FRIO COUNTY, TEXAS

28° 51' 36" N, 99° 6' 36" W (28.86, -99.11)
Population: 19,816 est. (2018) 17,217 (2010)
Total area: 1,134 square miles (2,940 km2)
1,134 square miles (2,940 km2) land
0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) water

Frio County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Medina County (N) Atascosa County (E) La Salle County (S) Dimmit County (SW) Zavala County (W)

Frio County History

Historical Marker:

FRIO COUNTY
(Created 1858, Organized 1871)

Home of Pachal Indians before Spaniards arrived in Mexico (1519). First area explorer was Alonso de Leon, 1690, searching for Fort St. Louis founded by La Salle.

Upper Presidio Road--artery of travel from Saltillo, Mexico, to East Texas--crossed Frio River and became a King's Highway, 1720. Frio Town, first county seat, was located on the road, over which Santa Anna marched to destroy defenders of the Alamo in 1836.

County took name from Frio (a Spanish word which means "cold") River. The county seat moved to Pearsall, 1883. Jail, built 1884, is the oldest building in town.

Frio County Courthouse

Frio County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Frio 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 - Pearsall
Book Hotel Here - Pearsall Hotels

Bigfoot

Derby

Divot ghost town

Frio Town ghost town

Moore

Pearsall county seat

Schattel

Frio County Vintage Maps

From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Frio County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Frio County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Frio County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Frio County Historical Marker

Frio County historical marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, February 2009

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