Worth County, Texas

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Worth County
Former U.S. county in Texas
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Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary being considered in Compromise of 1850.
Worth County, Texas
FoundedJanuary 3, 1850
AbolishedNovember 25, 1850
Named after William Jenkins Worth
Seat Valverde

Worth County was a Texas county which was established by the state legislature from territory previously belonging to Santa Fe County, Texas on January 3, 1850. Val Verde (later the site of the Civil War Battle of Valverde) [1] [2] was established as the county seat. [3]

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Worth County was never actually organized as the territory (in large part due to local opposition of the area being considered a part of Texas [4] ) and was ceded a few months later to the US Federal government on November 25, 1850, as a part of the Compromise of 1850. [3] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ TGossett. "Battle Summary: Valverde, NM". www.nps.gov.
  2. ↑ JERRY, THOMPSON (June 15, 2010). "VALVERDE, BATTLE OF". www.tshaonline.org.
  3. 1 2 Worth County in the Handbook of Texas Online
  4. ↑ Griffin, Roger A. (June 12, 2010). "COMPROMISE OF 1850". www.tshaonline.org.
  5. ↑ "Ghost Counties of Texas". Texas Escapes.

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