GEORGE WEST, TEXAS

Live Oak County Seat, South Texas

28°19'52"N 98°07'01"W (28.331147, -98.117013)
Junction US 281 and US 59
41 miles N of Alice
23 miles W of Beeville
90 miles S of San Antonio
63 miles NW of Corpus Christi via I-37
Population: 2,579 Est. (2016)
2,445 (2010) 2,524 (2000) 2,586 (1990)

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Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, July 2010

Live Oak County Courthouse

History in a Pecan Shell

George West was a rancher who had dreams of building his own town.

He settled in the area in the early 1900s, and in 1912 he granted a right-of-way to the railroad, insuring that his town would have a good chance of surviving. The railroad (The San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf) came to town the following year. Mr. West built most every building in the town including the power plant.

Although the population was a mere 200 people in 1925 - oil and gas discoveries brought an additional 800 people to town by 1929. Uranium was discovered in the 1950s and George West experienced a little growth because of it. The population has held around the 2,600 mark for the last 20 years.

See George West, Cattleman and Town Founder by Murray Montgomery

George West Landmarks / Attractions

Live Oak County Courthouse

Buck West House - 361-449-2033
400 N. Nueces (US 281).
Former home of George West's nephew.
Today houses the George West Chamber of Commerce.

Grace Armantrout Museum - 361-449-3325
On Highway 281 - just south of town

Live Oak County Museum - In Live Oak County Courthouse

West Hotel Emporium (a 1919 hotel)
100 Houston St. (Business US 59)
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2011
More Rooms with a Past

ODD Building
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2011
More Texas Lodges

Former theatre in George West
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2011
More Texas Theatres

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2011

Ful-O-Pep Feeds
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2011

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2011
See Rust in Pieces

George West, Texas Founder

George West, Cattleman and Town Founder by Murray Montgomery

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

Contiguous Counties:
Karnes County (NE) Bee County (E) San Patricio County (SE) Jim Wells County (S) Duval County (SW) McMullen County (W) Atascosa County (NW)

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