LAMPASAS COUNTY, TEXAS

31° 11' 24" N, 98° 14' 24" W (31.19, -98.24)

Population: 21,627 (2020) 19,677 (2010)
Total area: 714 square miles (1,850 km2)
713 square miles (1,850 km2) land
1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) water

Lampasas County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Hamilton County (N) Coryell County (NE) Bell County (SE) Burnet County (S) San Saba County (W) Mills County (NW)

Lampasas County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker)

LAMPASAS COUNTY

Formed from Travis and Bell counties;
Created February 1, 1856; organized March 10, 1856;
The name Lampazos, first given to the river by the Spaniards, was suggested by the many cockle-burs in the region.
First settlements about 1850;
First railroad, 1882;
County seat, Burleson, after 1856, called Lampasas.

Lampasas County Courthouse

Lampasas County Courthouse
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Lampasas 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 - Lampasas
Book Hotel Here - Lampasas Hotels

Adamsville

Izoro

Grundyville ghost town

Kempner

Lampasas county seat

Lometa

Moline ghost town

Nix ghost town

Rescue ghost town

Rumley

Lampasas County Vintage Maps

Lampasas County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Lampasas County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Lampasas County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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