1795 TEXAS 1895

 50 YEARS BEFORE TEXAS' RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

1799

- July 27, Juan Bautista Elguézabal, appointed governor of Texas (1799-October 5, 1805).

1805

- Manuel Antonio Cordero y Bustamante, appointed governor of Texas (1805-November 7, 1808).

1808

- Manuel Maria de Salcedo, appointed governor of Texas (1808-January 22, 1811).

1811

- January 22, Juan Bautista de las Casas, appointed governor of Texas (1811-March 2, 1811).

- March 1, Juan Manuel Sambrano, appointed governor of Texas (1811-July 1811).

- July, Simon de Herrera, appointed interim governor of Texas (1811-December 1811).

- December, Manuel Maria de Salcedo, appointed second-term governor of Texas (1811-April 5, 1813).

1813

- Cristobal Dominguez, apponted governor of Texas (1813-October 1814).

1814

- Benito de Armiñan, appointed governor of Texas (1814-1815).

- Settlers arrived in the Red River County area in Texas. Caddo, Delaware, Kickapoo and Shawnee Native American land.

1815

- Mariano Varela, appointed governor of Texas (1815-1816).

1816

- July 27, Juan Ignacio Pérez, appointed governor of Texas (1816-March 20, 1817).

1817

- The French born pirate Jean Laffite, made his headquarters in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.

- March 20, Manuel Pardo, appointed governor of Texas (1817-May 27, 1817).

- May 27, Antonio Maria Martinez, appointed governor of Texas (1817-August 17, 1822).

1819

- June, James Long, appointed governor of Texas (1819-October 28, 1819).

- Baytown area settled in Harris County, Texas. Coordinates 29°44'N-94°58'W.

- August 17, José Felix Trespalacios appointed governor of Texas (1822-April 17, 1823).

1823

- July 8, Luciano Garcia, appointed governor of Texas (1823-October 12, 1823).

1824

- John Dickinson received a land grant, from Mexican government, for the present Dickinson area in Galveston County, Texas.

- Galena Park, settled by Ezekiel Thomas in Harris County, Texas. Coordinates 29°44'N-95°14'W.

- Tevis Bluff (today Beaumont) founded by Noah Tevis, Jefferson County, Texas.

- August 15, Rafael Gonzalez, appointed governor of Texas (1824-March 15, 1826).

- Michael Gouldrich received a labor land grant, from Mexican Government, for the present Kemah area in Galveston County, Texas. Attractions & Recreation : Armand Bayou Park, Clear Lake Park, Kemah Boardwalk, McNair Memorial Park, Meador Park, Miramar Park

1826

- May 30, Victor Blanco, appointed governor of Texas (1826-January 27, 1827).

1827

- July 4, José Maria Viesca, appointed governor of Texas (1827-April 4, 1831).

1831

- April 5, José Maria Letona, appointed governor of Texas (1831-September 18, 1832).

1832

- September 18, Juan Martin de Veramendi, appointed governor of Texas (1832-1833).

1833

- Galena Park named Clinton by Isaac Batterson, in Harris County, Texas.

- Juan José de Vidauri y Villaseñor, appointed governor of Texas (1833-1834).

- The name of the Spanish mission San Filipe del Rio shortened to Del Rio. Today a city in Val Verde County, Texas. Coordinates 29°22'N-100°54'W. Attractions & Recreation : International Amistad Dam, Whitehead Memorial Museum

1834

- Maryville (today Beeville) settled in Bee County, Texas. Renamed Beeville for General Bernard E. Bee. Coordinates 28°24'N-97°45'W.

- August 30, Juan José Elguézabal, appointed governor of Texas (1834-March 12, 1835).

1835

- Henry Millard bought land to establish the townsite of Beaumont, named for his brother in law Jefferson Beaumont, today a major city in Jefferson County, Texas. Coordinates 30°05'N-94°06'W.

- Bexar County established in Texas, seat San Antonio.

- March 12, José Maria Cantu, appointed governor of Texas (1835-April 14, 1835).

- April 14, Agustin M. Viesca, appointed governor of Texas (1835-June 8, 1835).

- June, Marciel Borrego, appointed governor of Texas (1835-November 1835).

- June 28, Ramon Musquiz, appointed governor (not taking office) of Texas.

