newspaper.
- Houston County Courthouse , a brick building, which replaced the first courthouse in 1851, was destroyed by a fire of mysterious origin in February 1865 . The third courthouse and jail burned in November 1882 . Most early records were destroyed
- Hunt County Courthouse , built in 1883, was destroyed by a fire on August 17, 1884 which heavily damaged the town’s commercial district. Some early records destroyed. (more).
- Jackson County Courthouse was destroyed by fire on June 15, 1900. Records of the County Judge, Assessor and Justice of the Peace were lost. The Jackson County Progress Newspaper plant and offices (along with part of the Edna business district) were destroyed by fire, 12 November 1906.
- Jasper County Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in October 1849.
- Karnes County Courthouse and most records of the county clerk were destroyed by fire in July 1865.
- King County Courthouse destroyed by a Tornado in 1905, again destroyed by fire in 1914.
- Kent County Courthouse in Clairemont, built in 1893, was burned in April 1955. The building was vacant because the county seat moved to Jayton in 1954. No record loss.
- Lamar County Courthouse was destroyed in a courthouse fire in March 1916, most records of the district clerk were destroyed. Birth, death and marriage records were not lost.
- Lee County Courthouse, built in 1878, burned in 1897
- Leon County Courthouse fire on the night of November 9, 1885 destroyed the courthouse. Many records were lost. Most of the records for the county were destroyed.
- Liberty County Courthouse, built in 1857, was destroyed on December 28, 1872. County records were destroyed
- Limestone County Courthouse destroyed by fire in October 1873 at Springfield and most county records were destroyed. A fire at Groesbeck on February 1, 1891, records were stored in vaults and were not lost. The Old Courthouse, built in 1891, was destroyed by fire in May 1954.
- Llano County Courthouse was destroyed and many county records were destroyed by fire in December 1873. Again courthouse was entirely consumed by fire in Oct of 1880, destroying the office of the district and county clerk, containing all the county records, etc (more). Courthouse, built in 1885, was destroyed by fire on January 23, 1892. Papers and records of the clerks office were the only records saved. The tower and parts of the interior of the Llano County Courthouse, built in 1893, was damaged by fire in Sept 1932. Also fire destroyed the courthouse Dec, 17, 1951, county’s oldest records were destroyed. (more)
- Madison County Courthouses and county records were destroyed by fire in June 1865 and January 1873.Courthouse, built 1896, was destroyed by fire on May 14, 1967. Some county records may have been destroyed.
- Mason County Courthouse burned on 22 January 1877 during the Mason County HooDoo War.
- Milam County Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in April 1874.
- Mills County Courthouse, built in 1889, burned on May 5, 1912. No records were lost in the fire.
- Montague County Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in February 1873.
- Motley County Courthouse, built about 1904, was destroyed by fire Sept 1944. No vital records were lost, but some were damaged by water.
- Navarro County Courthouse Records of the district clerk were destroyed by fire in October 1855.
- Newton County Courthouse, built in 1902, burned on August 4, 2000. The Courthouse was rebuilt and restored in 2002.
- Orange County Courthouse, built in 1884, destroyed by fire, April 14, 1898. All county records were stored in a vault and were not harmed by the fire.
- Parker County Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in May 1874.
- Rains County Courthouse, built in 1871, burned; All county records were destroyed.Courthouse, built in 1884, burned. County records were save in a fireproof vault.
- Refugio County Courthouse fire in January 1879, many records were destroyed.
- Rockwall County Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in March 1875. Courthouse again caught fire on January 27, 1892. All records were saved.
- Rusk County Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in March 1878.
- Sabine County Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in November 1875.
- San Patricio County Courthouse records were destroyed by fires in 1846, 1867 and 1888.
- Shelby County Courthouse burned May 31, 1882 destroying all records. Tax lists were forwarded to Austin so still exist. Deed records were “reconstructed” by the county commissioners.
- Somervell County Courthouse and many, if not all, court records were destroyed by fire in February 1893.
- Stonewall County Courthouse burned on August 9, 1910. Records of the county judge, sheriff, tax collector, and some of the surveyors office were lost in the fire.
- Tarrant County Courthouse burned in a fire in 1876 which destroyed all county documents
- Titus County Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in September 1895.
- Tom Green County Courthouse in Ben Flicken, then the county seat, was destroyed by flood in 1882. The second floor of the Tom Green County Courthouse caught fire on June 28, 1886, possibly from mice eating matches. The fire started in the office of the Clerk of District Courts. Many of the records in the clerk’s office were destroyed.
