TEXAS COUNTY HISTORIES
EDITOR'S Note : The following is the fourth installment of Dr. Carroll's
compilation of works dealing with the history of Texas counties. As stated
in the first installment, which appeared in the July, 1941, Quarterly,
Dr.
Carroll requests that any person having knowledge of any additional item
dealing with a Texas county write to him giving as full a statement of its
nature as is possible. It is expected that the information thus received
will be utilized in subsequent reprintings of this bibliography. Letters
may be sent in care of The Texas State Historical Association, University
Station, Austin, Texas.
Books and Pamphlets
Green, L. M., History
of
Smith
County.
Tyler, 1917. 30pp. 4to.
Wraps. Advts. thru text.
Johnson, Sidney Smith, Some
Biographies
of
Old
Settlers,
His
-
torical,
Personal
and
Reminiscent.
Tyler, Johnson, 1900. v,
400pp. 8vo. Title page says "Volume I." No Volume II.
Schoemann, L. R., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Smith
County,
Texas.
IT. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1917. 51pp. 8vo.
Fold map.
Articles
Allen, Imogene, "Economic Conditions of Smith County" in
Texas
History
Teachers'
Bulletin,
XIV, No. 1, pp. 47-52.
Efnor, Kate, "Historical Sketch of Smith County, Texas," in
American
Sketch
Book,
V, pp. 145-161.
Smith, Margaret, "History of Tyler and Smith County," in The
Alcalde
(Tyler, 1915).
Stanley, Mildred, "The Cherokee Indians in Smith County," in
Texas
History
Teachers'
Bulletin,
XII, No. 1, pp. 119-125.
Theses
Henderson, Adele, Smith
County,
Texas,
Its
Background
and
History
in
Ante-Bellum
Days.
M. A. Thesis, University of
Texas, Austin, 1926. iii, 118pp. 4to. Map.
Jones, Mrs. Georgie Cooper, A
History
of
Smith
County,
Texas,
in
the
World
War.
M, A. Thesis, University of Texas, Austin,
1932. v, 380pp. 4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Ewell, Thomas T., A History of Hood County, Texas, . . . Also
A Sketch of the History of Somervell County. Granbury, The
Granbury News, 1895. 161pp. Bvo. Appendix.
Inventory
of
the
County
Archives
of
Texas:
Somervell
County,
No. 213. San Antonio, Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940.
63pp. 4to.
Articles
Vincent, James U., "Somervell County," in James U. Vincent,
A
Pen
Picture
of
General
Robert
Tombs
with
Glimpses
of
the
Mental
Characteristics
of
Hons.
A.
H.
Stephens
and
Benj.
H.
Hill
(Louisville, Ky., Courier-Journal Job Printing Company,
1886), pp. 26-27.
Articles
Hartsfield, Loy W., "A Brief History of Breckenridge and the
Stephens County Oil Fields," in West
Texas
Historical
Asso
-
ciation
Year
Book,
XII, pp. 100-123.
Theses
Hartsfield, Loy W., A
History
of
Stephens
County,
Texas.
M. A.
Thesis, University of Texas, Austin, 1929. 271pp. 4to. Map,
Theses
Watkins, Ira Lee, The
History
of
Sterling
County.
M. A. Thesis,
Texas Technological College, Lubbock, 1939. 128pp. 4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Featherston, Edward Baxter, A
Pioneer
Speaks
(Vera Feather-
ston Back, ed. and compiler). Dallas, Cecil Baugh and Co.,
copyright, 1940. xvii, 239pp. Bvo.
Contains an excellent chapter on early Stonewall County, pp.
103-114.
Patton, L. T., Geology
of
Stonewall
County,
Texas.
Austin, Bu-
reau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas, 1930.
77pp. Bvo. Map.
F hasten
A^hitmire, Jerome R., The
History
of
Stonewall
County
Texas.
M. A. Thesis, Texas Technological College, Lubbock, 19áb.
156üd. 4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Xoungblood, 8., and A. B. Cox, An
Economic
Study
of
a
Typical
Ranching
Area
on
the
Edwards
Plateau
of
Texas.
College
Station, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin No.
297, July, 1922. 437pp. Bvo Illus
This is an exhaustive economic history of button County.
Books and Pamphlets
Reliable
Facts
for
the
Homeseeker
about
Stvisher
County,
Texas.
Tulia, Tulia Commercial Club, 1909. 32pp. 4to. Illus. Cover-
titlf»
Books and Pamphlets
Hawker, H. W., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Tarrant
County,
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils in
cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1920. 47pp. Bvo.
Fold map.
Paddock, B. 8., Early
Days
in
Fort
Worth:
Much
of
Which
I
Sato
and
Part
of
Which
I
Was.
[Texas Printing Company],
n. d. 33pp. Bvo.
An excellent associate item on Tarrant County.
Tarrant and Parker County: History of Texas, Biographies of
Prominent Citizens. Chicago, Lewis Publishing Company,
1895. 658pp. 4to. Illus.
Terrell Capt. J. C, Reminiscences
of
the
Early
Days
of
Fort
Worth.
Fort Worth, Texas Printing Company, 1906. lOlpp
Bvo. Illus. m
,
_
An almost indispensable associate item on Tarrant County.
Winton, W. M., and W. S. Adkins, The
Geology
of
Tarram
County.
Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology of The Univer-
sitv of Texas, 1920. 122pp. Bvo. Illus., plates, maps.
A sH:i.flJ.p.!
Efnor, Kate, "Sketch of Tarrant County, Texas," in America?
Sketch
Book,
VI, pp. 56-70.
Theses
Berrong, Verna E., History
of
Tarrant
County
from
Us
Begin
-
nings
Until
1875.
M. A. Thesis, Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth, 1938. 80pp. 4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Biggers, Don, From
Cattle
Range
to
Cotton
Patch.
Abilene,
Abilene Printing Company, n. d. 156 pp. 8 vo.
An excellent associate item.
Smith, William G., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Taylor
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1918. 40pp. Bvo.
Fold map.
Articles
Cannon, Jesse, "Abilene and Taylor County," in The
Standard
Blue
Book
of
Texas,
19H-1915
(New York, A. J. Peeler and
Company, [1915]), pp. 23-24.
Books and Pamphlets
Christner, D. D., and O. C. Wheeler, Geology
of
Terrell
County.
Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of
Texas, 1918. 57pp. Plates, map.
Books and Pamphlets
Rice, Thomas D., Soil
Survey
of
Titus
County,
Texas.
U. S,
Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils. Washington,
Government Printing Office, 1910. 27pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Theses
Pierce, B. C, Titus
County,
Texas:
its
Background
and
History
in
Ante-Bettum
Days.
M. A. Thesis, University of Colorado,
Boulder, 1932. 122pp. 4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Henderson, G. G., Geology
of
Tom
Green
County.
Austin, Bu-
reau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas, 1928.
116pp. Bvo. Illus.
Articles
Bitner, Grace, "Early History of the Concho Country and Tom
Green County," in West
Texas
Historical
Association
Year
Book,
IX, pp. 2-23.
Holt, R. D., "The Saga of Barbed Wire in Tom Green County,
in West
Texas
Historical
Association
Year
Book,
IV, pp.
32-49.
Manuscripts
Crane, Judge R. C, of Sweetwater, Texas, has a manuscript
History of Tom Green County, Judge Crane wrote this as an
address to be delivered before the Texas State Historical
Association.
Books and Pamphlets
Austin and Travis County, Texas: Charms of Capital City and
Environs. Austin, Democratic Statesman office, (c. 1876).
16pp. Bvo.
Brown, Frank, Prospectus
of
the
Annals
of
Travis
County
and
the
City
of
Austin.
Austin, Von Boeckmann, Schütze & Co.,
1901. 48pp. Bvo.
Haney, Lewis H., and George S. Wehrwein (eds.), A
Social
and
Economic
Survey
of
Southern
Travis
County
(By members
of the Texas Applied Economics Club in cooperation with the
Division of Public Welfare, Department of Extension). Austin,
University of Texas Bulletin, No. 65, 1916. 149pp. Bvo.
A History of Texas: History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop,
Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties. Chicago, Lewis Publish-
ing Co., 1893. 826pp. 4to. Illus.
Contains biographical material.
Mangum, A. W., and H. L. Beldon, Soil
Survey
of
the
Austin
Area,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Soils. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1905. 30pp.
Bvo. Fold map.
Sellards, E. H., Mineral
Resources
of
Travis
County.
Austin,
Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas,
1930. [27] pp. Bvo.
Travis
County
Annual,
1890.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1890, 48pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 1.
Travis
County
Annual,
1891.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1891. unp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 2.
Travis
County
Annual,
1892.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1892. 46pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 3.
Travis
County
Annual,
1895.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1895. 48pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 4.
Travis
County
Annual,
1894.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1894. 48pp
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 5.
Travis
County
Annual,
1895.
Austin, A. Schutze, 1895. 50pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 6.
Travis
County
Annual,
Austin, A. Schutze, n. d. unp. Bvo. Advts.
wraps. No. 7.
Travis
County
Annual,
1900.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1900. 48pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 8.
Travis
County
Annual,
1901.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1901. 48pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 9.
Travis
County
Annual,
1902.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1902. 64pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 10.
Travis
County
Annual,
190
U.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1904. 64pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 11.
Travis
County
Annual,
1912.
Austin, A. Schütze, 1912. 64pp.
Bvo. Advts. wraps. No. 12.
Articles
Swisher, Mrs. Bella French, "History of Austin, Travis County,
Texas," in American
Sketch
Book,
VI, pp. 312-325.
Theses
Armer, Annie Augusta, The
Vegetation
of
Lake
Austin
Silt,
1928-29;
An
Ecologic
Study.
M. A. Thesis, University of
Texas, Austin, 1929. 42pp. 4to. Plates.
Hardy, Mrs. Aloise (Walker), A
History
of
Travis
County,
1832-1865.
M. A. Thesis, University of Texas, Austin, 1838.
viii, 256pp. 4to. Plates, maps.
Manuscripts
Bartholemew [E. C], Scrapbook. A scrapbook of clippings from
newspapers of the 1860s regarding Travis County. Unp. 4to.
University of Texas Archives.
Brown, Frank, Annals of Travis County. MS. in 15 folder
volume bindings in University of Texas Archives.
The typed copy is paged by chapters. Total pages, 2753.
Theses
Bowles, Flora G., The
History
of
Trinity
County.
