Texas: Bibliography and Sources

Almonte, Juan N. "Statistical Report on Texas, 1835." Translated by Carlos E. Castaneda. Southwestern Historical Quarterly 28 (1925):177–222.

Andrew, Bunyan H. "Some Queries Concerning the Texas-Louisiana Sabine Boundary." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 53 (1949):1–18.

Andrews County Heritage Committee. Andrews County History, 1876–1978. Andrews, Texas: Andrews County Heritage Committee, 1978.

Arkansas. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. Little Rock, 1836–. Title varies. The session laws of the state of Arkansas. Cited as Ark. Acts.

Arkansas Territory. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas. Little Rock, 1821–1835. Title varies. The session laws of Arkansas Territory. Cited as Ark. Terr. Acts.

Arnold, W. H., Sr. "Historical Sketch Relating to Establishment of State Line Between Arkansas and Texas and Relating to the Creation of the Old and New Miller County, Arkansas." Arkansas Historical Quarterly 5 (1946):184–188.

Austin, Mattie Alice. "Municipal Government of San Fernando de Bexar, 1730–1800." Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 8 (1905):277–352.

Bacarisse, Charles A. "Union of Coahuila and Texas." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 61 (1958):341–349.

Barker, Eugene C., ed. "Minutes of the Ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin, 1828–1832." Parts 1 and 2. Southwestern Historical Quarterly 21 (January/April 1918):299–326, 395–423.

Bates, Ed. F. History and Reminiscences of Denton County. Denton, Texas: McNitzky Printing Co., 1918.

Batts, R. L. Batts’ Annotated Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1895. 2 vols. Austin, 1897–1899.

Batts, R. L. "Defunct Counties of Texas." Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 1 (1897):87–91.

Beck, Warren A., and Ynez D. Haase. Historical Atlas of New Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969.

Beers, Henry Putney. Spanish and Mexican Records of the American Southwest: A Bibliographical Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1979.

Bennett, Carmen Taylor. Our Roots Grow Deep: A History of Cottle County. Floydada, Texas: Blanco Offset Printing, 1970.

Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832–1845. Austin: n.p., 1941.

Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Research in Texas. Research in the States Series, eds. Gary B. Mills and Elizabeth Shown Mills. National Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 70. Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 1992. Excellent account of censuses and census equivalents in Texas.

Bowles, Flora Gatlin, ed. No Man’s Land Becomes a County. Goldthwaite, Texas: Mills County Historical Society, 1958.

Brooks County Historical Commission. Brooks County Elected Officials, 1911–1978. N.p.: Brooks County Historical Commission, 1979.

Browder, Virginia. Donley County: Land O’Promise. N.p.: Nortex Press, 1975.

Byrd, A. J. History and Description of Johnson County, and Its Principal Towns, Containing Biographical Sketches and Notices of Prominent Men, Together with Topographical and Statistical Information Regarding All Portions of the County, and Accompanied with General and Business Directories of Cleburne, Alvarado, Grand View and Caddo Grove, Also a Farmer's Directory. Marshall, Texas, 1879.

Carroll, H. Bailey. Texas County Histories: A Bibliography. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1943.

Casey, Clifford B. Mirages, Mysteries and Reality: Brewster County, Texas, the Big Bend of the Rio Grande. Seagraves, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1972.

Castro Colonies Heritage Association. History of Medina County, Texas. Dallas: Curtis Media, 1994.

Cates, Cliff D. Pioneer History of Wise County: From Red Men to Railroads—Twenty Years of Intrepid History. Decatur, Texas: Cliff D. Cates, 1907.

Chapman, Berlin B. "Claim of Texas to Greer County." Parts 1–3. Southwestern Historical Quarterly 53 (July 1949):19–34; (October 1949):164–179; (April 1950):404–421.

Chiodo, Beverly Ann. "Real County." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 65 (1962):348–365.

Clarke, Mary Whatley. Palo Pinto Story. N.p.: Mary Whatley Clarke, 1956.

Colton, George W. New Map of the State of Texas as It Is in 1874. Prepared Expressly for Morphis' History of Texas. New York, 1874.

Connor, Seymour V. "Evolution of County Government in the Republic of Texas." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 55 (1951):163–200. Excellent explanation of a complex subject.

