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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Runnels County, Texas.
The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1880. It is named for Hiram G. Runnels, a Texas state legislator.
The original inhabitants of the area were the Jumano, followed by the Comanche. In 1683–84, Juan Domínguez de Mendoza established a short-lived mission. Fort Chadbourne was established in 1852, as part of a chain of forts in West Texas.
The MacMillan oil field was discovered near Ballinger in 1927. Eighteen new oil fields were explored by 1949.
Adjacent Counties
Cities & Communities
- Ballinger (County Seat)
- Benoit
- Miles
- Norton
- Rowena
- Wingate
- Winters
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