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Showing county line changes 1838-1853
This map was prepared by the W.P.A. It carries a date of 7/9/1941. The
text that follows accompanies the map.
Explanation of the Map Areas and Their Divisions
A. in Municipality and County of Milam
(Viesca)*................................................. (1) to 3/13/1848
in Williamson
County................................................... from
3/13/1848.......... (2) to 2/ 5/1852
in Burnet
County.......................................................... from 2/
5/1852............ (3) to date
B. in Municipality and County of Milam
(Viesca)*................................................. (1) to 1/22/1850
in Bell
County.............................................................. from
1/22/1850.......... (4) to 2/7/1853
in Williamson
County................................................... from 2/
7/1853........... (5) to date
C. in Municipality and County of Viesca
(Milam)*................................................. (1) to 4/24/1834
in Municipality and County of Mina
(Bastrop)**........... from 4/24/1834.......... (6) to 5/24/1838
in Milam
County.......................................................... from
5/24/1838........... (7) to 3/13/1848
in Williamson
County................................................... from
3/13/1848........... (2) to date
D. (Area of Williamson County not crosshatched on map)
in Municipality and County of Milam
(Viesca)*................................................. (1) to 3/13/1848
in Williamson
County................................................... from
3/13/1848........... (2) to date
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1. See Texas Historical Records Survey, Inventory of the County
Archives of Texas, No. 166, Milam County, p. 6.
2. Gam.Laws, III, 76.
3. Gam.Laws, III, 927.
4. Gam Laws, III, 501
5. Gam.Laws, III, 1337
6. Gam.Laws, I, 384.
7. Gam Laws, 1519. With this definition it must be assumed that area
“C” became reattached to Milam County.
* Name changed from Viesca to Milam Dec. 27, 1835. Gam. Laws, I, 1002.
** Name changed from Mina to Bastrop Dec. 18, 1837. Gam. Laws, I, 1432.
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