- November, Texans established a provisional government in Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.

- November 15, Henry Smith, appointed governor of Texas (1835-January 11, 1836).

1836

- Austin County established in Texas, seat Bellville.

- Bastrop County established in Texas, seat Bastrop.

- Brazoria County established in Texas, seat Angleton.

- Colorado County established in Texas, seat Columbus;

- The Republic of Texas granted Michel B. Menard Galveston area land, in Galveston County, Texas.

- Goliad County established in Texas, seat Goliad.

- Gonzales County established in Texas, seat Gonzales.

- Harris County established in Texas, seat Houston.

- Jackson County established in Texas, seat Edna.

- Jasper County established in Texas, seat Jasper.

- Jefferson County established in Texas, seat Beaumont.

- Liberty County established in Texas, seat Liberty.

- Matagorda County established in Texas, seat Bay City.

- Milam County established in Texas, seat Cameron.

- Nacogdoches County established in Texas, seat Nacogdoches.

- Red River County established in Texas, seat Clarksville. Cities/Towns/Places : Annona, Avery, Bagwell, Bogata, Clarksville, Detroit, Dimple.

- Sabine County established in Texas, seat Hemphill.

- San Augustine County established in Texas, seat San Augustine.

- San Patricio County established in Texas, seat Sinton.

- Shelby County established in Texas, seat Center.

- Texas independence from Mexico.

- Victoria County established in Texas, seat Victoria.

- Washington County estabnlished in Texas, seat Brenham.

- January 11, James W. Robinson, appointed acting governor of Texas (1836-March 1, 1836).

- February 23, the army of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, arrived outside San Antonio, Texas.

- March 2, Richard Ellis, appointed president of the convention (governor) of Texas (1836-March 16, 1836).

- March 6, James Bowie, died in San Antonio, Texas. Battle of the Alamo(*)hero.

- March 6, David(Davy) Crockett, died in San Antonio, Texas. Politician and legendary frontiersman.

- March 17, David Gouverneur Burnet, appointed president of the ad-interim government of Texas (1836-October 22, 1836).

- October 22, Sam Houston, appointed president of Texas (1836-December 10, 1838).

1837

- Austinia laid out, a small community near present Texas City in Galveston County, Texas. The settlement completely disappeared.

- Fannin County established in Texas, seat Bonham.

- Fayette County established in Texas, seat La Grange.

- Fort Bend County established in Texas, seat Richmond.

- Houston County established in Texas, seat Crockett.

- Montgomery County established in Texas, seat Conroe.

- Robertson County established in Texas, seat Franklin.

1838

- Beaumont, incorporated as town and appointed city seat of Jefferson County in Texas.

- Corpus Christi, founded by Colonel Henry Lawrence Kinney, seat of Nueces County in Texas. Coordinates 27°48'N-97°24'W. Attractions & Recreation : Padre Island National Seashore.

- Galveston County established in Texas, seat Galveston.

- Galveston, appointed seat of Galveston County, Texas. Coordinates 29°18'N-94°48'W.

- December 10, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, appointed president of Texas (1838-December 13, 1841).

1839

- Galveston, incorporated in Galveston County, Texas. Attractions & Recreation : Beach Pocket Park 1, Dellanera RV Park, Galveston Island State Park, Jones Park, R.A. Apffel East Beach Park, Schreiber Park, Seawolf Park, Stewart Beach.

- Harrison County established in Texas, seat Marshall.

- Shoal Point established near present Texas City in Galveston County, Texas.

- Waterloo(Austin) in Travis County, selected as the capital of the Republic of Texas, and renamed for Stephen F. Austin, founder of principal English-speaking settlements in Texas.

1840

- Austin incorporated, seat of Travis County, Texas. Coordinates 30°16'N-97°45'W. Austin Today : Attractions & Recreation : O. Henry Museum, Elisabet Ney Museum

- Bowie County established in Texas, seat New Boston.

- Lamar County established in Texas, seat Paris.

- Travis County established in Texas, seat Austin

1841

- Brazos County established in Texas, seat Bryan.

- John Neely Bryan, built the first cabin on the site what is now Dallas in Dallas County, Texas. Coordinates 32°47'N-96°48'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fair Park, Texas Amusement Park

- December 13, Sam Houston, appointed second-term president of Texas (1841-December 9, 1844).

