ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS

East Texas Towns

31° 15' 36" N, 94° 36' 36" W (31.26, -94.61)

Population: 86,395 (2020)
86,771 (2010) 80,130 (2000) 69,884 (1990)

Total area: 865 square miles (2,240 km2)
798 square miles (2,070 km2) land
67 square miles (170 km2) water

Angelina County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Nacogdoches County (N) San Augustine County(NE) Jasper County (SE) Tyler County (S) Polk County (SW) Trinity County (W) Houston County (W) Cherokee County (NW)

Angelina County History

1936 Centennial - Highway Marker:

ANGELINA COUNTY
Created and organized in 1846.
Originally a part of Nacogdoches County.
Bears the name of the river traversing the region.
The following towns have served as the county seat: Marion, 1846-1854; Jonesville, 1854-1858; Homer, Feb. 3 - May 17, 1858, when its name was changed to Angelina, 1858 - 1890; Lufkin 1890.

Angelina County Courthouse

Angelina County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Angelina County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, forum...

County Seat - Lufkin

Acol ghost town

Burke

Cheeseland ghost town

Concord ghost town

Diboll

Emporia ghost town

Homer 3rd county seat, county seat

Huntington

Jonesville 2nd county seat, ghost town

Lindsey Springs

Lufkin County seat

Marion 1st county seat, ghost town

Moffett

Philistine ghost town

Pollok

Angelina County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

Angelina County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Louis Bronaugh Park, near Lufkin City Hall

Angelina County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010

Angelina County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010
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