Bosque County Texas. (original) (raw)

31� 54' 0" N, 97� 37' 48" W (31.9, -97.63)

Population: 18,235 (2020)
18,212 (2010) 17,204 (2000) 15,125 (1990)

Total area: 1,003 sq mi (2,600 km2)
983 sq mi (2,550 km2) land
20 square miles (52 km2) (2.0%) water

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Bosque County History

(1936 Texas Centennial Marker - on Hwy 22, 0.7 miles W of Meridian)

BOSQUE COUNTY

Named for the Bosque (Spanish for "woods") River. The territory now part of this county was traversed in 1841 by the Texan-Santa Fe Expedition. Maj. George B. Erath, noted surveyor and soldier, explored the region prior to its settlement. The first colonists established homes in 1850-51.
Among the national groups who immigrated here were the English (at Kent), Norwegians (at Norse and elsewhere), and the Germans (in eastern part of county).
Formally created and organized in 1854, Bosque county has traditionally had farming-ranching economy. The Chisholm cattle trail crossed the area in the 1870s.

Erected by the State of Texas - 1936

Bosque County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, forum...

County Seat - Meridian

Bosque County Vintage Maps

Bosque County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Bosque County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Bosque County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Bosque County

1936 Texas Centennial Marker

On Hwy 22, 0.7 miles W of Meridian

Bosque County 1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Bosque County 1936 Texas Centennial marker plaque
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2009