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Fisher County
History
(from 1936 Texas
Centennial Marker)
FISHER COUNTY
Sites of old Indian trail from Mexico to settlements on Texas frontier.
In this region in 1856, Colonel Robert E. Lee, then commanding the
famed U.S. Second Cavalry (and later General-in-Chief of the Confederate
Army), campaigned against the Indians.
County formed from Young and Bexar territories.
Created 1876.
Settled in 1877.
Organized 1886.
Named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794-1839), a signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence, Secretary of the Navy in the Republic
of Texas, 1836.
Roby, county seat, named
for landowners. |
Fisher 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 - Roby
Book area Hotels - Sweetwater
Hotels |
Fisher
County 1907 Postal Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Fisher
County 1920s Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Fisher
County 1940s Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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