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Texas
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REAL
COUNTY, TEXAS
29° 50' 24"
N, 99° 48' 36" W (29.84, -99.81)
Population: 3,389 est. (2016) 3,309 (2010)
Total area: 700 square miles (1,800 km2)
699 square miles (1,810 km2) land
0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) water |
Real County
History
1936 Texas Centennial
Marker (at courthouse
grounds):
REAL COUNTY
Located on the Edwards Plateau, Real County is in an area of rolling
terrain broken by the canyons of the Frio River. Because of raids
by Comanche, Apache, and Lipan Apache Indians, white settlement was
hindered until after 1881. Mission San Lorenzo de La Santa Cruz was
founded by the Spanish in 1762 near present Camp
Wood. The county was created on April 3, 1913, from Edwards,
Kerr, and Bandera
counties: organized on July 26, 1913, it was named in honor of Julius
Real (1860-1944), a prominent businessman and state senator, 1909-1914
and 1924-1928. Leakey,
the county seat, was established by John Leakey (1824-1900), a pioneer
settler in the region.
(1968) |
Real 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 - Leakey
Book Hotel Here - Uvalde
Hotels |
1907s Postal
Map showing the part of Edwards,
Kerr & Bandera
County that would become Real County
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Real County 1920s
map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Real County 1940s
map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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