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McMULLEN
COUNTY, TEXAS
28°
21' 0" N, 98° 34' 12" W (28.35, -98.57)
Population: 707 (2010)
Total area: 1,157 square miles (3,000 km2)
1,137 square miles (2,940 km2) land
17 square miles (44 km2) water |
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McMullen County
History
(Historical
Marker on courthouse grounds)
McMULLEN COUNTY
Created 1858. Organized 1862. Abandoned because of bandit activities
in thicket area during the Civil War. Reorganized 1877, with Tilden
as county seat. Named for John McMullen (1785-1853), founded with
James McGloin of the Irish Colony at San
Patricio; President Pro Tempore of the General Council which
governed Texas in 1836, on the eve of the Republic. Of the 254
Texas counties, 42 bear Indian, French or Spanish names. 10
commemorate such colonizers as McMullen and Stephen F. Austin, "Father
of Texas". 12 honor Washington and other American patriots. 96 were
named for men who fought in the Texas war for independence (15 dying
at the Alamo), signed
the Declaration of Independence from Mexico, or served as statesmen
in the Republic of Texas. 23 have the names of frontiersmen and
pioneers. 11 honor American statesmen who worked for the annexation
of Texas; 10, leaders in Texas since statehood, including jurists,
ministers, educators, historians, statesmen; and 36, men prominent
in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Rockwall
and 8 others have geographical names. San
Jacinto and Val Verde
were named for battles; Live
Oak and Orange, for trees;
and Mason for a fort.
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McMullen
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 - Tilden
Book Area Hotel - San
Antonio Hotels |
McMullen County
Vintage Maps
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McMullen County
1874 Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From 1876 Houston
& Texas Central R. R. Texas state map #79301 showing La
Salle & McMullen County
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
McMullen
County 1882 Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1907 Texas state map #2090 showing McMullen County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1920 Texas state map #10749 showing McMullen County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1940 Texas state map #4335 showing McMullen County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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