- Trinity County Courthouses and most county records were destroyed by fire in December 1872 and February 1876.
- Wise County Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire.
- Wood County Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in December 1878.
- Yoakum County Courthouse destroyed by fire in December 1926. All county records were stored in a vault and were saved.
- Zapata County Courthouse lost most, if not all, county records were destroyed during military action in 1863.
List of Texas Counties
| County | Date Formed | Parent County | County Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 1846 | Houston County | Palestine |
| Andrews | 1876 | Young Territory | Andrews |
| Angelina | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | Lufkin |
| Aransas | 1871 | Refugio County | Rockport |
| Archer | 1858 | Unorganized Territory | Archer City |
| Armstrong | 1876 | Young Territory | Claude |
| Atascosa | 1856 | Bexar County | Jourdanton |
| Austin | 1836 | Original County | Bellville |
| Bailey | 1876 | Young Territory | Muleshoe |
| Bandera | 1856 | Non-County Area, Bexar and Uvalde Counties | Bandera |
| Bastrop | 1836 | Original County | Bastrop |
| Baylor | 1858 | Young Territory | Seymour |
| Bee | 1857 | Live Oak, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio and Karnes Counties | Beeville |
| Bell | 1850 | Milam County | Belton |
| Bexar | 1836 | Original County | San Antonio |
| Blanco | 1858 | Gillespie, Burnet, Comal and Hays Counties | Johnson City |
| Borden | 1876 | Bosque County | Gail |
| Bosque | 1854 | MeLennan County | Meridian |
| Bowie | 1840 | Red River County | Boston |
| Brazoria | 1832 | Original County | Angleton |
| Brazos | 1841 | Washington and Robertson Counties | Bryan |
| Brewster | 1887 | Presidio County | Alpine |
| Briscoe | 1876 | Young Territory | Silverton |
| Brooks | 1911 | Starr, Hildalgo and Zapata Counties | Falfurrias |
| Brown | 1856 | Travis County and Non-County Area | Brownwood |
| Burleson | 1842 | Milam and Washington Counties | Caldwell |
| Burnet | 1852 | Bell, Williamson and Travis Counties | Burnet |
| Caldwell | 1848 | Gonzales County | Lockhart |
| Calhoun | 1846 | Jackson and Victoria Counties | Port Lavaca |
| Callahan | 1858 | Non-County Area, Travis and Bexar Counties | Baird |
| Cameron | 1848 | Nueces County | Brownsville |
| Camp | 1874 | Upshur County | Pittsburg |
| Carson | 1876 | Young Territory | Panhandle |
| Cass | 1846 | Bowie County | Linden |
| Castro | 1876 | Young Territory | Dimmitt |
| Chambers | 1858 | Liberty and Jefferson Counties | Anahuac |
| Cherokee | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | Rusk |
| Childress | 1876 | Hardeman County and Young Territory | Childress |
| Clay | 1857 | Cooke County | Henrietta |
| Cochran | 1876 | Young Territory | Morton |
| Coke | 1889 | Tom Green County | Robert Lee |
| Coleman | 1858 | Brown and Travis Counties | Coleman |
| Collin | 1846 | Fannin County | McKinney |
| Collingsworth | 1876 | Young Territory | Wellington |
| Colorado | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipalities and Counties of Mina and Matagorda. Original County | Columbus |
| Comal | 1846 | Bexar, Travis and Gonzales Counties | New Braunfels |
| Comanche | 1856 | Non-County Area, Coryell and Bosque Counties | Comanche |
| Concho | 1858 | Bexar County | Paint Rock |
| Cooke | 1848 | Fannin County | Gainesville |
| Coryell | 1854 | Bell and McLennan Counties | Gatesville |
| Cottle | 1876 | Hardeman County and Young Territory | Paducah |
| Crane | 1887 | Tom Green County | Crane |
| Crockett | 1875 | Bexar Land District | Ozona |
| Crosby | 1876 | Young Territory | Crosbyton |
| Culberson | 1911 | El Paso County | Van Horn |
| Dallam | 1876 | Young Territory | Dalhart |
| Dallas | 1846 | Nacogdoches and Robertson Counties | Dallas |
