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SAN JACINTO
COUNTY, TEXAS
30° 34' 48"
N, 95° 9' 36" W (30.58, -95.16)
Population: 27,707 Est. (2016) 26,384 (2010)
Total area: 628 square miles (1,630 km2)
569 square miles (1,470 km2) land
59 square miles (150 km2) water |
San Jacinto
County History
(from 1936 Texas
Centennial Marker)
San Jacinto County
Eighteenth century Spanish explorers gave to the hyacinth-choked stream
the name of Saint Hyacinth.
Anglo-Americans settled here after 1820.
Formed from portions of Polk,
Montgomery,
Liberty
and Walker
counties.
Created January 5, 1869;
recreated August 13, 1870;
organized December 1, 1870.
County seat, Cold Springs, 1870; later, Coldspring. |
San Jacinto
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 - Coldspring
Book Hotel Here - Livingston
Hotels | Conroe
Hotels |
San Jacinto
County Vintage Maps
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1907
San Jacinto County Postal Map
(from Texas state map #2090)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1920 Texas state map #10749 showing San Jacinto County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1940 Texas state map #4335 showing San Jacinto County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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