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Stonewall County Texas


Double Mountain is one of the county's most distinctive natural features
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Stonewall County Brands

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Stonewall County History Books

The Stonewall County Texas Historical Commission has arranged for a reprint of the Stonewall Co. History Book that was published in the late 1970's. It is strictly a reprint and NOT an updated version of the old book.
To check for availability please contact: Stonewall County Historical Commission; P.O. Box 823; Aspermont, Texas 79502, or call (940) 989-3489.

Links to More Information About Stonewall County

Stonewall County Archives

Stonewall County Cemeteries

U.S. City Directories

History & Culture of the Region

Confederate Texas

Geography & Natural History

The Southern Plains Tribes

Communities

Aspermont   Old Glory   Peacock   Rath City   Rayner   Swenson

Surrounding Counties

Stonewall County is in the north central plains region and the county seat is Aspermont. It was created from Young County in 1876 but did not begin organization until 1888. The name was chosen to honor Stonewall Jackson, a Confederate General. The highest population the county ever reached was over 5600 during the oil boom of the 1930s. Today, the population tends to hang around 1200 folks. It has a rich history of buffalo hunters and Spanish Explorers. Much of its rolling farm and ranch land is jaggedly cut by the Double Mountain and the Salt Forks of the Brazos River. In fact, Stonewall County offers more miles of scenic river bed than any other Texas County. The economy of Stonewall County depends mostly on oil and gas production and ranching. Some farmland is left in the county but a vast majority, some 50,000 plus acres have been planted to grass. [Texas A&M Agrilife Extension]
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