Texas County, Missouri
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 5 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969. Most listings are in or near Houston, Plato, Buckyrus.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Missouri is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Texas titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP2 of 5 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
5 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Bates-Geers House | Plato | 1982 |
| Cole, Arthur W., and Chloe B., House | Houston | 1998 |
| Houston High School | Houston | 2009 |
| Houston Ranger Station Historic District | Houston | 2003 |
| White Rock Bluffs Archeological Pictograph Site | Buckyrus | 1969 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBTexas was formed in 1843 (1843-02-17) from Shannon, Wright.
ASHLEY (now TEXAS) created from SHANNON, WRIGHT, and Non-County Area 33; parts of ASHLEY (now TEXAS) attached to SHANNON and WRIGHT "for all civil and military purposes." Non-County Area 33 eliminated.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusTexas County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,312 | 6,067 | 12,206 | 22,192 | 20,548 | 19,813 | 18,992 | 17,758 | 21,070 | 23,003 | 24,487 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS51 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 51 of 51 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Allen Cemetery |
| Altis Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Big Creek Cemetery |
| Burnett Cemetery |
| Cabool Cemetery |
| Canada Cemetery |
| Cavaness Cemetery |
| Cedar Bluff Cemetery |
| Cold Springs Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Craddock Cemetery |
| Crane Cemetery |
| Emery Chapel Cemetery |
| Foard Cemetery |
| Hamilton Cemetery |
| Harlow Cemetery |
| Hutchison Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| McMahan Cemetery |
| Merrill Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery |
| Nearhome Cemetery |
| O'Malley Cemetery |
| Old Concord Cemetery |
| Old Union Cemetery |
| Pine Lawn Cemetery |
| Plato - Lynch Cemetery |
| Presser Cemetery |
| Ray Cemetery |
| Riley Cemetery |
| Rocky Branch Cemetery |
| Sargent Cemetery |
| Shafer Cemetery |
| Sliger Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Stubbs Cemetery |
| Summersville Cemetery |
| Texas County Poor Farm Cemetery |
| Tuttle Cemetery |
| Vancleve Cemetery |
| Watts Cemetery |
| White Cemetery |
| White Cemetery |
| Willhite Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Gravel Point |
| Raftville |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Texas County, Missouri
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.