JIM HOGG COUNTY, TEXAS

27° 3' 0" N, 98° 40' 48" W (27.05, -98.68)

Jim Hogg County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Duval County (N) Brooks County (E) Starr County (S) Zapata County (W) Webb County (NW)

Jim Hogg County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

Jim Hogg County

Formed from Brooks and Duval Counties
Created March 31, 1913
Organized August 11, 1913
Named in honor of James Stephen Hogg
1851-1906
First native Texan to serve as governor
Father of the Railroad Commission
Hebbronville, the county seat

Jim Hogg County Courthouse

Jim Hogg County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Jim Hogg 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 - Hebbronville
Book Hotel Here - Hebbronville Hotels

Guerra

Hebbronville County seat

Peña Station ghost town

Jim Hogg County Vintage Maps

From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Jim Hogg County area
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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

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

Jim Hogg County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Courthouse Square, corner of N. Smith and E. Santa Clara,
Hebbronville

Jim Hogg County Centennial marker on courthouse square
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, July 2010

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TEXAS TOWN LIST
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