Leon County, Texas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 1 listed property in the county, first listed in 1977. Most listings are in or near Centerville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP1 of 1 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
1 listed property
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Leon County Courthouse and Jails | Centerville | 1977 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLeon was formed in 1846 (1846-03-17) from Robertson.
LEON created from ROBERTSON.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLeon County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,946 | 6,781 | 12,817 | 18,072 | 18,286 | 17,733 | 12,024 | 9,951 | 9,594 | 15,335 | 15,719 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS53 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 53 of 53 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bateman Cemetery |
| Beaver Dam Cemetery |
| Bluff Cemetery |
| Brushy Cemetery |
| Brushy Cemetery |
| Burleson Cemetery |
| Burns Cemetery |
| Burton Cemetery |
| Culton Cemetery |
| Curtiss Cemetery |
| Downs Cemetery |
| Durst Cemetery |
| Flynn Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Grayson Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Greer Cemetery |
| Holleman Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Keechi Cemetery |
| Lamon Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Lummus Cemetery |
| Makamsom Cemetery |
| Mays Cemetery |
| Mays Cemetery |
| McMillin Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Mount Pisgah Cemetery |
| Nettles Cemetery |
| New Salem Cemetery |
| Normangee Cemetery |
| North Creek Cemetery |
| Old Union Cemetery |
| Parker Cemetery |
| Peoples Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Rodgers Prairie Cemetery |
| Rogers Cemetery |
| Sand Hill Cemetery |
| Seale Cemetery |
| Spillerville Cemetery |
| Spring Creek Cemetery |
| Stevens Cemetery |
| Taylor Cemetery |
| Taylor Cemetery |
| Thomason Cemetery |
| Tubbs Cemetery |
| Wheelock Cemetery |
| White Cemetery |
| Winn Cemetery |
| Woodward 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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