Contours of Discovery: Printed Maps Delineating the Texas and Southwestern Chapters in the Cartographic History of North America, 1513–1930. Austin: Texas State Historical Association in Cooperation with the Center for Studies in Texas History, University of Texas at Austin, 1981. A portfolio containing color reproductions of twenty-two significant maps of Texas and the southwest, accompanied by a user's guide (see Martin and Martin, Contours of Discovery).

Cox, I. J. "Southwest Boundary of Texas." Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 6 (1902):81–102.

Cox, Mary L. History of Hale County, Texas. Plainview, Texas: Mary L. Cox, 1937.

Crawford, Leta. History of Irion County, Texas. N.p.: Leta Crawford, 1966.

Crouch, Carrie J. History of Young County, Texas. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1956.

Cruz, Gilberto R. Let There Be Towns: Spanish Municipal Origins in the American Southwest, 1610–1810. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1988.

Cunniff, Roger L. "Mexican Municipal Electoral Reform, 1810–1822." In Mexico and the Spanish Cortes, 1810–1822: Eight Essays, edited by Nettie Lee Benson, 59–86. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1966.

Dallam, James Wilmer. Digest of the Laws of Texas: Containing a Full and Complete Compilation of the Land Laws of Texas Together with the Opinions of the Supreme Court. Baltimore, 1845.

Daniels, Beverly, ed. Milling Around Sterling County: A History of Sterling County. Canyon, Texas: Staked Plains Press, 1976.

Debo, Darrell. Burnet County History. 2 vols. Burnet, Texas: Eakin Press, 1979.

"Documents Relating to the Organization of the Municipality of Washington, Texas." Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 10 (1906):96–100.

Dubester, Henry J. State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken after the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States. 1948. Reprint, New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. The standard guide for its subject.

Eagleton, N. Ethie. On the Last Frontier: A History of Upton County, Texas. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1971.

Eddins, Roy, ed. History of Falls County, Texas. N.p.: Old Settlers and Veterans Association of Falls County, Texas, 1947.

Fehrenbach, T. R. Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans. New York: Collier Books, 1980.

Filby, P. William, comp. American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books. 3d ed. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983.

Filby, P. William, comp. American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: 1982–1985 Supplement. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1987.

Filby, P. William, comp. Bibliography of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.

Frantz, Joe B., and Mike Cox. Lure of the Land: Texas County Maps and the History of Settlement. Edited by Roger A. Griffin. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1988. Excellent collection of color reproductions of early Texas maps, including many county maps.

Freestone County Historical Commission. History of Freestone County, Texas. N.p.: Freestone County Historical Commission, 1978.

Frio County Centennial Corporation. Historic Frio County, 1871–1971. Pearsall, Texas: Frio County Centennial Corporation, 1971.

Gammel, Hans P. N., comp. Laws of Texas, 1822–1897. 10 vols. Austin, 1898. A careful republication of laws passed under Mexican Texas, the Republic of Texas, and the state of Texas through 1897.

Garza County Historical Survey Committee. Wagon Wheels: A History of Garza County. Edited by Charles Didway. Seagraves, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1973.

Ghormley, Pearl. Eastland County, Texas: A Historical and Biographical Survey. Austin: Rupegy Publishing Co., 1969.

Gournay, Luke. Texas Boundaries: Evolution of the State’s Counties. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1995. Useful, but lacks documentation.

Griffin, John Howard. Land of the High Sky. Midland, Texas: First National Bank of Midland, 1959.

Grimes, Roy, ed. 300 Years in Victoria County. Victoria, Texas: Victoria Advocate Publishing Co., 1968.

Haltom, R. W. History and Description of Angelina County, Texas. 1888. Reprint, Austin: Pemberton Press, 1969.

Handbook of Texas Online, 21 September 2001, http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/index.new.html. A remarkable compilation on all aspects of Texas history and culture; very searchable.

Hanson, Gerald T., and Carl H. Moneyhon. Historical Atlas of Arkansas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989.

Hayes, Charles W. Galveston: History of the Island and the City. 2 vols. Austin: Jenkins Garrett Press, 1974.

