Lampasas County
Formed from Travis and Bell counties; created February 1, 1856; organized March 10, 1856; The name Lampazos, first given to the river by the Spaniards, was suggested by the many cockle-burs in the region. First settlements about 1850; first railroad, 1882; county seat, Burleson, after 1856, called Lampasas.
31.0655° N, 98.1775° W
Where to Find It
Lampasas County Courthouse grounds
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Lampasas County Courthouse Lampasas
- <0.1 mi NW Lampasas County Courthouse Site Lampasas
- <0.1 mi W First State Meeting of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Lampasas
- <0.1 mi N Lampasas County, C.S.A. Lampasas
- <0.1 mi N Hanna Springs Lampasas
- <0.1 mi W Horrell-Higgins Feud Lampasas