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"These small Texas towns have so much to tell us it would be a crime not to listen, and a greater crime for their stories to be lost."
- Allen Lee Hamilton, Professor of History,
St. Philip's College, San Antonio, TX

Featured Towns of 2024

Llano Old Photos 1-15-24

Odell Wilbarger Co 1-8-24

Texon Reagan Co 1-5-24

Featured Towns of 2023

Center Point Kerr Co 12-31-23

Watauga Tarrant Co 12-14-23

Corinth Denton Co 12-12-23

Grow King Co 10-6-23

Newcastle Young Co 7-29-23

Sherwood Irion Co 7-20-23

Walnut Springs Bosque Co 7-18-23

Dalhart Old Photos Dallam Co 6-2-23

Peters Austin Co 5-23-23

Walnut Grove Panola Co 5-23-23

Tow Llano Co 4-21-23

Downing Comanche Co 4-20-23

Sanco Coke Co 2-9-23

Garrison Nacogdoches Co 2-5-23

Craft Cherokee Co 2-2-23

Bobo Shelby Co 1-31-23

Chautauqua Callahan Co 1-29-23

Waco McLennan Co 1-13-23

Taylor Williamson Co 1-12-23

Special Subjects

Drowned Towns of Bell County by Mike Cox

The Front Camp - Texas Sawmill Towns by Bob Bowman

The Oldest Town in Texas? by Bob Bowman

Naming of Texas Towns

Texas on a First-name Basis
Of the roughly 2,000 town names on the official state map, over 400 of them are first names.

The Naming of Names

Weird Names by Mike Cox

Texas place names describe unique stories of towns by Delbert Trew

Town names with a twist by Bob Bowman
When it came to naming their towns, East Texans were not shy about their selections.

Town names by Bob Bowman
If you�ve ever wondered how some East Texas towns got their names, you may be surprised at some of the origins.

Those strange town names by Bob Bowman
While some early East Texans named their towns for families, their hometowns or landmarks, othes were a tad more creative...

Unique town names by Bob Bowman

Jasper and Newton Counties, Beyond the Sabine

Despite odd names all over Lone Star State, 'Top 10' of the U.S. are commonplace here by Bill Bradfield

Why did they name it that? by Archie P. McDonald

Wonder Why They Named it That by Archie P. McDonald

A Geography Lesson by Bob Bowman

New Geography - Place name tweaking of several Counties and County Seats by Mike Cox

Twin Towns by Mike Cox

Cut and Shoot, Gun Barrel City, Gunsight, Point Blank and Winchester by Mike Cox

Boo-boo towns by Mike Cox
The Texas map is sprinkled with cities and towns that got their names by mistake...

Population Ranks by Mike Cox
The historic urban population hierarchy and population figures dating back to 1850...

An Affinity for Place Names by Bob Bowman