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Texas
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BURNET COUNTY,
TEXAS
30° 46' 48"
N, 98° 10' 48" W (30.78, -98.18)
Population: 46,243 Est. (2016) 42,750 (2010)
Total area:1,021 square miles (2,640 km2)
994 square miles (2,570 km2) land
27 square miles (70 km2) is water |
Burnet County
History
1936
Centennial Marker
(on US 281, 1.7 miles north of Burnet):
Formed from portions of Travis,
Williamson and Bell
counties.
Created Feb. 5, 1852;
organized August 28, 1852.
Named in honor of David G. Burnet (1788-1870), president of the Provisional
Government of the Republic of Texas in 1836.
County seat, Burnet,
famous for its granite mountains. |
Burnet 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 - Burnet
Book Hotel Here - Burnet
Hotels |
Burnet County
Vintage Maps
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From 1907 Texas
state map #2090 showing
Burnet County & Colorado River
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
From
1920 Texas state map #10749 showing
Burnet County & Colorado River
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1940 Texas state map #4335 showing
Burnet County & Colorado River
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history and vintage/historic
photos, please contact
us. |
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