1842

- Farmers Branch founded (known as Peters Colony) in Dallas County, Texas. Coordinates 32°56'N-96°53'W.

- Texas government moved from Austin to Houston, due to the threat of a Mexican invasion.

1843

- First settlement, on a native American council site, of Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas, was called Bird's Fort.

- Rusk County established in Texas, seat Henderson.

1844

- December 9, Anson Jones, appointed president of Texas (1844-February 19, 1846).

December 29, Texas TX 28th state admitted to the Union

Texas Today : capital Austin. Area 268,581 sq.mi.(695.625km²), 2nd largest state, nickname 'Lone Star State'. Counties 254 : Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis, El Paso, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchison, Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kenedy, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, La Salle, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Midland, Millam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Polk, Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutter, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Yoakum, Young, Zapata, Zavala. Attractions & Recreation : Addicks Dam, African American Museum, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Amistad National Recreation Area, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Aquilla Dam & Lake, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Bardwell Lake, Barker Dam, Belton Lake, Benbrook Lake, Big Bend National Park, Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge, Big Thicket National Preserve, Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Chamizal National Memorial, Choke Canyon Reservoir, Cooper Lake, Dallas Museum of Natural History, Ferrells Bridge Dam Lake O' The Pines, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Fort Davis National Historic Site,

- Texas government moved from Houston to Austin.

1846

- Anderson County established in Texas, seat Palestine. Total area 1,077.95 sq/mi.(2.792m²/km).

- Angelina County established in Texas, seat Lufkin.

- Burleson County established in Texas, seat Caldwell.

- Calhoun County established in Texas, seat Port Lavaca

- Cass County established in Texas, seat Linden

- Cherokee County established in Texas, seat Rusk.

- Collin County established in Texas, seat McKinney.

- Comal County established in Texas, seat New Braunfels.

- Corpus Christi named after the Corpus Christi Bay in Nueces County, Texas.

- Dallas County established in Texas, seat Dallas. Cities/Towns/Places : Addison, Balch Springs, Buckingham, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Coppell, Dallas, De Soto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Garland, Grand Prairie, Gulf Oil, Highland Park, Hutchins, Irving, Kleberg, Lancaster, Mesquite, Nationsbank, North Texas Mpc, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, Seagoville, Sears, Sunnyvale, University Park, Village, Wilmer, Wylie.

- Denton County established in Texas, seat Denton.

- DeWitt County established in Texas, seat Cuero.

- Gillespie County established in Texas, seat Fredericksburg.

- Grayson County established in Texas, seat Sherman.

- Grimes County established in Texas, seat Anderson.

- Guadalupe County established in Texas, seat Seguin.

- Henderson County established in Texas, seat Athens.

- Hopkins County established in Texas, seat Sulphur Springs.

- Hunt County established in Texas, seat Greenville.

- Lavaca County established in Texas, seat Hallettsville.

- Leon County established in Texas, seat Centerville.

- Limestone County established in Texas, seat Groesbeck.

- Navarro County established in Texas, seat Corsicana.

- Newton County established in Texas, seat Newton.

- Nueces County established in Texas, seat Corpus Christi.

- Panola County established in Texas, seat Carthage.

- Peters Colony (today Addison) settled in Dallas County, Texas.

- Polk County established in Texas, seat Livingston.

- Smith County established in Texas, seat Tyler.

- Titus County established in Texas, seat Mount Pleasant.

- Tyler County established in Texas, seat Woodville.

- Upshur County established in Texas, seat Gilmer.

- Walker County established in Texas, seat Huntsville.

- Wharton County established in Texas, seat Wharton.

- February 19, James Pinckney Henderson, elected first governor of Texas (1846-December 21, 1847).

- March 28, General Zachary Taylor, constructed a fort later named Fort Brown at Brownsville (part of Matamoros) in Cameron County, Texas.

- May 8, The Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma were fought nearby Brownsville in Cameron County, Texas.

- May 9, Major Jacob Brown, died (Brown) when defending fort (Brown) against Mexican attacks in Cameron County, Texas.

1847

- December 21, George Tyler(Thomas) Wood, elected second governor of Texas (1847-December 21, 1849).

1848

- Brownsville, appointed seat of Cameron County in Texas.

