BRISCOE COUNTY, TEXAS

Texas Panhandle

34° 31' 48" N, 101° 12' 36" W (34.53, -101.21)

Population: 1,435 (2020)
1,637 (2010) 1,790 (2000) 1,971 (1990)

Total area: 902 square miles (2,340 km2)
900 square miles (2,300 km2) land
1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) water

Briscoe County Topics

History

Town List

Park

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Armstrong County (N) Donley County (NW) Hall County (E) Motley County (SE) Floyd County (S) Swisher County (W)

Briscoe County History

1936 Centennial - Highway Marker:

BRISCOE COUNTY

Formed from Bexar Territory;
Created August 21, 1876; Organized March 15, 1892;
Named for Andrew Briscoe 1810-1849; Defender of Texan liberty at the Battle of Concepcion, the Capture of Bexar and the Battle of San Jacinto; Chief Justice of Harris County;
Silverton is the County Seat.

Briscoe County Courthouse

Briscoe County Courthouse
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Briscoe County Town List

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

County Seat - Silverton

Gasoline ghost town

Quitaque

Silverton County seat

Parks

Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway

Quitaque Canyon Trail

Briscoe County, Texas
Vintage Maps

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

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

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

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