Edwards County, Texas

Edwards County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Rocksprings
Year Organized: 1858
Square Miles: 2,120

Court House:

P.O. Box 348
County Courthouse
Rocksprings, TX 78880-0348

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Haden Edwards, an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas

Demographics:

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History

Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Edwards is named for Haden Edwards, an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas. The seat of the county is Rocksprings

The region that became Edwards County was home to Lipan Apache Indians. Spain established the mission of San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz in 1762 to help Christianize the Indians, but was otherwise unable to settle the area. White settlement in the region did not begin until the mid-1800s. In 1858 the county was formed from Bexar County; the first land was sold in 1876. Edwards County was not officially organized until 1883. It was named for Hayden Edwards,^qv one of the first American settlers of Nacogdoches. The county seat was originally Bullhead, which subsequently changed its name to Vance. Rock Springs (now Rocksprings) became county seat in 1891. In 1913, Real County was taken from the eastern section of Edwards County, thus decreasing Edwards County to its present size.

More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/EE/hce3.html (accessed November 5, 2008).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,120 square miles (5,491 km²), virtually all of which is land.

Neighboring Counties:

Sutton County (north)
Kimble County (northeast)
Kerr County (east)
Real County (southeast)
Uvalde County (southeast)
Kinney County (south)
Val Verde County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Rocksprings (County Seat)

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