Briscoe County (Tex.)
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Name (Latin)
Briscoe County (Tex.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Briscoe County, Tex
Coordinates
-101.21 -101.21 34.53 34.53 (gooearth )
W1011302 W1011302 N0343200 N0343200 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 34°32ʹ00ʺN 101°13ʹ02ʺW)
- Popkin, B.P. Ground-water resources ... 1973.
Wikipedia description:
Briscoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,435. Its county seat is Silverton. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1892. It is named for Andrew Briscoe, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, reached into Briscoe County. After he left the JA, Goodnight owned the Quitaque Ranch. The prominent high school football and college coach Gene Mayfield was born in Briscoe County in 1928. Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is located in Briscoe County.
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