Henderson, Mary Virginia. "Minor Empresario Contracts for the Colonization of Texas, 1825–1834." Parts 1 and 2. Southwestern Historical Quarterly 31 (April 1928):295–324; 32 (July 1928):1–28.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Brown County (Brownwood). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 25. San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940. Cited as HRS Texas, Brown.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Caldwell County (Lockhart). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 28. Lockhart, Texas: Caldwell County, 1941. Cited as HRS Texas, Caldwell.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Calhoun County (Port Lavaca). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 29. Port Lavaca, Texas: Calhoun County, 1941. Cited as HRS Texas, Calhoun.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. De Witt County (Cuero). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 62. San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940. Cited as HRS Texas, De Witt.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Fayette County (Lagrange). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 75. Lagrange, Texas: Fayette County, 1940. Cited as HRS Texas, Fayette.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Gillespie County (Fredericksburg). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 86. Fredericksburg, Texas: Gillespie County, 1941. Cited as HRS Texas, Gillespie.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Gregg County (Longview). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 92. San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940. Cited as HRS Texas, Gregg.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Guadalupe County (Seguin). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 94. San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1939. Cited as HRS Texas, Guadalupe.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Hays County (San Marcos). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 105. San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1940. Cited as HRS Texas, Hays.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Robertson County (Franklin). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 198. Franklin, Texas: Robertson County, 1941. Cited as HRS Texas, Robertson.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Uvalde County (Uvalde). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 232. Unvalde, Texas: Uvalde County, 1941. Cited as HRS Texas, Uvalde.

Historical Records Survey, Texas. Wilson County (Floresville). Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, no. 247. San Antonio: Texas Historical Records Survey, 1939. Cited as HRS Texas, Wilson.

History of Collingsworth County and Other Stories. Wellington, Texas: Leader Printing Co., 1925.

History of Gregg County: A Pictorial History of Gregg County, Covering Both the Old and the New. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1975.

History of Hardin County, Texas. Dallas: Curtis Media Corp., 1991.

History of Old Greer County [Oklahoma] and Its Pioneers. Mangum, Okla.: Old Greer County Museum and Hall of Fame, [1980].

History of Reagan County, 1879–1945. Big Lake, Texas: Twentieth Century Club, 1945.

History of Texas Together with a Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, Containing a Concise History of the State, with Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens of the Above Named Counties, and Personal Histories of Many of the Early Settlers and Leading Families. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1895.

Hockley County Historical Commission. Recollections from the Heart of Hockley County. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co., 1986.

Hohes, Pauline Buck. Centennial History of Anderson County, Texas. San Antonio: Naylor Co., 1936.

Hodge, Floy Crandall. History of Fannin County, Featuring Pioneer Families. Hereford, Texas: Pioneer Publishers, 1966.

Huckabay, Ida Lasater. Ninety-Four Years in Jack County, 1854–1948. Jacksboro, Texas: Ida L. Huckabay, 1949.

Hughes, Alton. Pecos: A History of the Pioneer West. 2 vols. Seagraves, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1978–1981.

Hunter, Lillie Mae. Book of Years: A History of Dallam and Hartley Counties. Hereford, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1969.

Huson, Hobart. Refugio: A Comprehensive History of Refugio County from Aboriginal Times to 1953. 2 vols. Woodsboro, Texas: Rooke Foundation, 1953–1956.

Ingmire, Frances Terry, comp. Archives and Pioneers of Hunt County, Texas. 3 vols. Creve Coeur, Mo. and St. Louis: Frances T. Ingmire, 1975–1980.

J. De Cordova's Map of the State of Texas, Compiled from the Records of the General Land Office of the State by Robert Creuzbaur. Houston, 1849. One of the most accurate and carefully constructed mid-nineteenth century maps of Texas.

Jacobson, Lucy Miller, and Mildred Bloys Nored. Jeff Davis County, Texas. Fort Davis, Texas: Fort Davis Historical Society, 1993.

Johnson, Sid S. Some Biographies of Old Settlers, Historical, Personal and Reminiscent. Vol. 1. 1900. Reprint, Tyler, Texas: Smith County Historical Society, 1965.

Kane, Joseph Nathan. American Counties: Origins of Names, Dates of Creation and Organization, Area, Population, Historical Data, and Published Sources. 3d ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1972.

Kennedy, Imogene Kinard, and J. Leon Kennedy. Genealogical Records in Texas. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Important guide to county development; good maps of Texas land districts.

Knox County History Committee. Knox County History. Haskell, Texas: Haskell Free Press, 1966.

Lack, Paul D. Texas Revolutionary Experience: A Political and Social History, 1835–1836. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1992.

Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records. [Baltimore]: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.