- Caldwell County established in Texas, seat Lockhart.

- Cameron County established in Texas, seat Brownsville.

- Cooke County established in Texas, seat Gainesville.

- El Paso area became U.S. territory and an Army post was built, in El Paso County, Texas.

- Hayes County established in Texas, seat San Marcos.

- Kaufman County established in Texas, seat Kaufman.

- Medina County established in Texas, seat Hondo.

- Starr County established in Texas, seat Rio Grande City.

- Van Zandt County established in Texas, seat Canton.

- Webb County established in Texas, seat Laredo.

- Williamson County established in Texas, seat Georgetown.

1849

- Big Spring settled, named by Captain R.B. Marcy for his discovery of a spring near Sulphur Draw, Howard County, Texas. Coordinates 32°15'N-101°28'W.

- Ellis County established in Texas, seat Waxahachie.

- Fort Bliss established near El Paso in El Paso County, Texas.

- Fort Duncan, established near Eagle Pass city in Maverick County, Texas.

- Fort Worth, founded as frontier outpost by Major Ripley Arnold, in Tarrant County, Texas. Coordinates 32°45'N-97°20'W. Attractions & Recreation : Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Southwestern Exposition.

- Tarrant County established in Texas, seat Fort Worth.

- December 21, Peter Hansbrough Bell, elected third governor of Texas (1849-November 23, 1853).

1850

- Texas population, 212,592 residents.

- Bell County established in Texas, seat Belton.

- Brownsville incorporated in Cameron County, Texas. Coordinates 25°54'N- 97°30'W. Attractions & Recreation : Brownsville Heritage Complex, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Fort Brown, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site.

- El Paso County established in Texas, seat El Paso.

- Falls County established in Texas, seat Marlin.

- Freestone County established in Texas, seat Fairfield.

- Gainesville, settled near the Red River on the California Trail, seat of Cooke County in Texas. Coordinates 33°37'N-97°08'W. Named for General Edmund Pendleton Gaines.

- King County established in Texas, seat Guthrie.

- McLennan County established in Texas, seat Waco.

- Presidio County established in Texas, seat Marfa.

- Trinity County established in Texas, seat Groveton.

- Uvalde County established in Texas, seat Uvalde.

- Wood County established in Texas, Quitman.

 

1852

- Burnet County established in Texas, seat Burnet.

- Hidalgo County established in Texas, seat Edinburg.

- Orange County established in Texas, seat Orange.

1853

- The Army left Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas.

- Hill County established in Texas, seat Hillsboro.

- The 15,500 acres King Ranch, later Kingsville in Kleberg County, Texas, purchased by early steamboat Captain Richard King.

- November 23, James Wilson Henderson, elected acting governor of Texas (1853).

- December 21, Elisha Marshall Pease, elected governor of Texas (1853-December 21, 1857).

1854

- Bosque County established in Texas, seat Meridian.

- Coryell County established in Texas, seat Gatesville.

- Johnson County established in Texas, seat Cleburne.

- Karnes County established in Texas, seat Karnes City.

- First settlers arrived in the present League City area, Galveston County, Texas.

- The Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, built through the League City area in Galveston County, Texas.

- Madison County established in Texas, seat Madisonville.

1855

- Parker County established in Texas, seat Weatherford.

1856

- Atascosa County established in Texas, seat Jourdanton.

- Bandera County established in Texas, seat Bandera.

- Brown County established in Texas, seat Brownwood.

- Brownwood founded, seat of Brown County, Texas. Named after Texas Indian fighter, Captain Henry S. Brown. Coordinates 31°43'N-98°59'W.

- Comanche County established in Texas, seat Comanche.

- Dallas, incorporated as town in Dallas County, Texas.

- Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande, appointed seat of Maverick County in Texas. Coordinates 28°43'N-100°30'W.

- Erath County established in Texas, seat Stephenville.

- Kerr County established in Texas, seat Kerrville.

- Lampasas County established in Texas, seat Lampasas.

- Live Oak County established in Texas, seat George West.

- Llano County established in Texas, seat Llano.

- Maverick County established in Texas, seat Eagle Pass.

- McCulloch County established in Texas, seat Brady.

- Palo Pinto Countyestablished in Texas, seat Palo Pinto.

- Refugio County established in Texas, seat Refugio.

