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Texas
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WEBB COUNTY,
TEXAS
27° 46' 12"
N, 99° 19' 48" W 27.77, -99.33
Population: 2020 267,114 (2020) 250,304 (2010)
Total area: 3,376 square miles (8,740 km2)
3,361 square miles (8,700 km2) land
14 square miles (36 km2) water |
Contiguous
Counties:
Dimmit County (N) La
Salle County (N) Duval County
(Eeast) Jim Hogg County (SE)
Zapata County (S) Maverick
County (NW) McMullen County,
Texas (NE) Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico (W) Hidalgo, Coahuila, Mexico
(W) Anáhuac, Nuevo León, Mexico (W) Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
(SW) Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico (SW) |
Webb County
History
1936 Texas Centennial
Marker:
WEBB COUNTY
Formed from Nueces county;
created January 28, 1848,
organized March 16, 1848.
Named in honor of James Webb, 1792 - 1856, attorney general and secretary
of state of the Republic of Texas 1838-1841.
Laredo,
the county seat founded in 1755 by Tomas Sanchez. |
Webb 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 - Laredo
Book Hotel Here - Laredo
Hotels |
Webb County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Webb County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Webb County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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