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CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS

26° 9' 0" N, 97° 27' 0" W (26.15, -97.45)

Population: 421,017 (2020) 406,220 (2010)
Total area:1,276 square miles (3,300 km2)
891 square miles (2,310 km2) land
386 square miles (1,000 km2) water

Cameron County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Cameron County TX

    Contiguous Counties:
    Willacy County, Texas (N) Hidalgo County, Texas (W) Matamoros Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (S)



    Cameron County History

    1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

    CAMERON COUNTY

    Created February 21, 1848; From Nueces County;
    Organized August 7, 1848;
    Named in honor of Ewen Cameron, 1811-1843; Captain in the Mier Expedition; Shot at Queretaro;
    County Seat, Santa Rita 1848-1849; Brownsville, since the earliest battles of the Mexican War, and the last battle of the Civil War were fought in this county.



    Cameron County Courthouse
    Texas - Cameron  County Courthouse
    Cameron County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson



    Cameron 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 - Brownsville
    Book Hotel Here - Brownsville Hotels
  • Arroyo City
  • Bluetown
  • Boca Chica
  • Boca Chica Village
  • Brownsville County Seat
  • Combes
  • Fort Brown fort
  • Harlingen
  • Indian Lake
  • Kopernik Shores
  • La Feria
  • La Paloma
  • Laguna Vista
  • Las Rusias
  • Los Indios
  • Los Fresnos
  • Lozano
  • Olmito
  • Port Isabel
  • Rancho Viejo
  • Rangerville
  • Rio Hondo
  • San Benito
  • Santa Maria
  • Santa Rita ghost town, 1st county seat
  • Santa Rosa
  • South Padre Island
  • Tejon ghost town



  • Cameron County Vintage Maps

    TX Cameron County 1920s Map
    Cameron County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


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


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

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