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Medal of Honor Recipients - Texans (either born in Texas or the Home of Record is Texas)

Texas claims 75 Medal of Honor Recipients, however, Texas also recognizes those recipients who were born in Texas but their Medal is credited to another state (eight recipients).

Texas Political and Government History Overview

Texas, like present-day Florida and most of the present-day Southwestern and Western United States, was claimed and ruled by the Kingdom of Spain for nearly 300 years. The French also laid claim to parts of Texas and this is why Texas claims to have "six flags".

It is inadequate to discuss Texas history without including some history of Spain and Mexico. Historians have long recognized the various periods of Texas history as follows: Spanish Texas (1513-1821), French Texas (1684-1689), Mexican Texas (1821-1836), Republic of Texas (1836-1845), Texas, USA (1845-1860), Confederate Texas (1860-1865), Texas, USA (1865-present).

It is worth mentioning most historians refer to Mexico and Texas as "colonies" of Spain, however, if one looks at historical records of the time, one will not find the word "colonia" except as used for smaller divisions such as settlements (cities or villas). Spain set-up her territories (or foreign lands) as "vice-royalties".

Province of Texas (Spanish Texas)

Mexican Texas (1821-1836)

The Province of Texas became a state but it was not a sovereign state as it was included with the State of Coahuila.

At the time of the Texas Revolution, Texas was known as the Department of Texas.

Republic of Texas

Counties replace the municipal form of government.