- San Saba County established in Texas, seat San Saba.

- Wise County established in Texas, seat Decatur.

- Young County established in Texas, seat Graham.

1857

- Bee County established in Texas, seat Beeville.

- Clay County established in Texas, seat Henrietta.

- Denton, settled and seat of Denton County, Texas. Coordinates 33°13'N-97°08'W.

- Jack County established in Texas, seat Jacksboro.

- Montague County established in Texas, seat Montague.

- December 21, Hardin Richard Runnels, elected governor of Texas (1857-December 25, 1973).

1858

- Archer County established in Texas, seat Archer City.

- Baylor County established in Texas, seat Seymour.

- Beeville, appointed seat of Bee County, Texas.

- Blanco County established in Texas, seat Johnson City.

- Chambers County established in Texas, seat Anahuac.

- Coleman County established in Texas, seat Coleman.

- Concho County established in Texas, seat Paint Rock.

- Dawson County established in Texas, seat Lamesa.

- Dimmit County established in Texas, seat Carrizo Springs.

- Duval County established in Texas, seat San Diego.

- Eastland County established in Texas, seat Eastland.

- Edwards County established in Texas, seat Rocksprings.

- Frio County established in Texas, seat Pearsall.

- French and Swiss artisan settlers, arrived in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

- Hamilton County established in Texas, seat Hamilton.

- Hardeman County established in Texas, seat Quanah.

- Hardin County established in Texas, seat Kountze.

- Haskell County established in Texas, seat Haskell.

- Kimble County established in Texas, seat Junction.

- Knox County established in Texas, seat Benjamin.

- La Salle County established in Texas, seat Cotulla.

- Mason County establsihed in Texas, seat Mason.

- McMullen County established in Texas, seat Tilden.

- Menard County established in Texas, seat Menard.

- Runnels County established in Texas, seat Ballinger.

- Shackelford County established in Texas, seat Albany.

- Stephens County established in Texas, seat Breckenridge.

- Taylor County established in Texas, seat Abilene.

- Throckmorton County established in Texas, seat Throckmorton.

- Wichita County established in Texas, seat Wichita Falls.

- Wilbarger County established in Texas, seat Vernon.

- Zapata County established in Texas, seat Zapata.

- Zavala County established in Texas, seat Crystal City.

- September 3, George Tyler Wood, died and buried near Point Black in Panda County, Texas. Second governor of Texas (1847-1849).

1859

- Bryan founded, seat of Brazos County, Texas. Named for William Joel Bryan. Coordinates 30°40'N-96°22'W. Bryan Today : Attractions & Recreation : Texas International Speedway.

- El Paso laid out in El Paso County, Texas. Coordinates 31°45'N-106°29'W.

- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, built in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas.

- December 21, Sam Houston, elected governor of Texas (1859-March 16, 1861).

1860

- Texas population 604,215 residents.

- Dickinson, became a railroad stop, in Galveston County, Texas.

- Marion County established in Texas, seat Jefferson.

- Wilson County established in Texas, seat Floresville.

Civil War period

- Kendall County established in Texas, seat Boerne.

- October, Galveston captured by the Federal fleet, Galveston County, Texas.

Civil War period

- January 1, Confederate army recaptured Galveston from Federal troops, Galveston County, Texas.

- November 5, Pendleton Murrah, elected governor of Texas (1863-June 17, 1865).

Civil War period

- A Confederate shipyard built at Goose Creek, Baytown in Harris County, Texas.

MAY - END OF THE CIVIL WAR

- Hood County established in Texas, seat Granbury.

- June 17, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, elected governor of Texas (1865-August 9, 1866).

- May 13, Civil War skirmish in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas and in Matamoros (now Mexico).

1866

- Denton, incorporated in Denton County. Texas.

- August 9, James Webb Throckmorton, elected governor of Texas (1866-August 8, 1867).

1867

- Cleburne, appointed seat of Johnson County in Texas. Named for Confederate General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne. Coordinates 32°21'N-97°23'W.

- La Marque ( known as Highlands and Buttermilk Station) population six families, in Galveston County, Texas. Attractions & Recreation : Carbide Park, Carver Park, Mahan Park

- August 8, Elisha Marshall Pease, elected second-term governor of Texas (1867-September 30, 1869).

