Schleicher County (Tex.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Schleicher County (Tex.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Schleicher Co., Tex
Coordinates
-100.54 -100.54 30.9 30.9 (gooearth )
W1003301 W1003301 N0305401 N0305401 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
See Also From tracing place name
Crockett County (Tex.)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 152444167
Wikidata: Q110760
Library of congress: n 80107389
OCoLC: oca00488203
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 30°54ʹ01ʺN 100°33ʹ01ʺW)
  • Holt, R. D. Schleicher County ... 1930.
  • NUCMC data from Texas Tech Univ., S.W. Coll. (Lubbock) for Bearce, W.R. Schleicher County, Tex., collection, 1849-1967(Schleicher County; in Southwest Texas; created from Crockett County in 1887; organized as a county in 1901 with Eldorado as the county seat)
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas & marketing guide,1985: p. 528 (under Texas: Schleicher County; no conflict)

Wikipedia description:

Schleicher County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,451. Its county seat is Eldorado. The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1901. It is named for Gustav Schleicher, a German immigrant who became a surveyor and politician.

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