BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS

Texas Hill Country

30° 46' 48" N, 98° 10' 48" W (30.78, -98.18)

Population: 49,130 (2020)
42,750 (2010) 34,147 (2000) 22,677 (1990)

Total area:1,021 square miles (2,640 km2)
994 square miles (2,570 km2) land
27 square miles (70 km2) is water

Burnet County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Lampasas County (N) Bell County (NE) Williamson County (E) Travis County (SE) Blanco County (S) Llano County(W) San Saba County (NW)

Burnet County History

1936 Centennial Marker
(on US 281, 1.7 miles north of Burnet):

Formed from portions of Travis, Williamson and Bell counties.
Created Feb. 5, 1852;
organized August 28, 1852.
Named in honor of David G. Burnet (1788-1870), president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas in 1836.
County seat, Burnet, famous for its granite mountains.

Burnet County Courthouse

Burnet County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Burnet County Town List

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

County Seat - Burnet

Bertram

Briggs

Burnet county seat

Fairland ghost town

Granite Shoals

Hoover's Valley ghost town

Mahomet

Naruna

Oakalla

Oatmeal

Shady Grove ghost town

Spicewood

Watson

Burnet County Vintage Maps

1907 postal map showing Burnet County & Colorado River
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

1920s map showing Burnet County & Colorado River
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

1940s map showing Burnet County & Colorado River
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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