State of Texas of the United States of America

Today there are 254 Texas counties. See also: Circle of USA - Texas

County, Date Formed, Parent County, County Seat

1. Anderson 1846 Houston Palestine
2. Andrews 1875 Bexar Andrews
3. Angelina 1846 Nacogdoches
4. Aransas 1871 Refugio Rockport
5. Archer 1858 Fannin Archer City
6. Armstrong 1876 Bexar Claude
7. Atascosa 1856 Bexar Jourdanton
8. Austin 1837 Old Mexican Municipality Bellville
9. Bailey 1876 Bexar Muleshoe
10. Bandera 1856 Bexar, Uvalde Bandera
11. Bastrop 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Bastrop
12. Baylor 1858 Fannin Seymour
13. Bee 1857 Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio Beeville
14. Bell 1850 Milam Belton
15. Bexar 1836 Old Mexican Municipality San Antonio
16. Blanco 1858 Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Burnet Johnson City
17. Borden 1876 Bexar Gail
18. Bosque 1854 McLennan, Milam Meridian
19. Bowie 1840 Red River New Boston
20. Brazoria 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Angleton
21. Brazos 1841 Robertson, Washington Bryan
22. Brewster 1887 Presidio Alpine
23. Briscoe 1876 Bexar Silverton
24. Brooks 1911 Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata Falfurrias
25. Brown 1856 Comanche, Travis Brownwood
26. Buchanan **History** Name Changed to Stephens 1861 **** ****
27. Buchel **History** **Never Organized** **** ****
28. Burleson 1846 Milam, Washington Caldwell
29. Burnet 1852 Bell, Travis, Williamson Burnet
30. Caldwell 1848 Gonzales Lockhart
31. Calhoun 1846 Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria Port Lavaca
32. Callahan 1858 Bexar, Bosque, Travis Baird
33. Cameron 1848 Nueces Brownsville
34. Camp 1874 Upshur Pittsburg
35. Carson 1876 Bexar Panhandle
36. Cass 1846 Bowie Linden
37. Castro 1876 Bexar Dimmitt
38. Chambers 1858 Jefferson, Liberty Anahuac
39. Cherokee 1846 Nacogdoches Rusk
40. Childress 1876 Bexar, Youngland District
41. Cibilo 1869-1874 Wilson **** ****
42. Clay 1857 Cooke Henrietta
43. Cochran 1876 Bexar Morton
44. Coke 1889 Tom Green Robert Lee
45. Coleman 1858 Brown, Travis Coleman
46. Collin 1846 Fannin McKinney
47. Collingsworth 1876 Bexar, Youngland District Wellington
48. Colorado 1837 Old Mexican Municipality Columbus
49. Comal 1846 Bexar, Gonzales, Travis New Braunfels
50. Comanche 1856 Bosque, Coryell Comanche
51. Concho 1858 Bexar Paint Rock
52. Cooke 1848 Fannin Gainesville
53. Coryell 1854 Bell Gatesville
54. Cottle 1876 Fannin Paducah
55. Crane 1887 Tom Green Crane
56. Crockett 1875 Bexar Ozona
57. Crosby 1876 Bexar Crosbyton
58. Culberson 1911 El Paso Van Horn
59. Dallam 1876 Bexar Dalhart
60. Dallas 1846 Nacogdoches, Robertson Dallas
61. Davis **History** Name Changed to Cass 1871 **** ****
62. Dawson 1876 Bexar Lamesa
63. Deaf Smith 1876 Bexar Hereford
64. Delta 1870 Hopkins, Lamar Cooper
65. Denton 1846 Fannin Denton
66. De Witt 1846 Goliad, Gonzales, Victoria Cuero
67. Dickens 1876 Bexar Dickens
68. Dimmit 1858 Bexar, Maverick, Uvalde, Webb Carrizo Springs
69. Donley 1881 Jack Clarendon
70. Duval 1858 Live Oak, Nueces, Starr San Diego
71. Eastland 1858 Bosque, Coryell, Travis Eastland
72. Ector 1887 Tom Green Odessa
73. Edwards 1858 Bexar Rocksprings
74. El Paso 1850 Bexar El Paso
75. Ellis 1849 Navarro Waxahachie
76. Encinal 1856 - But never organized **History** 1899 Incorporated into Webb County **** ****
77. Erath 1856 Bosque, Coryell Stephenville
78. Falls 1850 Limestone, Milam Marlin
79. Fannin 1837 Red River Bonham
80. Fayette 1837 Bastrop, Colorado La Grange
81. Fisher 1876 Bexar Roby
82. Floyd 1876 Bexar Floydada
83. Foard 1891 Cottle, Hardeman, King, Knox Crowell
84. Foley **History** **Never Organized** **** ****
85. Fort Bend 1837 Austin Richmond
86. Franklin 1875 Titus Mount Vernon
87. Freestone 1850 Limestone Fairfield
88. Frio 1858 Atascosa, Bexar, Uvalde Pearsall
89. Gaines 1876 Bexar Seminole
90. Galveston 1838 Brazoria Galveston
91. Garza 1876 Bexar Post
92. Gillespie 1848 Bexar Fredericksburg
93. Glasscock 1887 Tom Green Garden City
94. Goliad 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Goliad
