Coleman County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The federal highways that cross the county follow the Jingle Bob Cattle Trail and the Van Dorn Military Road, which followed old buffalo trails.

Parent County
1858--Coleman County was created 1 February 1858 from Travis and Brown Counties. County seat: Coleman

The county was named for Robert M. Coleman (ca. 1799-1837), Indian fighter, soldier at the battle of San Jacinto and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born in Kentucky about 1799. He moved to Texas in 1831 and settled in what is now Bastrop County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown


 * Callahan
 * Concho
 * McCulloch
 * Runnels
 * Taylor

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog