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STONEWALL
COUNTY, TEXAS
33° 10' 48"
N, 100° 15' 0" W (33.18, -100.25)
Population: 1,490 (2010)
Total area: 920 square miles (2,400 km2
916 square miles (2,370 km2) land
3.9 square miles (10 km2) water |
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Stonewall
County History
1936 Texas Centennial
Marker (Aspermont, US Hwy 83/380)
STONEWALL COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar territories.
Created August 21, 1876,
organized December 20, 1888.
Named in honor of Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall) Jackson, 1824-1863,
a Confederate General.
County seat, Rayner,
1888, Aspermont,
since 1898.
Historical Marker (US 83, Aspermont, in courthouse
grounds):
STONEWALL COUNTY
Explored 1541 on behalf of Spain by Francisco de Coronado. Visited
by Texans early as the 1840s. Mapped by U.S. Army expedition of Capt.
Randolph March, 1849. Yielded salt for use of early settlers and hunters.
Was site of buffalo hunters' capital, Rath City, 1876-1879. County
created in 1876; organized 1888. Named in honor of Confederate General
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863), whose courage and
fighting skill inspired Texas soldiers in the Civil War. First county
seat, Rayner,
replaced 1898 by Aspermont,
named for high location. (1965) |
Stonewall
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 - Aspermont
Book area Hotels - Abilene
Hotels | More
Hotels |
Stonewall
County Vintage Maps
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Stonewall County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Stonewall County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Stonewall County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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