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> United States > Texas > TX Counties > Erath
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| Website | http://www.co.erath.tx.us/ |
| Established | January 25, 1856 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RP January 01, 2023 11:34am |
| Description | Formed from parts of Bosque County and Coryell counties, Erath is named for George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto. The seat of the county is Stephenville. |
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November 02, 1866 -
ERATH gained from PALO PINTO, lost to creation of HOOD.
(Texas Laws 1866, 11th leg., chs. 84-85/pp. 82-83)
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September 01, 1856 -
November 02, 1866
ERATH gained from Non-County Area 17 attached to CORYELL.
(Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 172/p. 96)
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January 25, 1856 -
September 01, 1856
ERATH created from Non-County Area 22 attached to BOSQUE and Non-County Area 17 attached to CORYELL.
(Texas Laws 1855, 6th leg., reg. sess., ch. 34/p. 27)
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