M. A. Thesis,
University of Texas, Austin, 1928. 188pp. 4to. Illus.
Books and Pamphlets
Lapham, J. 8., and others, Soil
Survey
of
the
Woodville
Area,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1902. [10] pp. Bvo.
Fold map.
Books and Pamphlets
Getzendaner, F. M., Mineral
Resources
of
Uvalde,
Zavala,
and
Maverick
Counties.
Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology oí
The University of Texas, 1931. [47] pp. Bvo.
Inventory
of
the
County
Archives
of
Texas:
Uvalde
County,
No.
232. San Antonio, Texas Historical Records Survey, 1941.
143pp. 4to.
Articles
Baylor, H. W., ''Early Elections in Uvalde County," in Frontier
Times,
VII, May, 1930, p. 367.
Books and Pamphlets
Roberts, J. R., and J. P. Nash, Geology
of
Val
Verde
County.
Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology of The University oí
Texas, 1918. 51pp. Plates.
Books and Pamphlets
Gore, A. W., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Van
Zandt
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Chem-
istry and Soils in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station. Washington, Government Printing Of-
fice, 1928. 35pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Manning, Wentworth, Some
History
of
Van
Zandt
County.
Des
Moines, lowa, The Homestead Company, c. 1919. 220pp.
Bvo. Illus.
Books and Pamphlets
Carter, W. T., Jr., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Victoria
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Chem-
istry and Soils in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station. Washington, Government Printing Of-
fice, 1927. 61pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Rose, V. M., Some Historical Facts in Regard to the Settlement
of Victoria Texas; its Progress and Present Status. Laredo,
Daily Times Print., [Pref., 1883]. 216pp. Bvo.
Theses
White, Frank Edd, A
History
of
the
Territory
that
Noiv
Con
-
stitutes
Waller
County,
Texas,
from
1821-188
b.
M. A. Thesis,
University of Texas, Austin, 1936. 154pp. 4to. Plates, maps.
Books and Pamphlets
Crane, William Carey, Centennial Address Embracing the His-
tory of Washington County, Texas, at Fair Grounds, Bren-
ham, July ¿, 1876. Brenham, Banner-Press, 1939. 50pp. Bvo.
Cover-title.
Meyer, A. EL, and others, Soil
Survey
of
Washington
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1913. [27] pp. Bvo.
Fold map.
Pennington, Mrs. R. E. (May Armanda Williams), The
History
of
Brenham
and
Washington
County.
Houston, Standard
Printing and Lithographing Company, 1915. 123pp. Bvo. Illus.
Articles
Efnor, Kate, "Historical Sketch of Washington County," in
American
Sketch
Book,
IV, pp. 195-227.
Wedemeyer, C. H., "Washington County History/ in Proceed
-
ings
of
the
Fourth
Annual
Reunion
of
Old
Settlers'
Associa
-
tion
of
Bell
County
(Belton, Journal-Reporter, 1902), pp.
[30-33].
Wedemeyer, C. H., "Early History of Washington County,"
(continued from "Washington County History," above) in
Proceedings
of
the
Fifth
Annual
Reunion
of
Old
Settlers'
Association
of
Bell
County
[1903] (Belton, Journal-Reporter,
1904), pp. 22-24.
Theses
Brackett, Eunice Sarah, Ecology
of
the
Plants
of
Washington
County.
M. A. Thesis, "University of Texas, Austin, 1939.
48pp. 4to. Illus.
Books and Pamphlets
Falvella, James William, A Souvenir Album of Laredo "the
Gateway to Mexico:" Historical, Pictorial and Descriptive
Stories of Laredo, Webb County, the Military and other
Forces on the Rio Grande Frontier and a Pictorial and De-
scriptive
Story
of
our
Sister
City,
Nuevo
Laredo,
Mexico.
[Laredo, Penn Publishing Co., c. 1917]. [42] pp. Bvo. Illus.
Advertising thru text.
Laredo, Texas-Mexico: the Gateivay City: A Historical Sketch
of Laredo and Webb County. Laredo, Laredo Times, 1925.
[56]
pp.
Bvo.
Illus.
fldg.
pi.
Advts.
Mangum, A. W., and Ora Lee, Jr., Soil
Survey
of
the
Laredo
Area,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Soils. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1906. [23]pp.
Bvo. Fold map.
Books and Pam^hkts
Graham, J. 0. (compiler), The Book of Wharton County, Texas,
Containing Outstanding Facts about its History, Industries,
Resources, Developments, and Opportunities, n. p., Philip
Rich, 1926. 234pp. Bvo. Advts. thru text.
Theses
Roades, Ora Ellwood, A
History
of
Wharton
County,
Texas,
in
the
World
War.
M. A. Thesis, University of Texas, Austin,
1938. 280pp. 4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Bean, A. H., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Wheeler
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils, in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1932. 34pp.
Bvo. Fold map.
Theses
Perkins, William Coy, A
History
of
Wheeler
County,
Texas.
M. A. Thesis, University of Texas, Austin, 1938. 129pp. 4to.
Maps, Tables, Illus.
Books and Pamphlets
Carter, W. T., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Wichita
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils, in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1929. 52pp.
Bvo. Fold map.
Morgan, Jonnie R., The
History
of
Wichita
Falls.
Wichita Falls,
The Economy Co., (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) printers, 1931.