95. Gonzales 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Gonzales
96. Gray 1876, Bexar Pampa
97. Grayson 1846, Fannin Sherman
98. Greer (Historical Site) 1860-1896 Indian Territory Mangum
99. Gregg 1873, Rusk, Upshur, Longview
100. Grimes 1846, Montgomery, Anderson
101. Guadalupe 1846, Bexar, Gonzales Seguin
102. Hale 1876, Bexar Plainview
103. Hall 1876, Bexar, Young Memphis
104. Hamilton 1858, Bosque, Comanche, Lampasas, Hamilton
105. Hansford 1876, Bexar, Young, Spearman
106. Hardeman 1858, Fannin, Quanah
107. Hardin 1858, Jefferson, Liberty, Kountze
108. Harris, 1836, Harrisburg Municipality, Houston
109. Harrisburg 1836-1840 **History** Harris **** ****
110. Harrison 1839, Shelby, Marshall
111. Hartley 1876, Bexar, Young Channing
112. Haskell 1858, Fannin, Milam, Haskell
113. Hays 1848, Travis, San Marcos
114. Hemphill 1876, Bexar, Young, Canadian
115. Henderson 1846, Houston, Nacogdoches Athens
116. Hidalgo 1852, Cameron Edinburg - claims two Medal of Honor Recipients
117. Hill 1853, Navarro Hillsboro
118. Hockley 1876, Bexar, Young Levelland
119. Hood 1865, Johnson Granbury
120. Hopkins 1846, Lamar, Nacogdoches Sulphur Springs
121. Houston 1837, Nacogdoches, Crockett
122. Howard 1876, Bexar, Young Big Spring
123. Hudspeth 1917, El Paso Sierra Blanca
124. Hunt 1846, Fannin, Nacogdoches Greenville
125. Hutchinson 1876, Bexar Stinnett
126. Irion 1881, Tom Green Mertzon
127. Jack 1856, Cooke Jacksboro
128. Jackson 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Edna
129. Jasper 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Jasper
130. Jeff Davis 1887 Presidio Fort Davis
131. Jefferson 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Beaumont
132. Jim Hogg 1913, Brooks, Duval Hebbronville
133. Jim Wells 1911, Nueces Alice
134. Johnson 1854, Ellis, Hill, Navarro Cleburne
135. Jones 1858, Bexar, Bosque Anson
136. Karnes 1854, Bexar Karnes City
137. Kaufman 1848, Henderson Kaufman
138. Kendall 1862, Blanco, Kerr Boerne
139. Kenedy 1921, Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy Sarita
140. Kent 1876, Bexar, Young Jayton
141. Kerr 1856, Bexar Kerrville
142. Kimble 1858, Bexar Junction
143. King 1876, Bexar Guthrie
144. Kinney 1850, Bexar Brackettville - this county claims five Medal of Honor Recipients.
145. Kleberg 1917, Nueces Kingsville
146. Knox 1858, Bexar, Young
147. La Salle 1858, Bexar, Webb Cotulla
148. La Baca History Never Organized **** ****
149. Lamar 1840, Red River Paris
150. Lamb 1876, Bexar, Littlefield
151. Lampasas 1856, Bell, Travis Lampasas
152. Lavaca 1846, Colorado, Gonzales,
153. Jackson, Victoria Hallettsville
154. Lee 1874, Bastrop, Burleson,
155. Fayette, Washington Giddings
156. Leon 1846, Robertson Centerville
157. Liberty 1836, Old Spanish Municipality Liberty
158. Limestone 1846, Robertson Groesbeck
159. Lipscomb 1876, Bexar Lipscomb
160. Live Oak 1856, Nueces, San Patricio George West
161. Llano 1856, Bexar Llano
162. Loving 1887, Tom Green Mentone
163. Lubbock 1876, Bexar, Crosby Lubbock
164. Lynn 1876, Bexar Tahoka
165. Madison 1854, Leon, Grimes, Walker Madisonville
166. Marion 1860, Cass Jefferson
167. Martin 1876, Bexar Stanton
168. Mason 1858, Gillespie Mason
169. Matagorda 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Bay City
170. Maverick 1856 Kenedy Eagle Pass
171. McCulloch 1856 Bexar Brady
172. McLennan 1850 Milam Waco
173. McMullen 1858 Atascosa, Bexar, Live Oak Tilden
174. Medina 1848 Bexar Hondo
175. Menard 1858 Bexar Menard
176. Midland 1885 Tom Green Midland
177. Milam 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Cameron
178. Miller 1820-1836 **History** Red River **** ****
179. Mills 1887, Brown, Comanche,
180. Hamilton, Lampasas Goldthwaite
181. Mitchell 1878, Bexar Colorado City
182. Montague 1857, Cooke Montague
183. Montgomery 1837, Washington Conroe
184. Moore 1876, Bexar Dumas
185. Morris 1875, Titus Daingerfield
186. Motley 1876, Bexar Matador
187. Nacogdoches, 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Nacogdoches
188. Navarro 1846, Robertson Corsicana
189. Navasota **History** Name Changed to Brazos 1842 **** ****
