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| Name | Tom Green |
| Alt names | Tom Green | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 31.4°N 100.467°W |
| Located in | Texas, United States (1874 - ) |
| See also | Bexar, Texas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Coke, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crane, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ector, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Glasscock, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Irion, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Loving, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Midland, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Reagan, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sterling, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Upton, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ward, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Winkler, Texas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Tom Green County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 120,003. Its county seat is San Angelo. The county was created in 1874 and organized the following year. It is named for Thomas Green, who was a Confederate soldier and lawyer. Tom Green County is included in the San Angelo metropolitan statistical area; the county is home to Goodfellow Air Force Base, as well as Angelo State University, part of the Texas Tech University System.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The county was established by the state legislature on March 13, 1874, and named after Thomas Green, a Confederate brigadier general. It originally comprised an area over .
The original county seat was the town of Ben Ficklin. In 1882, flood waters of the Concho River destroyed the town and drowned 65 people. The county seat was moved to Santa Angela. In 1883, the town's name was officially changed to San Angelo by the United States Post Office. Following completion of the Santa Fe Railway in September 1888, the county has increase its cattle production to an estimated export of 3,500 to 5,000 railroad cars. In 1889, San Angelo became incorporated to a city, and the Fort Concho shut down after 22 years of operation.
Tom Green County has a long, narrow strip of land extending to the west. This unusual feature is because Reagan County to the west used to be part of Tom Green County, and the state of Texas required that all counties have a contiguous land route to their county seat. Therefore, the small strip of land served to connect the two main regions. In 1903, the residents of the western section voted to form the Reagan County, while in the same vote the connecting strip was decided to remain as part of Tom Green County.
During the Winter Storm Uri, San Angelo City endured 152 hours at or below freezing temperatures. Some of the hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit Tom Green includes:
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1874 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1875 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1880 | 3,615
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| 1890 | 5,152
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| 1900 | 6,804
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| 1910 | 17,882
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| 1920 | 15,210
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| 1930 | 36,033
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| 1940 | 39,302
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| 1950 | 58,929
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| 1960 | 64,630
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| 1970 | 71,047
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| 1980 | 84,784
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| 1990 | 98,458
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Tom Green County, Texas, United States
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