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FALLS COUNTY, TEXAS

31° 15' 36" N, 96° 55' 48" W (31.26, -96.93)
Population: 16,968 (2020) 17,866 (2010)
Total area: 774 square miles (2,000 km2)
765 square miles (1,980 km2) land
8.4 square miles (22 km2) water

Falls County Topics

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

    Contiguous Counties:
    Limestone County (NE) Robertson County (SE) Milam County (S) Bell County (SW) McLennan County (NW)



    Falls County History

    (1936 Centennial - Highway Marker)

    FALLS COUNTY
    Created Jan. 28, 1850, from Limestone and Milam counties.
    Organized Aug. 5, 1850.
    Named for falls on the Brazos River which flow through the center of the county.
    White colonization in the area pre-dates the Texas Revolution, but colonists fled on news of Santa Anna's assault, 1836.
    John Marlin, for whom county seat was named, returned and settled near present city.
    Growth was steady and the first railroad reached the county in 1870. A center for farming, manufacturing and dairying.
    Curative artesian water gives Marlin recognition as a health spa.


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



    Falls 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 - Marlin
    Book Hotel Here - Waco Hotels

  • Barclay
  • Blevins
  • Blue Ridge
  • Bucksnort ghost town
  • Cego
  • Golinda
  • Highbank
  • Lott
  • Marlin County Seat
  • Mooreville
  • Otto ghost town
  • Perry ghost town
  • Reagan
  • Rosebud
  • Satin
  • Spunky Flat
  • Stranger
  • Travis
  • Westphalia
  • Zipperlandville



  • Falls County, Texas Vintage Maps

    Falls county TX 1907 postal map
    Falls County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office


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


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

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