Texas
Statehood: 29 Dec 1845
28th state of the United States
Bordering states:
North: Oklahoma
East: Louisiana, Arkansas (NE)
West: New Mexico
Capital: Austin
Largest city: Houston
Map: Texas 1841
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Counties: Texas has 254 counties
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Maps
Texas Maps, Library of Congress
Texas Landowner Maps, Library of Congress
Interactive Map of Texas County Formation History, Maps of U.S.
Manuscripts
Texas Manuscripts, Archive Grid
Additional websites
Record Sets-State Level
Texas Record Sets (Ancestry Collections)
Texas Record Sets (Family Search)
Virtual Libraries
Newspapers
Chronicling America, digitized: Texas
Community History Archive Newspapers: Texas
Small Town Newspapers
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