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> United States > Texas > TX Counties > Fayette
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Website | http://www.co.fayette.tx.us/ |
Established | January 18, 1838 |
Disbanded | Still Active |
Last Modified | RP December 21, 2022 04:14pm |
Description | Formed from part of Bastrop County on December 14, 1837, Fayette is named for the Marquis de la Fayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero. Its county seat is La Grange. |
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April 14, 1874 -
FAYETTE lost to creation of LEE.
(Texas Laws 1874, 14th leg., reg. sess., ch. 75/pp. 94-97)
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February 11, 1854 -
April 14, 1874
FAYETTE lost to LAVACA.
(Texas Laws 1853, 5th leg., ch. 58/p. 78)
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April 06, 1846 -
February 11, 1854
FAYETTE lost to creation of LAVACA.
(Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 49)
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June 27, 1842 -
April 06, 1846
[by 27 Jun 1842] FAYETTE gained from LA BACA (Judicial County) when Republic of Texas Supreme Court ruled judicial counties unconstitutional.
("Stockton v. Montgomery" in Dallam, 473-486)
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January 29, 1842 -
June 27, 1842
FAYETTE lost to creation of LA BACA (Judicial County)
(Texas Repub. Laws 1841, 6th cong., 1st sess./p. 74)
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May 03, 1838 -
January 29, 1842
FAYETTE gained from Non-County Area 3.
(Texas Repub. Laws 1838, 2d cong., 2d sess./p. 2)
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December 14, 1837 -
May 03, 1838
FAYETTE created by the Republic of Texas from COLORADO and MINA (now BASTROP).
(Texas Repub. Laws 1837, 2d cong., 1st sess./pp. 35-36)
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