221pp. Bvo. Illus. Frontis.
The first 48 pages deal with the early history of Wichita
County.
Wichita Falls Country Emigration Association, The
Famous
Wichita
and
Red
River
Valley
Country.
Dallas, Worley,
printer, n. d. One sheet folded into Bvo. size. Illus. map.
Articles
Disiere, Lucile, "Wichita County and Wichita Falls," in Texas
History
Teachers'
Bulletin,
XIII, No. 1, pp. 81-85.
Theses
McKee, Lena, The Indigenous Monocotyledones and Dicotyledones
of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Vicinity. M. A. Thesis, University
of Texas, Austin, 1928. 65pp. 4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Lapham, J. E., and others, Soil
Survey
of
the
Vernon
Area,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1902. [18] pp. Bvo.
Fold map.
Ross, Chas. P., and T. L. Rouse (compilers), Early-Day
History
of
Wilbarger
County.
Vernon, The Vernon Times, 1933.
208pp. Bvo. Illus. Much of the text was written by J. E.
Collins.
Articles
Smith, Ruby L., "Early Development of Wilbarger County," in
West
Texas
Historical
Association
Year
Book,
XIV, pp. 52-72.
Theses
Wilson, Torrence Bennent, A
History
of
Wilbarger
County,
Texas.
M. A. Thesis, University of Texas, Austin, 1938. v,
122pp. 4to. Photos, map.
Books and Pamphlets
Hawker, H. W., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Willacy
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Chemis-
try and Soils, in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station. Washington, Government Printing Of-
fice, 1926. 57pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Books and Pamphlets
Epitomist
Journal,
January 15, 1906. Issued by Epitomist Cot-
ton Bureau, Austin, Texas. This issue is devoted entirely to
Williamson County.
Griffith, John H., Early History of Texas, Early History of
Williamson
County,
The
Webster
Massacre,
Williamson
County
Court House Sketches, Sketches of Early Days in Taylor.
Taylor, Compliments of the City National Bank, n. d. 19pp.
Bvo.
Griffith, J. H., Williamson
County
Court
House
Sketches,
n. p.,
n. d. 4pp. Bvo. Wraps.
A History of Texas: History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop,
Travis, Lee, and Burleson Counties. Chicago, Lewis Publish-
ing Co., 1893. 826pp. 4to. Illus. Contains biographical ma-
terial.
Makemson, W. K., Historical Sketch of First Settlement and
Organization of Williamson County. Georgetown, Sim Print,
[1904?]. 26pp. 12mo.
Mangum, A. W., and H. L. Beldon, Soil
Survey
of
the
Austin
Area,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Soils. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1905. 30pp.
Bvo. Fold map. Applies in part to Williamson County.
Norvell, Estelle Mae, Students'
History
of
Williamson
County.
n. p., [c. 1915]. 48pp. Bvo. Illus. Cover-title.
Sellards, E. H., Mineral
Resources
of
Williamson
County.
Austin,
Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas,
1930. [22] pp. Bvo.
Templin, E. H., and others, Soil
Survey
of
Williamson
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Chem-
istry and Soils, in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station. Washington, Government Printing Of-
fice, 1934. 55pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Articles
Griffith, John, "Some Early History of Williamson County," in
Frontier
Times,
XIII, May, 1936, pp. 409-412.
Swisher, Mrs. Bella French, "Sketch of Williamson County,
Texas," in American
Sketch
Book,
IV, pp. 106-123.
Theses
Hinds, Walton, History
of
Williamson
County,
1716-1870.
M. A.
Thesis, Southwestern University, Georgetown, 1928. 115pp.
4to.
Books and Pamphlets
Inventory
of
the
County
Archives
of
Texas:
Wilson
County.
No. 247. San Antonio, Texas Historical Records Survey, 1939.
100pp. 4to.
Lyman, W. S., Soil
Survey
of
Wilson
County,
Texas.
U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils. Washington,
Government Printing Office, 1908. 26pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Patterson, C. L., Wilson County, Diversified Farming Area of
Southwest Texas, n. p., 1939. 32pp. Bvo. Illus.
Books and Pamphlets
Babb, T. A., In
the
Bosom
of
the
Comanches.
Dallas, Worley
Printing Company, c. 1912. [Reprinted Dallas, Hargreaves
Printing Company, 1923.] 145pp. Bvo. Illus. Ports.
Contains much Wise County material.
Cates, Cliff Donahue, Pioneer History of Wise County from
Red Men to Railroads: Twenty Years of Intrepid History.
Decatur, 1907. 471pp. Bvo. Illus., front, ports, advts.
Scott, Gayle, and J. M. Armstrong, The
Geology
of
Wise
County,
Texas.
Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology of The
University of Texas, 1932. 77pp. Bvo. Illus. Map.
Articles
Irvine, Laura J., "Sketch of Wise County, Texas," in American
Sketch
Book,
VII, pp. 292-298.
Books and Pamphlets
Crouch, Carrie J., Young
County:
History
and
Biography.
Dallas, Dealey and Lowe, 1937. 339pp. Bvo. Illus.
Williams, Henry C, The
Indian
Raid
in
Young
County,
Texas,
October
13,
186
U.
Houston, The Union National Bank, 1935.
10pp. Bvo. Cover-title.
