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GRIMES COUNTY,
TEXAS
30° 33' 0"
N, 95° 58' 48" W (30.55, -95.98)
Population: 27,671 Est. (2016) 26,604 (2016)
Total area: 802 square miles (2,080 km2)
787 square miles (2,040 km2) land
14 square miles (36 km2) water |
Grimes County
History
(Historical Marker
on courthouse grounds)
GRIMES COUNTY
On road used 1690 by Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon. In 1821 Andrew
Millican began settlement. Henry Fanthorp opened his inn 1834, a post
office 1835. Kenneth Anderson, last Vice-President, Republic of Texas,
died at Fanthorp's,
1845. After his burial here town was named for him.
County created and organized 1846. Named in honor of Jesse Grimes
(1788-1866), a signer of Declaration of Independence and member of
Congress, Republic
of Texas.
Anderson
was made the county seat. During Civil War, 1861-1865, had a gun factory,
furnished troops, food, cotton.
1936 |
Grimes 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 - Anderson
Book Hotel Here - Navasota
Hotels |
Grimes County
Vintage Maps
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From 1882 Texas
state map #2134 showing Grimes County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Grimes County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Grimes County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Grimes County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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