Live Oak County Texas. (original) (raw)

Texas | Counties 28� 21' 0" N, 98� 7' 48" W (28.35, -98.13)
Population: 12,056 est. (2016) 11,531 (2010)
Total area: 1,079 square miles (2,790 km2)
1,040 square miles (2,700 km2) land
39 square miles (100 km2) water

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Live Oak County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker) Created by legislature Feb. 2, 1856, and organized August 4 with Oakville as county seat. Formed from San Patricio and Nueces Counties. Named for its Live Oak trees.

County seat moved, 1919, to George West on railroad. Center for ranching, farming, petroleum production and processing.

Recreation areas include Tips State Park and Lake Corpus Christi. Historic sites are Fort Ramirez, first settlement; Fort Merrill, built 1850 to protect early settlers; Brownsville-San Antonio Oxcart Road, used by general Santa Anna on the way to the Alamo. Other sites marked.

Live Oak 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 - George West
Book Hotel Here - George West Hotels

Live Oak County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

Live Oak County Centennial Marker

On US 281
about 1-3/4 miles south of downtown George West

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