Articles
Calvin, Avis, "Young County's Indian Problem," in Texas
His
-
tory
Teachers'
Bulletin,
XII, No. 1, pp. 46-51.
Hunter, John Warren, "Great Indian Raid in Young County,"
in Frontier
Times,
11, September, 1925, pp. 1-8.
Books and Pamphlets
Getzendaner, F. M., Mineral
Resources
of
Uvalde,
Zavala,
and
Maverick
Counties.
Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology of
The University of Texas, 1931. [47] pp. Bvo.
Smith, Harold, and others, Soil
Survey
of
Zavala
County,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry,
in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1940. 40pp.
Bvo. Fold map.
Batts, R. L., "Defunct Counties of Texas," in The
Quarterly
of
the
Texas
State
Historical
Association,
I, pp. 87-91.
Braman, D. E. E., Braman's
Information
About
Texas.
Phila-
delphia, J. B. Lippincott and Company, 1857. 192pp. Bvo.
Contains information about the following counties: Ander-
son, pp. 24-25; Burleson, pp. 25-26; Coryell, pp. 26-28; Dentón,
pp. 28-29; Ellis, p. 29; Goliad, pp. 30-31; Gonzales, pp. 31-32;
Hays, pp. 32-33; Henderson, pp. 33-35; Johnson, p. 36; Kerr,
p. 36; Medina, pp. 37-39; Matagorda, pp. 39-47; Llano, pp.
47-48; Navarro, pp. 48-49; Orange, pp. 49-50; Parker, p. 51;
Polk, pp. 51-52; Robertson, pp. 52-53; Rusk, pp. 53-54; Smith,
p. 54; Travis, pp. 54-55; Van Zandt, p. 55; Washington, pp.
55-57; Young, pp. 57-60.
Burns, Edward Allen, History
of
Fiscal
Administration
in
Texas
Counties
as
Regulated
by
Law.
M. A. Thesis, University of
Texas, 1940. 127pp. 4to.
Carter, W. T., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
the
Central
Gulf
Coast,
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Soils. Washington, Government Printing Office,
1910. [71] pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Aransas, Bee,
Brazoria, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Mata-
gorda, Refugio, Victoria, and Wharton.
Carter, W. T., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
North
-
west
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1919. [176] pp. Bvo.
Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Bailey, Coch-
ran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale,
Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lub-
bock, Lynn, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum.
Carter, W. T., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
the
Panhandle
of
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau
of Soils. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1910.
[55] pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Armstrong,
Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam,
Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemp-
hill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer,
Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler.
Carter, W. T., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
the
Trans-Pecos
Area,
Texas.
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils in cooperation with the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station. Washington, Government
Printing Office, 1928. 66pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Brewster,
Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio,
Reeves, and Terrell.
Carter, W. T., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
West
Central
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Soils in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1922.
[90] pp. Bvo. Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Andrews,
Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Fisher, Gaines,
Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Jones, Loving, Martin, Midland,
Mitchell, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Scurry, Sterling, Taylor,
Tom Green, Upton, Ward, and Winkler.
Coffey, George N., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
South
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Soils. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1909. [17] pp.
Bvo. Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Cameron,
Duval, Hidalgo, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, and Zapata.
Crawford, Wilbur F., and Monta J. Moore, Prospectus
of
Twelve
Texas
Blackland
Counties.
Galveston, Clarke and Courts, 1895.
28pp. 12mo.
Contains information on the following counties: Bell, pp. o-5;
Bosque, pp. 5-7; Ellis, pp. 7-8; Falls, pp. 8-9; Freestone, pp.
9-10; Hill, pp. 10-11; Limestone, pp. 11-13; McLennan, pp.
13-15; Milam, pp. 15-16; Navarro, pp. 16-17; Robertson, pp.
17-19; Williamson, pp. 19-21.
Cross, F. M., A
Short
Sketch-History
from
Personal
Remin
-
iscences
of
Early
Days
in
Central
Texas.
Brownwood, Green-
wood Printing Company, 1912. (sth ed.) 133pp. 12mo. Cover-
title: Early Days in Central Texas.
Contains information on the following counties: Milam, pp.
3-6; Bell, pp. 7-27; Coryell, pp. 28-29; Lampasas, pp. 30-31;
Hamilton, pp. 31-42; Comanche, pp. 43-77; Brown, pp. 77-89.
De Cordova, J., Texas,
Her
Resources
and
Her
Public
Men.
Philadelphia, E. Crozet, Cor. Thirteenth and Market, 1858.
371pp. Bvo.
Contains information on the following counties: Milam, pp.
201-208; Burnet, pp. 208-211; Coryell, pp. 212-213; McLen-
nan, pp. 213-214; Fayette, pp. 214-216; Washington, pp. 216-
218; Bastrop, pp. 218-220; Austin, pp. 220-222; Goliad, pp.
222-224; Liberty, pp. 224-226; Harris, pp. 226-234; Galveston,
pp. 234-245; Montgomery, pp. 246-248; Comal, pp. 248-250;
Robertson, pp. 250-252; Burleson/p. 252; Bandera, pp. 252-254;
Live Oak, pp. 254-255; San Saba, pp. 255-258; Travis, pp.
