Atascosito or Liberty District

of Texas

Texas has been under the jurisdiction of six separate governments since 1685, those of France, Spain, Mexico, The Republic of Texas, The Confederacy, and the United States.

The area that now comprises the State of Texas, with its 254 present day counties, was made up of some thirty-six counties that were created and organized in the days of the Republic of Texas (March 2, 1836 to February 19, 1846). Before 1836 such records as marriage bonds and contracts were issued in the areas called colonies, municipalities, or departments. When the revolution began, there were three departments: Bexar, Brazos, and Nacogdoches and eighteen municipalities (sometimes referred to as districts): Austin, Bexar, Brazoria (formerly called Columbia), Goliad, Gonzales, Harrisburg, Jasper (formerly called Bevil's District), Liberty, Matagorda, Milam (formerly called Viesca), Mina (later called Bastrop), Nacogdoches, Refugio, San Augustine, San Patricio, Shelby (or Teneha), Victoria, and Washington. Additionally, five ones were created by the provisional council in 1835: Colorado, Jackson, Jefferson, Red River and Sabine. A lot of the records of early Texas either have been lost by fire, or they are just plain missing.

The Spanish "Atascosito District" comprised the area of the ten Southeast Texas Counties. It derived its name from the site in present Liberty county where local administration was conducted. Under Mexican rule this area was known as the "Liberty District."

After Texas' independence, the Liberty District was divided into Liberty, Jefferson and Jasper counties.

Counties Carved From The Original Atascocito/Liberty District

From here you may follow the links to the other counties that orginally made up the Atascosito District, visit the County Seat links or return to the page from which you just came. If you haven't visited the home of the Texas GenWeb , try it now! You might even find a darling little county to adopt!! Are you interested in other counties, in other states, then take a walk through the U.S. GenWeb Project. If your really adventurous, give the World GenWeb Project a whirl.

Notice: Rumor has it that the Mars and Venus Genweb Projects are predicted to start in the year 2012. <G>

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