1868

- November 22, John Nance Garner (Cactus Jack) born in Red River County, Texas. U.S. Vice President (1933-1941) under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1870

- Texas population 818,579 residents.

- Delta County established in Texas, seat Cooper.

- Rains County established in Texas, seat Emory.

- San Jacinto County established in Texas, seat Coldspring.

- January 8, Edmund Jackson Davis, elected governor of Texas (1870-January 4, 1874).

1871

- Aransas County established in Texas, seat Rockport.

- Cleburne incorporated in Johnson County, Texas.

- Dallas, incorporated as city in Dallas County, Texas.

- The Houston and Texas Central Railroad, arrived in Austin, Texas.

- Pecos County established in Texas, seat Fort Stockton.

1872

- Bryan incorporated in Brazos County, Texas.

- Del Rio (former Spanish mission San Filipe del Rio) founded in Val Verde County, Texas.

- Denison, organized by the Missouru-Kansas-Texas Railroad in Grayson County, Texas. Coordinates 33°45'N-96°33'W. Attractions & Recreation : Eisenhower State Park, Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Texoma Resort Area, State Historical Park.

1873

- El Paso incorporated in El Paso County, Texas.

- Fort Worth, incorporated in Tarrant County, Texas.

- Gainesville, incorporated in Cooke County, Texas.

- Gregg County established in Texas, seat Longview.

- Butler's Ranch or Clear Creek(present League City) former Karankawa Native American village. George W. Butler from Louisiana, the first resident to the area in Galveston County, Texas.

- Rockwall County established in Texas, seat Rockwall.

- Texas Christian University established in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

- Waller County established in Texas, seat Hempstead.

1874

- Camp County established in Texas, seat Pittsburg.

- Lee County established in Texas, seat Giddings.

- Tom Green County established in Texas, seat San Angelo.

- Walker Station (present Annona) founded in Red River County, Texas.

- January 11, Gail Borden, died in Borden, Texas. U.S. businessman, inventor and philanthropist.

- January 15, Richard Coke, elected governor of Texas (1874-December 1, 1876).

1875

- Brownwood on the Pecan Bayou, incorporated and appointed seat of Brown County in Texas.

- Crockett County established in Texas, seat Ozona.

- Franklin County established in Texas, seat Mount Vernon.

- Morris County established in Texas, seat Daingerfield.

- Somervell County established in Texas, seat Glen Rose.

1876

- Andrews County established in Texas, seat Andrews.

- Arlington platted by railroad men in Tarrant County, Texas. Coordinates 32)44'N-97°07'W. Arlington Today : Attractions & Recreation : Six Flags over Texas, Turnpike Stadium.

- Armstrong County established in Texas, seat Claude.

- Bailey County established in Texas, seat Muleshoe.

- Borden County established in Texas, seat Gail.

- Briscoe County established in Texas, seat Silverton.

- Carson County established in Texas, seat Panhandle.

- Castro County established in Texas, seat Dimmitt.

- Cochran County established in Texas, seat Morton.

- Collingsworth County established in Texas, seat Wellington.

- Crosby County established in Texas, seat Crosbyton.

- Dallam County established in Texas, seat Dalhart.

- Deaf Smith County established in Texas, seat Hereford.

- Dickens County established in Texas, seat Dickens.

- Donley County established in Texas, seat Clarendon.

- Fisher County established in Texas, seat Roby.

- Floyd County established in Texas, seat Floydada.

- Gaines County established in Texas, seat Seminole.

- Garza County established in Texas, seat Post.

- Gray County established in Texas, seat Pampa.

- Hale County established in Texas, seat Plainview.

- Hall County established in Texas, seat Memphis.

- Hansford County established in Texas, seat Spearman.

- Hartley County established in Texas, seat Channing.

- Hemphill County established in Texas, seat Canadian.

- Howard County established in Texas, seat Big Spring.

- Huston-Tillotson College established in Austin, Texas.

- Hutchinson County established in Texas, seat Stinnett.

- Kent County established in Texas, seat Jayton

- Kinney County established in Texas, seat Brackettville.

- Lamb County established in Texas, seat Littlefield.

- Lipscomb County established in Texas, seat Lipscomb.

- Lynn County established in Texas, seat Tahoka.