259-267; Bexar, pp. 268-274; Lampasas, pp. 274-276; Guada-
lupe, pp. 276-278; Bosque, pp. 278-279; Williamson, p. 279;
Jasper, pp. 279-280; Tyler, p. 280; Orange, p. 280; Newton,
pp. 280-281; Matagorda, pp. 281-282; Brazoria, pp. 282-283;
Bell, pp. 283-284; Falls, p. 284; Anderson, p. 284; Walker,
pp. 285-286; Brown, pp. 286-287; Fort Bend, pp. 287-288;
Calhoun, p. 288; Cooke and Young, pp. 289-296; Hays, pp.
297-298; Erath, pp. 300-301; Henderson, pp. 303-305.
Fenley, Florence, Oldtimers:
Their
Own
Stories.
Uvalde, The
Hornby Press, 1939. 254pp. Bvo. Illus. Map.
Contains information and stories about the following counties:
Uvalde, Edwards, Real, Kinney, Medina, Maverick, Zavalla,
and Dimmit. [Not arranged according to counties.]
Franks, J. M., Seventy
Years
in
Texas:
Memories
of
the
Pioneer
Days,
Indian
Depredations
and
the
Northwest
Cattle
Trail.
Gatesville, Texas, 1924. 133pp. Bvo. Frontis, (port.)
Although the book deals in the main with Coryell County
there are scattered references to other central Texas counties,
principally Bell, Brown, Coleman, Hamilton, Mills, and Mon-
tague.
Fulmore, Z. T., The
History
and
Geography
of
Texas
as
Told
in
County
Names.
Austin, Steck Co., printers, c. 1915. [Fac-
simile reproduction, Austin, Steck Co., 1935.] 334pp. Bvo.
Illus.
Fulmore, Z. T., The
History
and
Geography
of
Texas
as
Told
in
County
Names.
Revised edition. Austin, c. 1926. 225pp. Bvo.
Index
to
Probate
Cases
Filed
in
Texas.
Separate volumes for
each county in Texas are contemplated. San Antonio, State-
wide Records Project.
To date the indices are available on the following counties:
Atascosa, Camp, Chambers, Coleman, Franklin, Gregg, Lib-
erty, Marion, Morris, Newton, Orange, Robertson, San Saba,
Trinity, and Waller.
Johnson, Frank W., A
History
of
Texas
and
Texans.
Edited
and brought to date by Eugene C. Barker with the assistance
of Ernest William Winkler. 5 volumes. Chicago and New
York, The American Historical Society, 1914. 4to.
Volume II is devoted entirely to histories of Texas counties.
Kocher, A. E., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
South
Central
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Soils. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1913. [112]
pp. Byo. Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Bandera,
Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall,
Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton, and
Val Verde, and parts of Hays, Real, and Travis.
Kocher, A. E., and others, Reconnoissance
Soil
Survey
of
South
-
west
Texas.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1911. [Ill] pp. Bvo.
Fold map.
Contains information on the following counties: Atascosa,
Bexar, Dimmit, Frió, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick,
McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Wilson, and Zavala.
Lake, Mrs. Mary Daggett, "Streamlining a County's History," in
The
Junior
Historian,
11, No. 1 (September, 1941), pp. 4-7.
McConnell, Joseph Carroll, The
West
Texas
Frontier
or
a
De
-
scriptive
History
of
Early
Times
in
Western
Texas.
[Jacks-
boro, Gazette Print, c. 1933.] 334pp. Bvo.
Contains information regarding the histories of the following
counties: Bexar, pp. 114-115; Travis, pp. 115-116; Comal,
pp. 116-117; Dentón, p. 117-119; Gillespie, pp. 119-120; Hays,
p. 120; Medina, p. 120; Williamson, pp. 120-122; Cooke, pp.
122-125; Bell, pp. 125-127; El Paso, pp. 127-128; McLennan,
pp. 128-131; Tarrant, pp. 131-134; Hill, pp. 134-136; John-
son, pp. 137-139; Bosque, pp. 139-140; Coryell, 141-143;
Burnet, pp. 143-144; Uvalde, pp. 144-145; Bandera, pp. 145-
146; Kerr, p. 146; Llano, pp. 146-147; San Saba, pp. 147-
149; Lampasas, pp. 149-150; Comanche, pp. 150-152; Erath,
pp. 152-153; Parker, pp. 153-157; Wise, pp. 157-159; Young,
pp. 159-162; Jack, pp. 163-165; Palo Pinto, pp. 165-180;
Brown, pp. 180-181; Blanco, pp. 181-182; Mason, pp. 182-
183; Hamilton, pp. 183-184; Montague, pp. 184-186; Clay,
pp. 186-188; Stephens, pp. 188-191; Kendall, pp. 191-192;
Coleman, pp. 192-194; Hood and Somervell, pp. 194-196;
Menard, p. 198; Eastland, pp. 196-197; Shackelford, pp. 197-
198; Presidio, pp. 198-199; Tom Green, p. 199; McCulloch,
pp. 199-200; Callahan, p. 200; Taylor, p. 200; Throckmorton,
pp. 201-202.
[Madray, Mrs. I. C], A
History
of
Bee
County,
with
Some
Brief
Sketches
About
Men
and
Events
in
Adjoining
Counties.
Bee-
ville, Beeville Publishing Company, 1939. iv, 135pp. 4to.
Numerous illustrations from old photographs. No title page.
