Kerr County Texas. (original) (raw)

Texas | Counties 30� 3' 36" N, 99� 21' 0" W (30.06, -99.35)
Population: 52,598 (2020) 49,625 (2010)
Total area: 1,107 square miles (2,870 km2)
1,103 square miles (2,860 km2) land
4.0 square miles (10 km2) water

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Kerr County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker - On SH 27 about 1.3 miles E of Kerrville)KERR COUNTY

Formed from Bexar County;
created January 26, 1856;
organized March 22, 1856.
Named in honor of James Kerr, 1790-1850; the first American settler on the Guadalupe River; general manager of DeWitt's Colony; signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; member of the Third Texas Congress.
County Seat, Kerrsville (afterwards Kerrville), 1856-1860; Comfort, 1860-1862, Kerrville since.

Kerr County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.County Seat - Kerrville
Book Hotel Here - Kerrville Hotels

Kerr County Vintage Maps

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

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

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