San Augustine County, Texas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 9 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near San Augustine.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP5 of 9 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
9 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Blount, Capt. Thomas William, House | San Augustine | 1973 |
| Cartwright, Matthew, House | San Augustine | 1971 |
| Cullen, Ezekiel, House | San Augustine | 1971 |
| Garrett, William, Plantation House | San Augustine | 1977 |
| Horn-Polk House | San Augustine | 1976 |
| Mission Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Ais Site | San Augustine | 1977 |
| San Augustine Commercial Historic District | San Augustine | 2007 |
| San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail | San Augustine | 2004 |
| San Augustine Residential Historic District | San Augustine | 2006 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSan Augustine was formed in 1836 (1836-03-02) from unknown / original county.
Mexican municipality of SAN AUGUSTINE became part of the Republic of Texas.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSan Augustine County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,648 | 4,094 | 5,084 | 8,434 | 13,737 | 12,471 | 8,837 | 7,722 | 8,785 | 8,946 | 7,918 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS69 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 69 of 69 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bobbitt Cemetery |
| Broaddus Cemetery |
| Brooks Cemetery |
| Cartwright Cemetery |
| Chumley Cemetery |
| Clay Cemetery |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| Croker - Boren Cemetery |
| Crow Cemetery |
| Crow Cemetery |
| Davis - Anderson Cemetery |
| Dickerson Cemetery |
| Farrar Cemetery |
| Fox Cemetery |
| Garrett Cemetery |
| Gethsemane Cemetery |
| Greer Cemetery |
| Harvey Cemetery |
| Harvy Cemetery |
| Head Cemetery |
| Hereford Cemetery |
| Holmes Cemetery |
| Holt Cemetery |
| Horton Cemetery |
| Horton Cemetery |
| Lakey Cemetery |
| Lakey Cemetery (historical) |
| Lane Cemetery |
| Lee Cemetery |
| Lewis Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Church |
| Lucas Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Maryland Cemetery |
| McCadley Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery (historical) |
| Moses Cemetery |
| Nath Beck Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Parker Cemetery |
| Parker Cemetery (historical) |
| Perkins Cemetery |
| Pickard Cemetery |
| Pisgah Cemetery |
| Price Cemetery |
| Rayburn Cemetery |
| Redlands Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Runnels Cemetery |
| Saint John Cemetery |
| Sanders Cemetery |
| Sardis Cemetery |
| Sheffield Cemetery |
| Smith Cemetery |
| Solomon Miller Cemetery |
| Sowell Cemetery |
| Spring Ridge Cemetery |
| Sublett Cemetery |
| Thomas Cemetery |
| Townsend Cemetery |
| Whitton Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery (historical) |
| Woods Cemetery |
| Woolam Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
| Name |
|---|
| Camp Worth |
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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