- Martin County established in Texas, seat Stanton.

- Mitchell County established in Texas, seat Colorado City.

- Moore County established in Texas, seat Dumas.

- Motley County established in Texas, seat Matador.

- Nolan County established in Texas, seat Sweetwater.

- Ochiltree County established in Texas, seat Perryton.

- Oldham County established in Texas, seat Vega.

- Parmer County established in Texas, seat Farwell.

- Potter County established in Texas, seat Amarillo.

- Randall County established in Texas, seat Canyon.

- Roberts County established in Texas, seat Miami.

- Scurry County established in Texas, seat Snyder.

- Sherman County established in Texas, seat Stratford.

- Stonewall County established in Texas, seat Aspermont.

- Swisher County established in Texas, seat Tulia.

- Terry County established in Texas, seat Brownfield.

- Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University established in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.

- Railroad arrived in Walker Station (present Annona), in Red River County, Texas.

- Wheeler County established in Texas, seat Wheeler.

- Yoakum County established in Texas, seat Plains.

- September 27, Braxton Bragg, died in Galveston, Texas. Confederate Officer during the U.S. Civil War.

- December 1, Richard Bennett Hubbard, elected governor of Texas (1876-January 21, 1879).

1877

- Callahan County established in Texas, seat Baird.

- A post office established in College Station, Brazos County, Texas.

- Santa Fe Railroad arrived outside the Santa Fe City area in Galveston County, Texas. Attractions & Recreation : Jack Brooks Park, Mae S. Bruce Library

1879

- Gainesville, chartered as a city in Cooke County, Texas.

- Parker Station settled (later named Aledo) in Texas.

- January 21, Oran Milo Roberts, elected governor of Texas (January 16, 1883).

1880

- Texas population 1,591,749 residents.

- August 30, James Wilson Henderson, died in Houston, Texas. Fourth governor of Texas (1853).

- Beaumont, incorporated as city in Jefferson County, Texas.

- Bishop College established in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

- First railroad arrived in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.

- Railroad arrived in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.

- Jones County established in Texas, seat Anson.

- The University of Texas founded in Austin, Jefferson County.

- March 15, Abilene town founded in Texas.

- May, the Texas and Pacific Railroad arrived in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.

- June 17, C.E. Gilbert began publishing the 'Reporter' newspaper (today Abilene Reporter-News) out of an office in a tent in Abilene, Texas, it is the oldest continuous business in Abilene.

1882

- Big Spring, appointed seat of Howard County, Texas.

- Parker Station, renamed Aledo, in Texas. Named after Aledo in Illinois.

1883

- January 16, John Ireland, elected governor of Texas (1883-January 18, 1887).

- August 26, Elisha Marshall Pease, died in Austin, Texas. Governor of Texas (1853-1857).

1884

- Crystal City, appointed seat of Zavala County in Texas.

1885

- Midland County established in Texas, seat Midland.

- Reeves County established in Texas, seat Pecos.

- St. Edwards University founded in Austin, Texas.

- Val Verde County established in Texas, seat Del Rio.

1886

- Alice city, established in Jim Wells County, Texas. Located at a junction of the San Antonio-Aransas Pass and Texas Mexican railroads. Named for Alice Kleberg, owner of the King Ranch. Coordinates : 27°45'N-98°04'W.

- Allen Military Academy, founded in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.

1887

- Amarillo city, in Potter and Randall counties, Texas. Established as a railroad construction camp. Coordinates 35°13'N-101°49'W. Attractions & Recreation : Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

- Brewster County established in Texas, seat Alpine.

- Childress County established in Texas, seat Childress.

- Ector County established in Texas, seat Odessa.

- Garland, founded in Dallas County, Texas. Coordinates 32°54'N-96°39'W.

- Glasscock County established in Texas,seat Garden City.

- Jeff Davis County established in Texas, seat Fort Davis.

- Post office operational in La Marque, Galveston County, Texas.

- Loving County established in Texas, seat Mentone.

- Mills County established in Texas, seat Goldthwaite.

- Schleicher County established in Texas, seat Eldorado.

- Sutton County established in Texas, seat Sonora.

- Upton County established in Texas, seat Rankin.

- Winkler County established in Texas, seat Kermit.

- January 18, Lawrence Sullivan Ross, elected governor of Texas (1887-January 20, 1891).

