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AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS

Central Texas South

29° 52' 48" N, 96° 16' 48" W (29.88, -96.28)

Population: 30,167 (2020)
28,417(2010) 23,590 (2000) 19,832 (1990)

Total area: 656 square miles (1,700 km2)
647 square miles (1,680 km2) land
9.9 square miles (26 km2) (1.5%) water.

Austin County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Washington County (N) Waller County (E) Fort Bend County (SE) Wharton County (S) Colorado County (W) Fayette County (NW)

Austin County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

AUSTIN COUNTY

A part of the grant to Stephen F. Austin in 1821, created a municipality under the Mexican government in 1828, became a county of the Republic of Texas, March 17, 1836.

Named in honor of Stephen Fuller Austin, 1793-1836, pioneer empresario, founder of Anglo-American Texas.

San Felipe de Austin, capital of Austin's colony, 1824-1836, seat of provisional government of Texas, 1835-1836. County seat, 1837-1848, Bellville, since.

Austin County Courthouse

Austin County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Austin County Town List

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

County Seat - Bellville

Bellville County Seat

Bleiblerville

Brazos Country

Broomtown ghost town

Burleigh

Cat Spring

Frydek

Industry

Rexville ghost town

San Felipe First county seat

Sealy

Sempronius ghost town

Shelby

Travis ghost town

Wallis

Welcome

Austin County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

Austin County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Junction of SH 36 and SH 159
Bellville

Austin County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, September 2010

Austin County Centennial Marker
TE Photo, April 2007

Austin County Centennial Marker
TE Photo, April 2007
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