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When European explorers visited the region which would become Fannin County in 1687 they found it occupied by the Caddo Indians. By 1836, when White settlers first entered the area, no Indians inhabited the land. The Caddoes had joined a larger group known as the Cherokees and their Twelve Associated Bands. White settlers arrived by riverboat at Jonesborough in what is now Red River County. The pioneers crossed the river and established two early colonies. One, named Lexington, was located on the Red River and was headed by Dr. Daniel Rowlett. The other colony, begun by Daniel Slack, was on the east side of the middle Bois D'Arc Creek. Numerous other colonists quickly joined this initial band, and eighty-eight first-class land certificates had been granted before the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed in March 1836. For further information on the history of Fannin County, see the Handbook of Texas Online<\/a> and\/or the Fannin County TXGenWeb<\/a> site.<\/p><\/div>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"http:\/\/www.txfannin.org"},{"nbr_id":2,"nbr_name":"Franklin Co., TX","nbr_text":"

White settlement began in the late 1830s along the eastern edge of what became Franklin County; most of the early settlers came from the upper southern states, predominantly Tennessee. The Cherokee Trace passed through the area, and by the late 1840s the central part of the county was also settled. By 1870 Mount Vernon had a population of 223. The county was marked off by the legislature in March 1875 and named for Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, an early Red River County settler. An election was held on April 30, 1875, to select the county seat. Mount Vernon won by a large majority, and the matter was never again contested. For further information on the history of Franklin County, see the Handbook of Texas Online<\/a> and\/or the Franklin County TXGenWeb<\/a> site.<\/p><\/div>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"https:\/\/www.txgenwebcounties.net\/franklin\/"},{"nbr_id":3,"nbr_name":"Hopkins Co., TX","nbr_text":"

Hopkins County was created from parts of Lamar and Nacogdoches counties in March 1846 by the first Texas state legislature. It was named for the David Hopkins family of pioneers. The county seat was established at Tarrant, about five miles north of Sulphur Springs, and remained there until 1870, when the state legislature officially made Sulphur Springs the seat of county government. The territory of the original 1846 Hopkins County was subsequently reduced several times. In 1870 a part of its southwestern corner was given to Rains County, and land north of the South Sulphur River was given to Delta County. In 1871 a small tip of Hopkins County's northeastern corner was given to Lamar County. For further information on the history of Franklin County, see the Handbook of Texas Online<\/a> and\/or the Hopkins County TXGenWeb<\/a> site.<\/p><\/div>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"https:\/\/www.txgenwebcounties.com\/hopkins"},{"nbr_id":4,"nbr_name":"Hunt Co., TX","nbr_text":"

An estimated 350 people lived in Hunt county when it was formed from Fannin and Nacogdoches counties in 1846 and named for Memucan Hunt<\/sa>, the first Texas minister to Washington. Greenville, established on land donated by McQuinney H. Wright<\/sa> and James G. Bourland<\/sa>, became the county seat. The original county boundaries were reduced by the establishment of Rains County in 1870, but afterward remained unchanged. For further information on the history of Hunt County, see the Handbook of Texas Online<\/a> and\/or the Hunt County TXGenWeb<\/a> site.<\/p><\/div>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"http:\/\/txgenwebcounties.org\/hunt"},{"nbr_id":5,"nbr_name":"Lamar Co., TX","nbr_text":"

The area of present Lamar County was within the boundaries of Red River County at the time of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County...was established by act of the Fifth Congress of the republic on December 17, 1840, and organized by election on February 1, 1841. At the time, the county included much of what is now Delta County. In 1870 Delta County was formed, and Lamar County was reduced to its present size. The county was named for Mirabeau B. Lamar<\/sa>, the fourth president of the Republic of Texas. For further information on the history of Lamar County, see the Handbook of Texas Online<\/a> and\/or the Lamar County GenWeb<\/a> site.<\/p><\/div>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"http:\/\/www.lamarcountytx.org"},{"nbr_id":6,"nbr_name":"Red River Co., TX","nbr_text":"

During the First Congress of the Republic of Texas, the Red River district was little more than a vaguely defined area encompassing all or part of the land of thirty-nine present counties. Red River County was formally delineated by an act signed by President Sam Houston on December 14, 1837, which divided the Red River District into two counties, Fannin and Red River. Red River County, as defined by the 1837 act, included all or part of lands now belonging to Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Cass, Marion, and Bowie counties. New counties established in 1840 and 1846 reduced Red River County to its current size. For further information on the history of Lamar County, see the Handbook of Texas Online<\/a> and\/or the Red River County GenWeb<\/a> site.<\/p><\/div>","nbr_img":null,"nbr_link":"https:\/\/www.txgenwebcounties.com\/redriver"}]}