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SHACKELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS

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

Shackelford County Topics

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    Contiguous Counties:
    Throckmorton County (N) Stephens County (E) Eastland County (SE) Callahan County (S) Jones County (W) Haskell County (NW)

    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 Courthouse
    Shackelford  County Courthouse
    Shackelford County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

    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
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  • Albany County seat
  • Bud Matthews
  • Fort Griffin ghost town
  • Ibex ghost town
  • Moran
  • Rising Sun ghost town
  • Sedwick ghost town
  • The Flat ghost town

  • Shackelford County Vintage Maps
    TX  Shackelford County 1882 Postal Map
    1882 map showing Shackelford County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    TX Shackelford County 1907 Postal Map
    From 1907 Texas state map #2090 showing Shackelford County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    TX Shackelford County 1920s map
    From 1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Shackelford County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    TX Shackelford County 1940s Map
    From 1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Shackelford County
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    Shackelford County Centennial Marker
    Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

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