| Dawson | 1858 | Young Territory | Lamesa |
| Dewitt | 1846 | Gonzales County, Goliad County and Victoria County | Cuero |
| Deaf Smith | 1876 | Young Territory | Hereford |
| Delta | 1870 | Lamar and Hopkins Counties | Cooper |
| Denton | 1846 | Fannin County | Denton |
| Dickens | 1876 | Young Territory | Dickens |
| Dimmit | 1858 | Bexar, Maverick, Webb, Uvalde Counties | Carrizo Springs |
| Donley | 1876 | Young Territory | Clarendon |
| Duval | 1858 | Nueces and Live Oak Counties | San Diego |
| Eastland | 1858 | Non-County Area and Palo Pinto County | Eastland |
| Ector | 1887 | Tom Green County | Odessa |
| Edwards | 1858 | Bexar Land District | Rocksprings |
| El Paso | 1850 | Non-County Area | El Paso |
| Ellis | 1849 | Navarro County | Waxahachie |
| Erath | 1856 | Bosque and Coryell Counties | Stephenville |
| Falls | 1850 | Milam and Limestone Counties | Marlin |
| Fannin | 1837 | Nacogdoches County | Bonham |
| Fayette | 1837 | Colorado and Bastrop Counties | La Grange |
| Fisher | 1876 | Jones County and Young Territory | Roby |
| Floyd | 1876 | Young Territory | Floydada |
| Foard | 1891 | Knox, Hardeman and Cottle Counties | Crowell |
| Fort Bend | 1837 | Austin, Harris and Brazoria Counties | Richmond |
| Franklin | 1875 | Titus County | Mount Vernon |
| Freestone | 1850 | Limestone County | Fairfield |
| Frio | 1858 | Uvalde and Atascosa Counties | Pearsall |
| Gaines | 1876 | Young Territory | Seminole |
| Galveston | 1838 | Brazoria and Liberty Counties | Galveston |
| Garza | 1876 | Young Territory | Post |
| Gillespie | 1848 | Bexar County | Fredericksburg |
| Glasscock | 1887 | Tom Green County | Garden City |
| Goliad | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality. Original County | Goliad |
| Gonzales | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality. Original County | Gonzales |
| Gray | 1876 | Young Territory | Pampa |
| Grayson | 1846 | Fannin County | Sherman |
| Gregg | 1873 | Upshur County | Longview |
| Grimes | 1846 | Montgomery County | Anderson |
| Guadalupe | 1846 | Gonzales and Bexar Counties | Seguin |
| Hale | 1876 | Young Territory | Plainview |
| Hall | 1876 | Young Territory | Memphis |
| Hamilton | 1858 | Comanche, Bosque and Lampasas Counties | Hamilton |
| Hansford | 1876 | Young Territory | Spearman |
| Hardeman | 1858 | Young Territory | Quanah |
| Hardin | 1858 | Liberty, Tyler and Jefferson Counties | Kountze |
| Harris | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipalities and Counties of Austin and Liberty. Original County | Houston |
| Harrison | 1839 | Shelby County | Marshall |
| Hartley | 1876 | Young Territory | Channing |
| Haskell | 1858 | Young Territory | Haskell |
| Hays | 1848 | Travis County | San Marcos |
| Hemphill | 1876 | Young Territory | Canadian |
| Henderson | 1846 | Houston and Nacogdoches Counties | Athens |
| Hidalgo | 1852 | Cameron County | Edinburg |
| Hill | 1853 | Navarro County | Hillsboro |
| Hockley | 1876 | Young Territory | Levelland |
| Hood | 1865 | Erath, Johnson and Palo Pinto Counties | Granbury |
| Hopkins | 1846 | Lamar and Nacogdoches Counties | Sulphur Springs |
| Houston | 1837 | Nacogdoches County | Crockett |
| Howard | 1876 | Tom Green County and Young Territory | Big Spring |
| Hudspeth | 1917 | El Paso County | Sierra Blanca |
| Hunt | 1846 | Fannin and Nacogdoches Counties | Greenville |
| Hutchinson | 1876 | Young Territory | Stinnett |
| Irion | 1889 | Tom Green County | Mertzon |
| Jack | 1856 | Cooke County | Jacksboro |
| Jackson | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Matagorda County. Original County | Edna |
| Jasper | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Liberty County. Original County | Jasper |
| Jeff Davis | 1887 | Presidio County | Fort Davis |