Lotto, Frank. Fayette County: Her History and Her People. Schulenburg, Texas: Frank Lotto, 1902.

Ludeman, Annette Martin. La Salle: La Salle County, South Texas Brush Country, 1856–1975. Quanah, Texas: Nortex Press, 1975.

Lukes, Edward A. De Witt Colony of Texas. Austin: Jenkins Publishing Co., Pemberton Press, 1976.

McDaniel, Marylou, comp. and ed. God, Grass and Grit: History of the Sherman County Trade Area. Vol. 1. Hereford, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1971.

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Session Laws. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1936. Complemented by Pollack (below), this guide lists all state session laws through 1935.

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Statutes of States of the United States of America, Including Revisions, Compilations, Digests, Codes and Indexes. Providence, R.I.: Oxford Press, 1937. The most complete guide to state codes through 1937.

McGraw, Joachim A., John W. Clark, Jr., and Elizabeth A. Robbins, eds. Texas Legacy: the Old San Antonio Road and the Caminos Reales, a Tricentennial History, 1691–1991. Austin: Texas Department of Transportation, 1998.

McLean, Malcolm D., comp. and ed. Papers Concerning Robertson’s Colony in Texas. Volumes 1–3. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1974–1976. Vols. 4–18. Arlington: University of Texas at Arlington Press, 1977–1993.

Manning, Wentworth. Some History of Van Zandt County. 1919. Reprint, Winston-Salem, N.C.: Hunter Publishing Co., 1977.

Manning, William R. "Texas and the Boundary Issue, 1822–1829." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 17 (1914):217–261.

Marcum, Richard T., comp. Inventory of County Records, Nueces County Courthouse. 2 vols. Denton, Texas: Texas County Records Inventory Project, North Texas State University, 1977.

Marshall, Thomas Maitland. History of the Western Boundary of the Louisiana Purchase, 1819–1841. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1914.

Martin, James C., and Robert Sidney Martin. Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513–1900. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1984.

Martin, Robert Sidney, and James C. Martin. Contours of Discovery: Printed Maps Delineating the Texas and Southwestern Chapters in the Cartographic History of North America, 1513–1930, A User's Guide. Austin: Texas State Historical Association in Cooperation with the Center for Studies in Texas History, The University of Texas at Austin, 1982. Companion guide to a portfolio of Texas map reproductions (see Contours of Discovery).

Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, Illustrated. Containing a History of This Important Section of the Great State of Texas, from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time, Together with Glimpses of Its Future Prospects; with Full-Page Portraits of the Presidents of the United States, and Also Full-Page Portraits of Some of the Most Eminent Men of the County, and Biographical Mention of Many of Its Pioneers, and Also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1892.

Memorial and Biographical History of Ellis County, Texas, Illustrated. Containing a History of This Important Section of the Great State of Texas, from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time, Together with Glimpses of Its Future Prospects; with Full-Page Portraits of the Presidents of the United States, and Also Full-Page Portraits of Some of the Most Eminent Men of the County, and Biographical Mention of Many of Its Pioneers, and Also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1892.

Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, Illustrated. Containing the Early History of This Important Section of the Great State of Texas, Together with Glimpses of Its Future Prospects; Also Biographical Mention of Many of the Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of the Present Time, and Full-Page Portraits of Some of the Most Eminent Men of This Section. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1892.

Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas, Illustrated. Containing a History of This Important Section of the Great State of Texas, from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time, Together with Glimpses of Its Future Prospects; Also Biographical Mention of Many of the Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of the Present Time, and Full-Page Portraits of Some of the Most Eminent Men of This Section. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1893.

Missouri Territory. Laws of a Public and General Nature, of the District of Louisiana, of the Territory of Louisiana, of the Territory of Missouri, and of the State of Missouri, Up to the Year 1824. Vol. 1. Jefferson City, Mo., 1842. Cited as Mo. Terr. Laws.

Morris, John W., Charles R. Goins, and Edwin C. McReynolds. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma. 2d ed., rev. and enlarged. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1976.

Moursund, John Stribling. Blanco County History. Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1979.

Muir, Andrew Forest. "Municipality of Harrisburg, 1835–1836." Southwestern Historical Quarterly 56 (1952):36–50.

Munnerlyn, Tom. Texas Local History: A Source Book for Available Town and County Histories, Local Memoirs and Genealogical Records. Austin: Eakin Press, 1983.

Neal, Bill. Last Frontier: The Story of Hardeman County. N.p.: Quanah Tribune-Chief, 1966.

New Handbook of Texas. 6 vols. Ron Tyler et al., eds. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1996. An essential resource for Texas research; well-written articles with helpful bibliographies.

Nunn, W. C. Somervell: Story of a Texas County. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1975.

Oatman, Wilburn. Llano, Gem of the Hill Country: A History of Llano County, Texas. Hereford, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1970.

Ord, Paul, ed. They Followed the Rails: In Retrospect, A History of Childress County. Childress, Texas: The Childress Reporter, 1970.

Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1969–1981.

Partlow, Miriam. Liberty, Liberty County, and the Atascosito District. Austin: Pemberton Press, Jenkins Publishing Co., 1974.

Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Edited by John K. Wright. Washington, D.C., and New York: Carnegie Institution of Washington and American Geographical Society of New York, 1932. Excellent section on international and interstate boundary disputes.

Pierce, Frank Cushman. Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1917.

Pierce, Gerald S. Texas Under Arms: The Camps, Posts, Forts, and Military Towns of the Republic of Texas, 1836–1846. Austin: Encino Press, 1969.

Pollack, Ervin H., comp. Supplement with Bibliographical Notes, Emendations, and Additions to the Check List of Session Laws, Complied by Grace E. MacDonald. Preliminary ed. Boston: National Association of State Libraries, 1941. Fills gap in MacDonald’s 1936 compilation (above) to produce the most complete list of state session laws through 1935.

Pool, William C. Bosque County, Texas. San Marcos, Texas: San Marcos Record Press, 1954.

Pool, William C. Historical Atlas of Texas. Maps by Edward Triggs and Lance Wren. Austin: Encino Press, 1975.

Putman, Wyvonne, comp. Navarro County History. Quanah, Texas: Nortex Press, 1975.

Rabenhorst, Thomas D., and Carville V. Earle, eds. Historical U.S. County Outline Map Collection, 1840–1980. Baltimore: Department of Geography, University of Maryland (Baltimore County), 1984. A portfolio of redrawn federal maps; no supporting text or documentation.

Randel, Jo Stewart, ed. Time to Purpose: A Chronicle of Carson County. Vol. 1. N.p.: Pioneer Publishers, 1966.

Rather, Ethel Zivley. "De Witt’s Colony." Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 8 (1904):95–192.

Ray, Worth S. Austin Colony Pioneers: Including History of Bastrop, Fayette, Grimes, Montgomery, and Washington Counties. Austin: Worth S. Ray, 1949.

Reinhartz, Dennis, and Charles C. Colley, eds. Mapping of the American Southwest. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1987.

Republic of Texas. Laws of the Republic of Texas. Houston [et al.], 1838–1845. Title varies. Session laws of the Republic of Texas. Cited as Texas Repub. Laws.

Reynolds, John Hugh. "Western Boundary of Arkansas." Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association 2 (1908):211–236.

Ross, Charles P., and T. L. Rouse, comps. Early-Day History of Wilbarger County. Vernon, Texas: Vernon Times, 1933.

Royce, Charles C., comp. "Indian Land Cessions in the United States." Part 2 of Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1896–1897. Washington, D.C., 1899. The standard authority in its field; state maps detail all Indian land-cession treaties with the federal government.

Scarbrough, Clara Stearns. Land of Good Water, Takachue Pouetsu: A Williamson County, Texas History. Georgetown, Texas: Williamson County Sun Publishers, 1973.

Scott, Zelma. History of Coryell County, Texas. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1965.

Sealock, Richard B., Margaret M. Sealock, and Margaret S. Powell. Bibliography of Place-Name Literature: United States and Canada. 3d ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.

Sharp, Mary Grace, comp. Inventory of County Records, Coke County Courthouse, Robert Lee, Texas. Austin: Center for Community Services, North Texas State University and Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1975.

Shelton, Hooper, comp. From Buffalo to Oil: History of Scurry County, Texas. N.p.: Feather Press, 1973.

Singletary, John. "Local Government in Nacogdoches, 1779–1836." Master’s thesis, Stephen F. Austin State College, 1949.

Sinko, Peggy Tuck. Guide to Local and Family History at the Newberry Library. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1987.

Smith, A. Morton. First 100 Years in Cooke County. 1955. Reprint, San Antonio: Naylor Co., 1976.

