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Coryell County, TexasCoryell County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameJames Coryell, a frontiersman who was killed by Native Americans
Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts HistoryCoryell County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is named for James Coryell, a frontiersman who was killed by Indians. The area that became Coryell County was part of the Milam Land District, assigned by the Mexican government for settlement first to Robert Leftwichqv in 1825, and later to Sterling C. Robertson.qv Some of the land was surveyed as early as 1835, but few settlements existed before the late 1840s, when the United States established Fort Gates and other military posts along the frontier to protect incoming residents from Indians. The line of frontier forts was moved farther west in the early 1850s, and Fort Gates was abandoned in 1852. Settlers in the Fort Gates area numbered about 250 at that time, and they began to campaign for a county seat. In 1854 the legislature established Coryell County and named it in honor of frontiersman James Coryell,qv an early landholder. Residents chose the site for Gatesville, the county seat, in an election held in May 1854.
More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hcc23.html (accessed November 5, 2008). GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,057 square miles (2,737 kmē), of which,
1,052 square miles (2,724 kmē) of it is land and 5 square miles (13 kmē) of it (0.47%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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