Contains information regarding the following counties:
Goliad, p. 123; Refugio, p. 123; San Patricio, p. 125; Live
Oak, p. 128; Karnes, p. 132.
McAlister, S. 8., "The County and Its Functions," in S. D.
Myres, Jr., The
Government
of
Texas,
Dallas, Southern Meth-
odist University, 1934, pp. 130-137.
Mixon, Ruby, "The History of Texas Counties," in Southwestern
Historical
Quarterly,
XLIV, pp. 344-349. (Reprinted in The
Junior
Historian,
I, No. 1 (January, 1941), pp. 8-10.)
Moore, Francis, Jr., Map
and
Description
of
Texas,
Containing
Sketches
of
its
History,
Geology,
Geography
and
Statistics.
Philadelphia, H. Tanner, 1840. 143pp. 24m0.
Contains information concerning the following counties:
Austin, pp. 42-44; Bastrop, pp. 44-51; Brazoria, pp. 51-55;
Colorado, pp. 56-57; Fannin, pp. 58-60; Fayette, pp. 61-65;
Fort Bend, pp. 65-68; Galveston, pp. 68-72; Goliad, pp. 72-75;
Gonzales, pp. 75-78; Harris, pp. 78-81; Harrison, pp. 81-83;
Houston, pp. 84-85; Jackson, pp. 86-88; Jasper, pp. 88-90;
Jefferson, pp. 90-92; Liberty, pp. 92-94; Matagorda, pp. 94-97;
Milam, pp. 97-100; Montgomery, pp. 100-102; Nacogdoches,
pp. 102-105; Red River, pp. 106-108; Refugio, pp. 108-110;
Robertson, pp. 111-114; Sabine, pp. 114-116; San Augustine,
pp. 116-118; San Patricio, pp. 118-122; Shelby, pp. 122-124;
Travis, pp. 125-132; Victoria, pp. 132-135; Washington, pp.
135-137.
Paddock, Buckley 8., A
Twentieth
Century
History
and
Bio
-
graphical
Record
of
North
and
West
Texas.
Chicago, Lewis
Publishing Co., 1906. 704pp. 4to. Illus.
Contains short histories of the following counties: Tarrant,
p. 310; Johnson, pp. 310-311; Parker, p. 311; Wise, p. 311;
Cooke, p. 311; Grayson, pp. 311-313; Clay, p. 313; Jack, p.
314; Palo Pinto, p. 314; Young, p. 314; Wichita, p. 315; Baylor,
pp. 315-316; Taylor, p. 316; Jones, p. 316; Haskell, p. 137;
Hardeman, p. 317; Wheeler, p. 317; Hemphill, p. 317; Lips-
comb, p. 318; Roberts, p. 318; Donley, p. 318; Hall, pp. 318-
319; Carson, p. 319; Potter, p. 319; Randall, p. 319; Deaf
Smith, p. 319; Dallam, p. 320; Hale, p. 320; Tom Green, p.
320; Scurry, p. 321.
Raht, Carlysle Graham, The
Romance
of
the
Davis
Mountains
and
the
Big
Bend
Country.
El Paso, Raht, [1919]. 381pp.
Bvo. Illus.
The
Resources
and
Attractions
of
the
Texas
Panhandle
for
the
Homeseeker,
Capitalist,
and
Tourist.
Battle Creek, Mich.,
Wm. C. Gage and Son, 1890. 100pp. Bvo. Fold map. "Com-
pliments of Passenger Dept., Union Pacific."
Contains information concerning the following counties: Tar-
rant, pp. 58, 82; Wise, pp. 58-60; Montague, pp. 63-64; Clay,
pp. 64-65; Jack, pp. 65-66; Wichita, pp. 66-68; Archer, pp.
68-69; Baylor, pp. 69-70; Knox, pp. 70-71; Wilbarger, pp. 71-
73; Hardeman, pp. 73-74; Tom Green, pp. 74-75; Childress, pp.
76-77; Donley, pp. 77-78; Wheeler, pp. 78-79; Potter, p. 79;
Hale, pp. 79-81; Crosby, pp. 81-82; Oldham, pp. 82-83.
Rock, James L., and W. I. Smith, Southern
and
Western
Texas
Guide
for
1878.
St. Louis, A. H. Granger, 1878. 282pp. Bvo.
Illus. Fold map.
Contains information concerning the following counties: An-
derson, pp. 42-43; Angelina, pp. 43-44; Aransas, p. 44; Atas-
cosa, pp. 44-45; Austin, pp. 45-46; Bee, pp. 46-47; Bell, pp.
47-48; Bandera, pp. 48-49; Bastrop, pp. 49-50; Bexar, pp. 50-
51; Blanco, pp. 51-52; Bosque, p. 52; Brazoria, pp. 52-53;
Brazos, pp. 53-54; Brown, p. 54; Burleson, pp. 54-55; Burnet,
p. 55; Caldwell, pp. 55-56; Calhoun, pp. 56-57; Cameron, p.
57; Camp, pp. 57-58; Chambers, p. 58; Cherokee, pp. 58-59;
Coleman, pp. 59-60; Colorado, pp. 60-61; Comal, pp. 61-62;
Comanche, pp. 62-63; Concho, p. 63; Cooke, pp. 63-64; Coryell,
pp. 64-65; Crockett, p. 65; De Witt, pp. 65-66; Dimmit, p. 66;
Duval, p. 66; Edwards, pp, 66-67; El Paso, p. 67; Encinal,
p. 67; Erath, p. 67; Falls, pp. 68-69; Fayette, pp. 69-70; Fort
Bend, p. 70; Freestone, pp. 70-71; Frio, p. 71; Galveston, p.
