Navarro County
Navarro County, Texas
Navarro County, Texas
Navarro County is in north central Texas and is bordered by Henderson, Freestone, Limestone, Hill, and Ellis counties. The Trinity River forms its northeast boundary. The center of the county lies forty miles south of Dallas at 32°05' north longitude and 96°30' west latitude. The county covers 1,068 square miles of level and rolling blacklands and has some woodland areas of oak, hickory and pine, but is mainly open and gently rolling prairies. The valley, or bottom, soil is black loam with a mixture of some sand and is very rich. Grasses are tall, primarily buffalo grass and Texas grama, and trees along the streams include oak, elm, pecans, bois d'arc, and mesquite. Between 30 and 40 percent of the land is considered prime farmland. Natural resources include clay, limestone, sand, gravel, oil, and natural gas. Over 200 million barrels of oil have been taken from the county since 1895. County elevation ranges from 293 feet in the southeast corner to 536 feet in the northwest corner. There are many watercourses throughout the county; two of the largest are Chambers Creek and Richland Creek. The temperature ranges from an average low of 36° F in January to an average high of 96° in July and averages 66° year round. Precipitation averages 37.74 inches per year, and the growing season is about 259 days.
During the settlement of Texas the predominant Indian tribes in Navarro County area were the Iones, Kickapoos, and Comanches. One of the first White groups to settle in the area, the families of John Silas , and Ben Parker, built a fort near the site of present Groesbeck (Limestone County) on the Navasota River in 1833. On May 19, 1836, the fort was attacked by Kiowa and Comanche Indians, and the settlers were either killed or taken captive, including Cynthia Ann Parker. The first Mexican land grant in the area that became Navarro County was to Thomas J. Chambers on September 23, 1834. His grant consisted of 35,424 acres fourteen miles east of the site of present Corsicana. Chambers served as surveyor counselor and supreme judge for the Mexican officials and in 1836 received an empresario contract to bring 800 families to Texas. In 1836 George Washington Hill was sent to the area to be an agent to the Kickapoo Indians. He built a trading post south of the site of present Spring Hill. In October 1838 a surveying party of about twenty-four men arrived at the trading post and set their camp one mile west. On the morning of October 4, the surveyors were attacked by the Kickapoos. In what is now called the Battle Creek fight, all but seven of the surveyors were killed. A rescue party was sent back to bury the dead, but only bones were found. One mass grave was dug one mile west of the site of present Dawson.
Julie G. Miller | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Navarro County is classified as a County
Altitude Range
250 ft – 623 ft
Size
Land area does not include water surface area, whereas total area does
- Land Area: 1,009.6 mi²
- Total Area: 1,085.9 mi²
Temperature
January mean minimum:
34.7°F
July mean maximum:
94.1°F
Rainfall, 2019
39.8 inches
Population Count, 2019
50,113
Civilian Labor Count, 2019
23,258
Unemployment, 2019
7.1%
Property Values, 2019
$4,888,104,748 USD
Per-Capita Income, 2019
$37,922 USD
Retail Sales, 2019
$667,142,487 USD
Wages, 2019
$185,688,006 USD
County Map of Texas
Navarro County
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Places of Navarro County
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Photos Nearby:
Kerens, Texas
Kerens is a city located fourteen miles east of Corsicana in eastern Navarro County, Texas. Photograph by Renelibrary.
Corsicana, Texas
The State National Bank building in Corsicana is a historical landmark of the county seat built in 1926. Photograph by Michael Barera.
Richland, Navarro County, Texas
A view from Love's Bridge at Richland Creek, in Richland, Navarro County Texas. Photograph by Michael E. Cumpston.
Frost, Texas
Frost is a city located about twenty miles west of Corsicana in northwestern Navarro County. Photograph by Renelibrary.
Navarro Mills Lake was created for flood control and water supply
Photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public Domain
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