Shackelford County Texas. (original) (raw)

Texas | Counties 32� 43' 48" N, 99� 21' 0" W (32.73, -99.35)
Population: 3,378 (2010)
Total area: 916 square miles (2,370 km2)
914 square miles (2,370 km2) land
1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) water

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Shackelford County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker) SHACKELFORD COUNTY

Formed from Bosque County;
created February 1, 1858;
organized September 12, 1874.
Named in honor of Dr. Jack Shackelford 1790-1857; captain of the "Red Rovers," a company from Alabama which became a unit of Fannin's command - one of the few spared by the Mexicans in the Massacre at Goliad.
Albany, the county seat.

(1936)

Shackelford 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 - Albany
Book Hotel Here - Abilene Hotels

Shackelford County Vintage Maps

1882 map showing Shackelford County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Shackelford County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Shackelford County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

From 1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Shackelford County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Shackelford County Centennial Marker

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