71; Gillespie, p. 72; Goliad, pp. 72-73; Gonzales, pp. 73-75;
Grayson, p. 75; Gregg, pp. 75-76; Grimes, p. 76; Guadalupe,
pp. 77-78; Hamilton, pp. 78-79; Hardin, pp. 79-80; Harris,
pp. 80-81; Harrison, pp. 81-82; Hays, p. 82; Hidalgo, p. 83;
Hill, pp. 83-84; Hood, p. 84; Houston, pp. 84-85; Jack, pp.
85-86; Jackson, p. 86; Jasper, pp. 86-87; Jefferson, p. 87;
Karnes, pp. 87-88; Kendall, p. 88; Kerr, p. 89; Kimble, pp.
89-90; Kinney, p. 90; Lamar, pp. 90-91; Lampasas, pp. 91-
92; Llano, pp. 92-93; La Salle, p. 93; Lavaca, p. 94; Leon,
pp. 94-95; Liberty, pp. 95-96; Limestone, p. 96; Live Oak, pp.
96-97; Madison, p. 97; Marion, pp. 97-98; Matagorda, p. 99;
Maverick, pp. 99-100; McLennan, pp. 100-101; McMullen, p.
101; Medina, pp. 101-102; Menard, pp. 102-103; Milam, pp.
103-104; Montgomery, pp. 104-105; Morris, p. 105; Nacog-
doches, pp. 105-106; Navarro, pp. 106-107; Newton, p. 107;
Nueces, pp. 107-108; Orange, pp. 108-109; Palo Pinto, p. 109;
Panola, pp. 109-110; Parker, pp. 110-111; Polk, pp. 111-112;
Rains, p. 112; Red River, pp. 112-113; Refugio, p. 113; Rob-
ertson, pp. 113-115; Rockwall, p. 115; Runnels, p. 115; Rusk,
pp. 115-116; Sabine, p. 116; San Augustine, pp. 116-117;
San Jacinto, p. 117; San Patricio, pp. 117-118; San Saba,
p. 118; Shelby, p. 119; Smith, pp. 119-120; Tarrant, pp. 120-
121; Travis, pp. 121-122; Trinity, pp. 122-123; Tyler, pp. 123-
124; Uvalde, p. 124; Van Zandt, pp. 124-125; Victoria, p. 125;
Walker, p. 126; Waller, pp. 126-127; Washington, pp. 127-
129; Webb, p. 129; Wharton, pp. 129-130; Williamson, pp.
130-131; Wilson, pp. 131-132; Wood, p. 132; Zapata, pp. 133-
134; Bowie, pp. 134-135; Cass, p. 135; Collin, pp. 135-136;
Dallas, p. 136; Delta, pp. 136-137; Denton, p. 137; Fannin,
pp. 137-138; Franklin, p. 138; Titus, p. 138; Hopkins, p. 138;
Hunt, pp. 138-139; Kaufman, p. 139; Upshur, p. 140.
Shipman, Alice Jack, Taming
the
Big
Bend.
[Austin, Von
Boeckmann-Jones, 1926]. 215pp. Bvo. Illus.
A history of the counties of the Big Bend area.
The
Texas
Almanac,
in various years from 1857 to the present,
contains much information on Texas counties. The publication
is sometimes called "The Encyclopedia of Texas." It is now
published by the A. H. Belo Corporation (The
Dallas
Morning
Neius),
Dallas, Texas.
Texas State Historical Association, A Plea
for
County
Historical
Societies,
n. p., n. d. Bpp. Bvo.
Timm, Charles A., Some
Observations
on
the
International
Boundary
Commission,
United
States
and
Mexico.
Bureau
of Research in the Social Sciences. Austin, University of
Texas, 1935. 27pp. 4to.
Webb, W. P., "Suggestions for the Study and Writing of Local
History," in Eugene C. Barker, Texas
History
for
High
Schools
and
Colleges
(Dallas, Southwest Press, c. 1929), pp.
633-640.
West
Texas:
Its
Soil
and
Climate
from
San
Antonio
to
El
Paso.
Houston, General Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific, n. d.
48pp. Bvo.
Contains information on the following counties: Bexar, pp.
3-8; Medina, pp. 8-17; Uvalde, pp. 18-20; Kinney, pp. 20-22;
Maverick, pp. 22-24; Val Verde, pp. 24-38; Pecos, pp. 38-40;
Brewster, pp. 40-41; Presidio, pp. 42-43; Jeff Davis, pp. 43-48.
Wilbarger, Josiah, Indian Depredations in Texas: Reliable Ac-
counts of Battles, Wars, Adventures, Forays, Murders, Mas-
sacres, etc., etc., Together with Biographical Sketches of
Many of the Most Noted Indian Fighters and Frontiersmen
of Texas. Austin, Hutchings Printing House, 1889. 672pp.
Bvo. Mus.
[Facsimile Reproduction, Austin, The Steck Company, 1935.]
Each account is lifted with the county in which the event
described occurred.
The University of Texas.
How to cite:
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