BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS

West Texas

29° 48' 42.66" N, 103° 15' 6.12" W (29.81185, -103.2517)

Population: 9,546 (2020)
9,232 (2010) 8,866 (2000) 8,681 (1990)

Total area: 6,192 square miles (16,040 km2)
6,184 square miles (16,020 km2) land
8.5 square miles (22 km2) (0.1%) water

Brewster County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Pecos County N) Terrell County (NE) Presidio County (W) Jeff Davis County (NW) Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico (SW) Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico (SE) Ocampo, Coahuila, Mexico (S)

Brewster County History

(Historical Marker - on US 90, 8.1 miles East of Alpine)

BREWSTER COUNTY

Formed from Presidio County.
Created February 2, 1887.
In 1897 the territory of Buchel and Foley counties was added to Brewster.
Named for Henry Percy Brewster 1816-1884 soldier and statesman, a hero of San Jacinto.
Murphyville county seat, 1887, name changed to Alpine, 1889.
Largest county in area in the state.
1936

Brewster County Courthouse

Brewster County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson

Brewster County Town List

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

County Seat - Alpine

Alpine County seat

Boquillas ghost town

Castolon ghost town

Lajitas ghost town

Lindsey City ghost town

Marathon

Mariscal Mine ghost town

Study Butte ghost town

Terlingua ghost town

Tesnus ghost town

Brewster County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

Brewster County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

US 90
about 8.1 miles E of Alpine
On the roadside

Brewster County 1936 Texas Centennial marker plaque
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson,

Brewster County 1936 Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson,
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