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GONZALES COUNTY, TEXAS

29° 27' 0" N, 97° 29' 24" W (29.45, -97.49)
Population: 20,876 est. (2016) 19,807 (2010)
Total area: 1,070 square miles (2,800 km2)
1,067 square miles (2,760 km2) land
3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) water

Gonzales County Topics

Contiguous Counties:
Fayette County (NE) Lavaca County (E) Dewitt County (SE) Karnes County (SW) Wilson County (SW) Guadalupe County (W) Caldwell County (NW)

Gonzales County History

Created in 1836
Organized in 1837
Named for county seat - the city of Gonzales

Gonzales County Courthouse

Former Gonzales County Jail

Gonzales County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Gonzales 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 - Gonzales
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Albuquerque ghost town

Bebe

Belmont ghost town

Cheapside ghost town

Cost

Cranz

Dewville ghost town

Dilworth ghost town

Gonzales County Seat

Harwood

Hermis ghost town

Hickston

Hopkinsville ghost town

Nickel ghost town

Ottine ghost town

Saturn ghost town

Sedan ghost town

Smiley

Waelder

Wrightsboro ghost town

Parks & Rivers

Palmetto State Park

Guadalupe River

Gonzales County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

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