Guadalupe County, Texas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 15 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Seguin, Kingsbury.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP9 of 15 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
15 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin Plantation | Kingsbury | 2013 |
| Erskine House No. 1 | Seguin | 1970 |
| Hall, Robert, House | Seguin | 1979 |
| Hardscramble | Seguin | 2011 |
| Johnson, Joseph F., House | Seguin | 1978 |
| King-Woods Farmstead | Seguin | 2018 |
| Los Nogales | Seguin | 1972 |
| Park Hotel | Seguin | 1980 |
| Saffold Dam | Seguin | 1979 |
| Sebastopol | Seguin | 1970 |
| Seguin Commercial Historic District | Seguin | 1983 |
| Seguin Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) | Seguin | 2003 |
| Sweet Home Vocational and Agricultural High School | Seguin | 1998 |
| Tewes, Edward and Texanna, House | Seguin | 1997 |
| Wilson Utility Pottery Kilns Archeological District | Seguin | 1975 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBGuadalupe was formed in 1846 (1846-03-30) from Bexar, Gonzales, Travis.
GUADALUPE created from BEXAR, GONZALES, and TRAVIS.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusGuadalupe County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,511 | 5,444 | 12,202 | 21,385 | 27,719 | 25,596 | 25,392 | 29,017 | 46,708 | 89,023 | 172,706 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS44 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 44 of 44 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Achterburg Cemetery |
| Appling Cemetery |
| Appling Cemetery |
| Boecker Cemetery |
| Brenner Cemetery |
| Concrete Cemetery |
| Crayton Cemetery |
| Dugger Cemetery |
| Eden Cemetery |
| Elm Creek Cemetery |
| Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park |
| Happle Cemetery |
| Highsmith Cemeteries |
| Hoffmann Cemetery |
| Ilka Cemetery |
| Jahns Cemetery |
| Jechow Cemetery |
| Kingsbury Cemetery |
| Linne Cemetery |
| Lone Oak Cemetery |
| Marines Cemetery |
| Matthies Cemetery |
| Nash Creek Cemetery |
| Nixon Cemetery |
| Oak Creek Cemetery |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery |
| Post Oak Cemetery |
| Redwood Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Saint James Cemetery |
| Saint James Cemetery |
| Saint Paul's Church Cemetery |
| San Geronimo Cemetery |
| San Juan Cemetery |
| Santo Tomas Cemetery |
| Schertz - Cibolo Cemetery |
| Schmidt Cemetery |
| Schneider Memorial Cemetery |
| Seller Cemetery |
| Smith Family Graveyard (historical) |
| Staples Cemetery |
| Tuttle Cemetery |
| Wade Cemetery |
| Zion Hill Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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