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STARR COUNTY,
TEXAS
26° 34' 12"
N, 98° 43' 48" W (26.57, -98.73)
Population: 64,122 est. (2016) 60,968 (2010)
Total area: 1,229 square miles (3,180 km2)
1,223 square miles (3,170 km2) land
5.9 square miles (15 km2) water |
Contiguous
Counties:
Jim Hogg County (N) Brooks
County (NE) Hidalgo County
(E) Zapata County (W) Camargo
Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (S) Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico
(SW) Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexico (S) Mier Municipality,
Tamaulipas, Mexico (SW) Miguel Alemán Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico
(SW) |
Starr County
History
1936 Texas Centennial
Marker:
STARR COUNTY
Formed from Nueces County;
Created February 10, 1848; organized August 7, 1848.
Named for Dr. James Harper Starr 1809-1890; pioneer Texas surgeon
and Indian fighter, located at Nacogdoches
in 1837; Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas 1839-1840;
Assistant Postmaster General of the Confederacy.
Rio Grande
City, the county seat. |
Starr 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 - Rio
Grande City
Book Hotel Here - Rio
Grande Hotels |
Starr County
Vintage Maps
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Starr County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Starr County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Starr County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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landmarks and vintage/historic photos, please contact
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