| Jefferson | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Jasper County. Original County | Beaumont |
| Jim Hogg | 1913 | Brooks and Duval Counties | Hebbronville |
| Jim Wells | 1911 | Nueces County | Alice |
| Johnson | 1854 | McLennan County | Cleburne |
| Jones | 1858 | Young Territory | Anson |
| Karnes | 1854 | Bexar, Dewitt, Goliad and San Patrico Counties | Karnes City |
| Kaufman | 1848 | Henderson County | Kaufman |
| Kendall | 1862 | Kerr and Blanco Counties | Boerne |
| Kenedy | 1921 | Hidalgo and Willacy Counties | Sarita |
| Kent | 1876 | Young Territory | Jayton |
| Kerr | 1856 | Bexar County | Kerrville |
| Kimble | 1858 | Bexar County | Junction |
| King | 1876 | Young Territory | Guthrie |
| Kinney | 1850 | Bexar County | Brackettville |
| Kleberg | 1913 | Nueces County | Kingsville |
| Knox | 1858 | Young Territory | Benjamin |
| La Salle | 1840 | Red River County | Lampasas |
| Lamar | 1876 | Young Territory | Cotulla |
| Lamb | 1856 | Bell and Travis Counties | Paris |
| Lampasas | 1858 | Nueces, Bexar and Webb Counties | Littlefield |
| Lavaca | 1846 | Colorado, Gonzales, Jackson and Fayette Counties | Hallettsville |
| Lee | 1874 | Burleson, Bastrop, Fayette and Washington Counties | Giddings |
| Leon | 1846 | Robertson County | Centerville |
| Liberty | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Nacogdoches County. Original County | Liberty |
| Limestone | 1846 | Robertson County | Groesbeck |
| Lipscomb | 1876 | Young Territory | Lipscomb |
| Live Oak | 1856 | San Patrico and Nueces Counties | George West |
| Llano | 1856 | Bexar and Gillespie Counties | Llano |
| Loving | 1887 | Tom Green County | Mentone |
| Lubbock | 1876 | Young Territory | Lubbock |
| Lynn | 1876 | Young Territory | Tahoka |
| Madison | 1853 | Grimes, Walker and Leon Counties | Madisonville |
| Marion | 1860 | Cass and Titus Counties | Jefferson |
| Martin | 1876 | Young Territory | Stanton |
| Mason | 1858 | Bexar Land District | Mason |
| Matagorda | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Nacogdoches County. Original County | Bay City |
| Maverick | 1856 | Kinney County | Eagle Pass |
| McCulloch | 1856 | Bexar Land District | Brady |
| McLennan | 1850 | Milam, Navarro and Limestone Counties | Waco |
| McMullen | 1858 | Nueces, Atascosa and Live Oak Counties | Tilden |
| Medina | 1848 | Bexar County | Hondo |
| Menard | 1858 | Bexar Land District | Menard |
| Midland | 1885 | Tom Green County | Midland |
| Milam | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality. Original County | Cameron |
| Mills | 1887 | Brown, Lampasas, Hamilton and Comanche | Goldthwaite |
| Mitchell | 1876 | Young Territory | Colorado City |
| Montague | 1857 | Cooke County | Montague |
| Montgomery | 1837 | Washington County | Conroe |
| Moore | 1876 | Young Territory | Dumas |
| Morris | 1875 | Titus County | Daingerfield |
| Motley | 1876 | Young Territory | Matador |
| Nacogdoches | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality. Original County | Nacogdoches |
| Navarro | 1846 | Robertson County | Corsicana |
| Newton | 1846 | Jasper County | Newton |
| Nolan | 1876 | Young Territory | Sweetwater |
| Nueces | 1846 | San Patrico County | Corpus Christi |
| Ochiltree | 1876 | Young Territory | Perryton |
| Oldham | 1876 | Young Territory | Vega |
| Orange | 1852 | Jefferson County | Orange |
| Palo Pinto | 1856 | Bosque and Navarro Counties | Palo Pinto |
| Panola | 1846 | Harrison and Shelby Counties | Carthage |
| Parker | 1855 | Bosque and Navarro Counties | Weatherford |
| Parmer | 1876 | Young Territory | Farwell |
| Pecos | 1871 | Presidio County | Fort Stockton |
| Polk | 1846 | Liberty County | Livingston |
| Potter | 1876 | Young Territory | Amarillo |
| Presidio | 1850 | Bexar County | Marfa |
| Rains | 1870 | Hopkins, Hunt and Wood Counties | Emory |
| Randall | 1876 | Young Territory | Canyon |
