Texas Counties

Wharton County sits in the coastal plains of Southeast Texas, about an hour southwest of Houston. It’s farm country with lots of rice fields.

Wheeler County is up in the Texas Panhandle. It’s right on the eastern edge, bordering Oklahoma. Wide open spaces define this place.

Wichita County straddles the Red River in North Texas, right up against Oklahoma. Wichita Falls is the beating heart of this place.

Wilbarger County is up in northern Texas. The Red River forms the northern border of Wilbarger County, separating Texas from Oklahoma.

Willacy County is down on the Gulf Coast. It’s flat as a pancake. Port Mansfield is a little slice of paradise for fishermen.

Williamson County is booming. It’s just north of Austin, and the growth is spilling over. Round Rock, Cedar Park, and Georgetown.

Wilson County is southeast of San Antonio with Floresville as the county seat. It hosts a fantastic peanut festival every October.

Winkler County sits way out in West Texas, part of the Permian Basin. Oil is the lifeblood here. Kermit is the county seat.

Wise County sits just northwest of Fort Worth. The growth from DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) is creeping in. with new housing developments.

Wood County is a little piece of heaven in East Texas. It’s lake country. Lake Fork is world-renowned for bass fishing.

Yoakum County is out on the western edge of Texas, bordering New Mexico. It’s where the sky seems bigger somehow.

Young County sits in north central Texas, where the rolling hills of the Palo Pinto Mountains give way to the prairie.

Zapata County is way down in South Texas. The Rio Grande forms the southern border of Zapata County. It’s dry in this region of Texas.

Zavala is a little county down in South Texas. It’s flat. Crystal City, the county seat, calls itself the “Spinach Capital of the World”.