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Texas
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LIVE OAK COUNTY,
TEXAS
28° 21' 0"
N, 98° 7' 48" W (28.35, -98.13)
Population: 12,056 est. (2016) 11,531 (2010)
Total area: 1,079 square miles (2,790 km2)
1,040 square miles (2,700 km2) land
39 square miles (100 km2) water |
Live Oak County
History
(from 1936 Texas
Centennial Marker)
Created by legislature Feb. 2, 1856, and organized
August 4 with Oakville
as county seat. Formed from San Patricio and Nueces Counties. Named
for its Live Oak trees.
County seat moved, 1919, to George
West on railroad. Center for ranching,
farming, petroleum production and processing.
Recreation areas include Tips State Park and Lake Corpus Christi.
Historic sites are Fort Ramirez, first settlement; Fort Merrill, built
1850 to protect early settlers; Brownsville-San Antonio Oxcart Road,
used by general Santa Anna on the way to the Alamo.
Other sites marked. |
Live Oak
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 -
George West
Book Hotel Here - George
West Hotels |
Live Oak County
Vintage Maps
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Live Oak County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Live Oak County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Live Oak County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
| Live Oak County
Centennial Marker |
On
US 281
about 1-3/4 miles south of downtown George
West |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories,
landmarks and vintage/historic photos, please contact
us. |
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