1889

- Coke County established in Texas, seat Robert Lee.

- Howard Payne College established in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas.

- Irion County established in Texas, seat Mertzon

1890

- Texas population 2,235,527 residents.

- Annona poulation 250 residents, in Red River County, Texas.

- La Marque population, 100 residents, in Galveston County, Texas.

- North Texas State University established in Denton, Denton County, Texas.

- Post office opened in Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas.

- El Paso population reached 10,338 inhabitants, in El Paso County, Texas.

- September 6, Claire Lee Chennault, born in Commerce, Texas. U.S. Brigadier General.

- October 14, Dwiight David Eisenhower, born in Denison Texas. Thirty-fourth president of the United States (1953-1961).

1891

- Denison incorporated in Grayson County, Texas.

- Foard County established in Texas, seat Crowell.

- The Medical Branch of the University of Texas, established in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.

- Lubbock County established in Texas, seat Lubbock.

- Sterling County established in Texas, seat Sterling City.

- Texas Wesleyan College established in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

- January 20, James Stephen Hogg, eleceted governor of Texas (1891-January 15, 1895).

1892

- Amarillo city incorporated in Potter and Randall counties, Texas.

- Cottle County established in Texas, seat Paducah.

- Ward County established in Texas, seat Monahans.

1893

- Butler's Ranch/Clear Creek name change to League City, after J.C. League who acquired the area in Galveston County, Texas. Attractions & Recreation : Armand Bayou Park, Butler Longhorn Museum, Challenger Seven Memorial Park, Clear Lake, Helen Hall Library, Mud Lake, Newport Park, Walter Hall Park

- Shoal Point community named Texas City, in Galveston County, Texas. Attractions & Recreation : Anchor Park, Austinia Historical Marker, Bay Lake Ranch, Bay Street Park, Bayou Golf Club, Campbell's Bayou, Carbide Park, Carver Park, Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, Colonel H.B. Moore House, Dollar Bay, Heritage Square, Jack Brooks Park, Memorial Park, Mikesha-Sandberg Park, Moses Lake, Noble Park, Shoal Point Lighthouse Historical Marker, Skyline Drive, Swan Lake, Texas City Dike, Texas City Museum, The Best Little Theatre in Texas

- Frank B. Davison appointed first postmaster of Texas City in Galveston County, Texas.

1894

- Bay City, founded and appointed seat of Matogorda County in Texas. Coordinates 28°59'N-95°58'W.

- University of Texas established at Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas.

- July 15, Quakers (or Friends) settled a colony and named it Friendswood, in Galveston County, Texas. Attractions & Recreation : Armand Bayou Park, Challenger Seven Memorial Park, Clear Lake, Frank J. Brown Museum, Mud Lake, Perry House

- January 15, Charles Allen Culberson, elected governor of Texas (1895-January 17, 1899).

50 YEARS AFTER TEXAS' RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

- Andrews County established in Texas, seat Andrews.

- John Neely Bryan, built the first cabin on the site what is now Dallas in Dallas County, Texas. Coordinates 32°47'N-96°48'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fair Park, Texas Amusement Park

- Farmers Branch founded (known as Peters Colony) in Dallas County, Texas. Coordinates 32°56'N-96°53'W.

- Dallas County established in Texas, seat Dallas. Cities/Towns/Places : Addison, Balch Springs, Buckingham, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Coppell, Dallas, De Soto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Garland, Grand Prairie, Gulf Oil, Highland Park, Hutchins, Irving, Kleberg, Lancaster, Mesquite, Nationsbank, North Texas Mpc, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, Seagoville, Sears, Sunnyvale, University Park, Village, Wilmer, Wylie.

- Peters Colony (today Addison) settled in Dallas County, Texas.

- Dallas, incorporated as town in Dallas County, Texas.

- French and Swiss artisan settlers, arrived in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

- Dallas, incorporated as city in Dallas County, Texas.

- Bishop College established in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

- Garland, founded in Dallas County, Texas. Coordinates 32°54'N-96°39'W.

- The French born pirate Jean Laffite, made his headquarters in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.

- John Dickinson received a land grant, from Mexican government, for the present Dickinson area in Galveston County, Texas.

- Michael Gouldrich received a labor land grant, from Mexican Govern