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- The county was named for James Kerr, an Old Three Hundred colonist and an important figure in the Texas Revolution.
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Nov 29, 2017 · Though the area existed as long as the land, the county name only came in 1856, a year after the camel experiment began. Joshua D. Brown opted to name the county for James Kerr, which changed the name of the county seat from Brownsborough to Kerrville, as it remains today.
Nov 6, 2019 · On January 26, 1856, Kerr County was formed from Bexar Land District Number 2. Brownsborough changed its name to Kerrville and became the county seat. The county was organized and held its first election in March of that year.
On January 26, 1856, Kerr County was formed from Bexar Land District No. 2. At the request of Joshua Brown, the name of Brownsboro was changed to Kerrsville, for his friend and fellow veteran of the Texas Revolution, Major James Kerr. Kerrsville became the county seat and later the "s" was dropped and the town became "Kerrville."
Kerr County is located 65 miles northwest of San Antonio, just off Interstate 10. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 52,598. It was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas.
Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598. [1] Its county seat is Kerrville. [2] The county was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas.
When Kerr County was formed in 1856, Brownsborough changed its name to Kerrville and became the county seat. The first Kerr County Courthouse was built in Kerrville in 1856. In 1860 the county seat moved to the town of Comfort, where a new courthouse was built in 1861.
On January 26, 1856, Kerr County was formed from Bexar Land District Number 2. Brownsborough changed its name to Kerrville and became the county seat. The county was organized and held its first election in March of that year.
