DIMMIT COUNTY, TEXAS

28° 25' 12" N, 99° 45' 0" W (28.42, -99.75)
Population: 10,794 Est. (2016)
9,996 (2010) 10,248 (2000) 10,433 (1990)
Total area: 1,335 square miles (3,460 km2)
1,329 square miles (3,440 km2) land
5.6 square miles (15 km2) water

Dimmit County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Zavala County (N) Frio County (NE) La Salle County (E) Webb County (S) Maverick County (W)

Dimmit County History

1936 Centennial Marker: (US Hwy. 83, 3.7 miles N of Carrizo Springs)

DIMMIT COUNTY
Created February 1, 1858
organized November 2, 1880
Named in honor of Philip Dimmitt, a pioneer trader and captain in the Texas Army who died in 1841.
Carrizo Springs, the County Seat

Dimmit County Courthouse

Dimmit County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Dimmit County Town List

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

County Seat - Carrizo Springs
Book Hotel Here - Carrizo Springs Hotels

Asherton

Big Wells

Brundage

Carrizo Springs county seat

Catarina ghost town

Union Valley

Valley Wells ghost town

Winter Haven

Dimmit County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

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TEXAS TOWN LIST
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