KIMBLE COUNTY, TEXAS

30° 29' 24" N, 99° 45' 0" W (30.49, -99.75)
Population: 4,423 est. (2016) 4,607 (2010)
Total area: 1,251 square miles (3,240 km2)
1,251 square miles (3,240 km2) land
0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) water

Kimble County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Menard County (N) Mason County (NE) Gillespie County (E) Kerr County (SE) Edwards County (SW) Sutton County (W) Schleicher County (NW)

Kimble County History

(from Historical Marker on courthouse grounds)

KIMBLE COUNTY

Jumano and Apache Indians inhabited region when Spanish explorers traveled across it in the 17th and 18th centuries, and were displaced by the Comanche tribe by the mid-19th Century. Area was under military jurisdiction of Forts Terrett (1852-54) and McKavett (1852-59,1868-83), which were aided in defense by the Texas Rangers.

County was created from Bexar County, 1858, named for George C. Kimble (1810?-1836), who died defending the Alamo. Organized in 1876, with the county seat first at Kimbleville, then Junction in 1877. Haven for lawless element until the Rangers restored peace in 1880s. Ranching is primary industry, producing wool and mohair.

Erected by the State of Texas - 1973

Kimble County Courthouse

Kimble County Jail

Kimble County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Kimble 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 - Junction
Book Hotel Here - Junction Hotels

Bear Creek Settlement ghost town

Cleo ghost town

Copperas ghost town

Denman

Junction county seat

London

Noxville ghost town

Roca Springs ghost town

Roosevelt ghost town

Segovia ghost town

Teacup ghost town

Telegraph ghost town

Yates ghost town

Kimble County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

Kimble County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Located on the courthouse lawn in Junction

Kimble County Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, February 2009

Kimble County pink granite Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, February 2009

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