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  Atascosa - History
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Parents > United States > Texas > TX Counties > Atascosa  
Websitehttp://atascosacounty.texas.gov/
Established January 25, 1856
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRP December 28, 2022 10:52pm
DescriptionFormed from part of Bexar County, Atascosa is named for the Atascosa River. Its county seat is Jourdanton.

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December 04, 1863 -


ATASCOSA re-created from LIVE OAK (repealed acts of 3 Jan 1862). (Texas Laws 1863, 10th leg., reg. sess., spec., ch. 8/p. 5)

February 01, 1858 - January 03, 1862


ATASCOSA gained from Bexar Land District; lost to creation of FRIO and McMULLEN. (Texas Laws 1857, 7th leg., ch. 75, secs. 6-7/p. 88)

January 25, 1856 - February 01, 1858


ATASCOSA created from BEXAR [estimated lines on west and southwest]. (Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 33/p. 25)

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