| Reagan | 1903 | Tom Green County | Big Lake |
| Real | 1913 | Edwards, Kerr and Bandera Counties | Leakey |
| Red River | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Nacogdoches County. Original County | Clarksville |
| Reeves | 1883 | Pecos County | Pecos |
| Refugio | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality. Original County | Refugio |
| Roberts | 1876 | Young Territory | Miami |
| Robertson | 1837 | Milam and Nacogdoches Counties | Franklin |
| Rockwall | 1873 | Kaufman County | Rockwall |
| Runnels | 1858 | Bexar Land District | Ballinger |
| Rusk | 1843 | Nacogdoches County | Henderson |
| Sabine | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality San Augustine County. Original County | Hemphill |
| San Augustine | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Nacogdoches County. Original County | San Augustine |
| San Jacinto | 1869 | Polk, Liberty, Montgomery and Walker Counties | Coldspring |
| San Patricio | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality. Original County | Sinton |
| San Saba | 1856 | Bexar County | San Saba |
| Schleicher | 1887 | Crockett County | Eldorado |
| Scurry | 1876 | Young Territory | Snyder |
| Shackelford | 1858 | Young Territory and Non-County Area | Albany |
| Shelby | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Nacogdoches County and San Augustine County. Original County | Center |
| Sherman | 1876 | Young Territory | Stratford |
| Smith | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | Tyler |
| Somervell | 1875 | Hood County | Glen Rose |
| Starr | 1848 | Nueces County | Rio Grande City |
| Stephens | 1858 | Young Territory and Non-County Area | Breckenridge |
| Sterling | 1891 | Tom Green County | Sterling City |
| Stonewall | 1876 | Young Territory | Aspermont |
| Sutton | 1877 | Crockett County | Sonora |
| Swisher | 1876 | Young Territory | Tulia |
| Tarrant | 1849 | Navarro County | Fort Worth |
| Taylor | 1858 | Bexar Land District | Abilene |
| Terrell | 1905 | Pecos County | Sanderson |
| Terry | 1876 | Young Territory | Brownfield |
| Throckmorton | 1858 | Young Territory and Non-County Area | Throckmorton |
| Titus | 1846 | Bowie and Red River Counties | Mount Pleasant |
| Tom Green | 1874 | Bexar Land District | San Angelo |
| Travis | 1840 | Bastrop County | Austin |
| Trinity | 1850 | Houston County | Groveton |
| Tyler | 1846 | Liberty County | Woodville |
| Upshur | 1846 | Harrison and Nacogdoches Counties | Gilmer |
| Upton | 1867 | Tom Green County | Rankin |
| Uvalde | 1850 | Bexar County | Uvalde |
| Val Verde | 1885 | Kinney, Pecos and Crockett Counties | Del Rio |
| Van Zandt | 1848 | Henderson County | Canton |
| Victoria | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality. Original County | Victoria |
| Walker | 1846 | Montgomery County | Huntsville |
| Waller | 1873 | Austin and Grimes Counties | Hempstead |
| Ward | 1887 | Tom Green County | Monahans |
| Washington | 1836 | Old Mexican Municipality Austin County and Liberty County. Original County | Brenham |
| Webb | 1848 | Bexar and Nueces Counties | Laredo |
| Wharton | 1846 | Brazoria, Colorado, Jackson and Matagorda Counties | Wharton |
| Wheeler | 1876 | Young Territory | Wheeler |
| Wichita | 1858 | Young Territory | Wichita Falls |
| Wilbarger | 1858 | Cooke County | Vernon |
| Willacy | 1911 | Hildigo and Cameron Counties | Raymondville |
| Williamson | 1848 | Milam County | Georgetown |
| Wilson | 1860 | Bexar and Karnes Counties | Floresville |
| Winkler | 1887 | Tom Green County | Kermit |
| Wise | 1856 | Cooke County | Decatur |
| Wood | 1850 | Van Zandt County | Quitman |
| Yoakum | 1876 | Young Territory | Plains |
| Young | 1856 | Bosque County | Graham |
| Zapata | 1858 | Starr and Webb Counties | Zapata |
| Zavala | 1858 | Uvalde and Maverick | Crystal City |