190. Neches History Never Organized **** ****
191. Newton 1846, Jasper Newton
192. Nolan 1881, Bexar, Young Sweetwater
193. Nueces 1846, San Patricio Corpus Christi
194. Ochiltree 1876, Bexar, Perryton
195. Oldham 1876 , Bexar, Vega
196. Orange 1852 , Jefferson, Orange
197. Palo Pinto 1856, Bosque, Navarro, Palo Pinto
198. Panola 1846, Harrison, Shelby, Carthage
199. Parker 1855, Bosque, Navarro Weatherford
200. Parmer 1876, Bexar Farwell
201. Paschal History Never Organized **** ****
202. Pecos 1871, Presidio Fort Stockton
203. Polk 1846, Liberty Livingston
204. Potter 1876, Bexar Amarillo
205. Presidio 1852, Bexar Marfa
206. Rains 1870, Hopkins, Hunt, Wood Emory
207. Randall 1876, Bexar Canyon
208. Reagan 1903, Tom Green Big Lake
209. Real 1913, Bandera, Edwards, Kerr Leakey
210. Red River 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Clarksville
211. Reeves 1883, Pecos Pecos
212. Refugio 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Refugio
213. Roberts 1876, Bexar Miami
214. Robertson 1837, Milam Franklin
215. Rockwall 1873, Kaufman Rockwall
216. Runnels 1858, Bexar, Travis Ballinger
217. Rusk 1843, Nacogdoches Henderson
218. Sabine 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Hemphill
219. San Augustine 1836, Old Mexican Municipality San Augustine
220. San Jacinto 1870, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Walker Coldspring
221. San Patricio 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Sinton
222. San Saba 1856, Bexar San Saba
223. Schleicher 1887, Crockett Eldorado
224. Scurry, 1876, Bexar Snyder
225. Shackelford, 1858, Bosque Albany
226. Shelby, 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Center
227. Sherman 1876, Bexar Stratford
228. Smith 1846, Nacogdoches Tyler
229. Somervell 1875, Hood, Johnson Glen Rose
230. Spring Creek History Never Organized **** ****
231. Starr 1848, Nueces Rio Grande City
232. Stephens 1858, Bosque Breckenridge
233. Sterling 1841, Tom Green Sterling City
234. Stonewall 1876, Bexar Aspermont
235. Sutton 1840, Crockett Sonora
236. Swisher 1876, Bexar, Young Tulia
237. Tarrant 1849, Navarro Fort Worth - Fort Worth, Texas claims four Medal of Honor Recipients.
238. Taylor 1858, Bexar, Travis Abilene
239. Terrell 1905, Pecos Sanderson
240. Terry 1876, Bexar Brownfield
241. Throckmorton 1858, Fannin Throckmorton
242. Titus, 1846, Bowie, Red River Mount Pleasant
243. Tom Green, 1874, Bexar San Angelo
244. Travis, 1840, Bastrop Austin
245. Trinity, 1850, Houston Groveton
246. Tyler, 1846, Liberty Woodville
247. Upshur, 1846, Harrison, Nacogdoches Gilmer
248. Upton, 1867, Tom Green Rankin
249. Uvalde, 1850, Bexar Uvalde
250. Val Verde, 1885, Crockett, Kinney, Pecos Del Rio
251. Van Zandt, 1848, Henderson Canton
252. Victoria, 1836, Old Mexican Municipality Victoria
253. Waco History Never Organized **** ****
254. Walker, 1846, Montgomery Huntsville
255. Waller, 1873, Austin, Grimes Hempstead
256. Ward, 1887, Tom Green Monahans
257. Washington, 1836, Texas Municipality Brenham
258. Webb, 1848, Bexar, Laredo
259. Wegefarth, **History** **Never Organized** **** ****
260. Wharton, 1846, Jackson, Matagorda Wharton
261. Wheeler , 1876, Bexar, Young Wheeler
262. Wichita, 1858, Youngland District Wichita Falls
263. Wilbarger, 1858, Bexar Vernon
264. Willacy, 1911, Cameron, Hidalgo Raymondville
265. Williamson, 1848, Milam Georgetown
266. Wilson, 1860, Bexar, Karnes Floresville
267. Winkler, 1887, Tom Green Kermit
268. Wise, 1856, Cooke Decatur
269. Wood, 1850, Van Zandt Quitman
270. Yoakum, 1876, Bexar Plains
271. Young, 1856, Bosque, Fannin Graham
272. Zapata, 1858, Starr, Webb Zapata
273. Zavala, 1858, Maverick, Uvalde Crystal City

Sources

External Links:

• TXGenWeb Counties A-Z on txgenweb.org website
• List of counties in Texas on Wikipedia
• Texas County Websites link on Texas Association of Counties website
• Texas Counties on Texas Almanac website texasalmanac.com
• Texas County Organization article on Texas State Handbook Online website tshaonline.org/handbook

Maps

• Texas County Map with County Seat Cities on geology.com website