List of 254 Texas Counties plus Research Information

Of all the counties in Texas, 55 have County Seats by the same or similar names as the County, such as Hillsboro the County Seat of Hill County, and Brownwood the County Seat of Brown County.

Of all the counties in Texas, there are county names beginning with every letter in the alphabet except two, "Q & X", more begin with the letter "C", 27, than any other letter, and the letter "I" is the only letter with a single county beginning with it while all the other letters have two or more counties beginning with them.

Of all the counties in Texas, 14 were named after their original county seats. Of the remaining 240, 199 were named after people, and 27 were named after geographic features, such as rivers. The other 15 have miscellaneous names in English, Spanish, or Indian languages.

Of the 199 counties named after people:

• 66 are named after men who fought against Mexico in the Texas Revolution. This includes 11 counties named after 13 men who died at the Alamo - including a trio of brothers.
• 58 are named after men who held public office in the Republic of Texas. 18 of those were also soldiers in the Texas Revolution.
• 54 are named after men who held public office in the state of Texas. 27 of those also fought in the Texas Revolution and/or held office in the Republic.
• 66 counties are named after people who aren't in the above three groups. This includes Texas Rangers, Confederate soldiers, U.S. presidents and other office holders, figures from Spain or Mexico, businessmen and landowners, and others.
• No Texas counties are named directly after women, but three counties are named for things named after women - the Angelina River, the Guadalupe River, and Mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio.