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NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS

32° 3' 0" N, 96° 28' 12" W (32.05, -96.47)

Navarro County Topics

History

Town List

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Contiguous Counties:
Henderson County (NE) Freestone County (SE) Limestone County (S) Hill County (SW) Ellis County (NW)

Navarro County History

1936 Centennial Marker:

NAVARRO COUNTY
Formed from Robertson County.
Created April 25, 1846;
Oorganized July 13, 1846.
Named in honor of Jose Antonio Navarro, 1795-1871, soldier, patriot and statesman, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Member of the Texas Congress 1838. Commissioner on the Santa Fe Expedition, delegate in 1845 to the Constitutional Convention.
County seat, Corsicana.

Navarro County Courthouse

Navarro County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Navarro 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 - Corsicana
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Alligator School House

Babylon ghost town

Birdston ghost town

Corsicana County Seat

Cryer Creek ghost town

Jester ghost town

Kerens

Pansy ghost town

Rice

Rush Creek ghost town

Streetman

Timothy

Navarro County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

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