Smithson, Fay Eidson, and Pat Wilkinson Hull. Martin County: The First Thirty Years; A Familiar History of Martin County, Texas. Hereford, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1970.

South Western Reporter. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1887–. Early volumes are titled Southwestern Reporter. Cited as SW Rptr. One of the seven regional collections of state case law. The South Western Reporter covers Texas and has served as the de facto “official” reporter for Texas case law since 1962 when Texas Reports was discontinued.

Sparkman, Ervin L. People’s History of Live Oak County, Texas. Mesquite, Texas: Ide House Publishers, 1981.

Spikes, Nellie Witt, and Temple Ann Ellis. Through the Years: A History of Crosby County, Texas. San Antonio: Naylor Co., 1952.

Spiller, Wayne, comp. Handbook of McCulloch County History. Vol. 1. Seagraves, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1976.

Stambaugh, J. Lee, and Lillian J. Stambaugh. History of Collin County, Texas. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1958.

Stephens, A. Ray, and William M. Holmes. Historical Atlas of Texas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989.

Stephenson, Richard W., comp. Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. Most of the maps listed here have been reproduced on microfiche by the Library of Congress. A large number of Texas county maps are included.

Strickland, Rex W. "Miller County, Arkansas Territory: The Frontier That Men Forgot." Parts 1–3. Chronicles of Oklahoma 18 (March 1940):12–34; "Establishment of 'Old' Miller County, Arkansas Territory," 18 (June 1940):154–170; "Final Break-Up of 'Old' Miller County," 19 (March 1941):37–54.

Swindler, William F., ed. Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions. 10 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1973–1979. The most complete and up-to-date compilation for the states.

Tarpley, Fred. 1001 Texas Place Names. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1980.

Taylor, William Charles. History of Clay County. Austin: Jenkins Publishing Co., 1972.

Terry County Historical Survey Committee. Early Settlers of Terry: A History of Terry County, Texas. Hereford, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1968.

Texas. Laws of the State of Texas. Austin [et al.], 1846–. Title varies. The session laws of the state of Texas. Cited as Texas Laws.

Texas Department of Transportation. County Maps of Texas. [Austin]: Texas Department of Transportation, 1998.

Texas Repub. Laws. See Republic of Texas.

Texas Supreme Court. Texas Reports. 163 vols. 1848–1963. Reports of cases heard before the Supreme Court of Texas, 1846 to 1962. Cited as Texas Rpts.

Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. An atlas of well-designed county outline maps for each state, accompanied by a bibliography and an explanation of methodology.

Traweek, Eleanor Mitchell. Of Such As These: A History of Motley County and Its Families. Quanah, Texas: Nortex Publications, 1973.

Tyson, Carl Newton. Red River in Southwestern History. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981.

United States. Statutes at Large of the United States of America. Vols. 1–17. Boston: Little, Brown, 1845–1874. Vols. 18–. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1875–. Cited as U.S. Stat.

United States Supreme Court. United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court. Vol. 91–, 1875–. Reports of cases heard before the Supreme Court of the United States. Cited as U.S. Rpts.

Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976. The standard compilation for its subject.

Vernon’s Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas. 3 vols. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1993–1997.

Waller County Historical Survey Committee. History of Waller County, Texas. N.p.: Waller County Historical Survey Committee, 1973.

Weber, David J. Mexican Frontier, 1821–1846: The American Southwest Under Mexico. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1982.

Welborn, Claude A. Red River Controversy: The Western Boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. N.p.: Nortex Offset Publications, 1973.

Weyand, Leonie Rummel, and Houston Wade. Early History of Fayette County. LaGrange, Texas: LaGrange Journal, 1936.

Williams, Jerry L., ed. New Mexico in Maps. 2d ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986.

Williams, Jesse Wallace. Old Texas Trails. Edited and compiled by Kenneth F. Neighbours. Burnet, Texas: Eakin Press, 1979.

Winfrey, Dorman H. History of Rusk County, Texas. Waco: Texian Press, 1961.

Wylie, Rosa Lee. History of Van Horn and Culberson County, Texas. Hereford, Texas: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1973.

Yeats, E. L., and E. H. Shelton. History of Fisher County, Texas. N.p., 1971.

Zachry, Juanita Daniel. Settling of the Frontier: A History of Rural Taylor County. Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1980.