MENARD COUNTY, TEXAS

30° 54' 0" N, 99° 49' 12" W (30.9, -99.82)
Population: 2,123 est. (2016) 2,242 (2010)
Total area: 902 square miles (2,340 km2)
902 square miles (2,340 km2) land
0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) water

Menard County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Concho County (N) McCulloch County (NE) Mason County (E) Kimble County (S) Schleicher County (W) Sutton County (SW) Tom Green County (NW)

Menard County History

(1936 Texas Centennial Marker)

MENARD COUNTY

Formed from Bexar county
Created: January 22, 1858
Organized: June 25, 1866
Named in honor of Michel Branamour Menard 1805-1856. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the Texas Congress, founder of Galveston.
Menard, the county seat.

Menard County Courthouse

Menard County Courthouse
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Menard 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 - Menard
Book Hotel Here - Junction Hotels

Fort McKavett ghost town

Hext

Menard county seat

Saline

Menard County Vintage Maps

From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Menard County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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

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

Menard County Centennial Marker

Menard County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Located about 6 miles N of Menard
in a Road Side Park on US 83.

Menard County Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

Menard County Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008
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