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	Chambers County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chambers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area.
		In the county, the population is spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the county is $47,964, and the median income for a family is $52,986.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chambers_County,_Texas (404 words)

	Encyclopedia: Chambers County, Texas
		Red counties show the core of East Texas, counties shown as pink may or may not be included in East Texas, and thus their inclusion varies from source to source.
		The Edwards Plateau is a region of west-central Texas which is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east, the Llano Uplift and the plains region to the north, and the Pecos River to the west.
		The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chambers-County,-Texas (4025 words)

	Chambers County, Texas -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chambers County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county located in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico) Texas.
		Chambers County is named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, an early lawyer in (The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico) Texas.
		at the (A university in Austin, Texas) University of Texas
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chambers_county,_texas.htm (706 words)

	Texas Cooperative Extension, The Chambers County Office
		Chambers County was created by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1858, some three years before the civil war began.
		Chambers County like other Texas counties is concentrating on growing a strong educational system and developing a strong economy that will prepare its citizens and its children for the 21st century.
		Texas Cooperative Extension in Chambers County serves a population of 26, 031.
	chambers-tx.tamu.edu (272 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: CHAMBERS COUNTY
		Chambers County has a subtropical, humid climate, with rainfall averaging forty-nine inches, a mean annual temperature of sixty-nine degrees, and a growing season averaging 261 days per year.
		Chambers County was formed in 1858 from Liberty and Jefferson counties, and organized the same year with Wallisville as its county seat.
		Between 1970 and 1980 the rural population of Chambers County grew 52 percent, and in the early 1980s the total county population was 19,100.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/CC/hcc9.html (2781 words)

	Chambers County, Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chambers County is a county located in the U. Chambers County is a county located in the U.S. State of Texas.
		As of the census of 2000, there are 26,031 people, 9,139 households, and 7,219 families residing in the county.
		The racial makeup of the county is 81.88% White, 9.77% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 6.02% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races.
	www.termsdefined.net /ch/chambers-county,-texas.html (515 words)

	Baytown, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baytown is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area.
		In 1916, the Humble Oil and Refining Company, founded by Ross S. Sterling and his associates, built the first offshore drilling operation in Texas (second in the United States).
		The plant was later closed in July 1986 due to a poor economic climate and the decline of American steel in the 1980s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baytown,_Texas (773 words)

	William Jett Norman
		The county is situated in the southeast part of Texas, consists of flat coastal plains, is one-third water, and lies directly on the Gulf of Mexico.
		According to a Historical Marker on Highway I-10 in Chambers county, Mary's grandfather James Taylor White (1789 - 1852) migrated to that area from Louisiana in 1828.
		Texas had sided with the South during the Civil War; conscription was forced on many able men unwilling to volunteer and unable to escape north.
	www.geocities.com /dannyroywilliams/norman/wjnorman.html (826 words)

	County Government Benefits From File Magic System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chambers County administrative offices are in Anahuac, Texas.
		County officials were so pleased with File Magic they purchased another single-user system this month for the County Judge's office, which oversees the county's day-to-day operations.
		File Magic will be used by county personnel store and retrieve communications and other documents required to assemble meeting packets and agendas for the county's governing body, the County Commissioners.
	www.filemagic.com /news/case_studies/government/chambers_county_treasurers_texas_filemagic.htm (195 words)

	Anahuac, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is the county seat of Chambers County
		Two major events called the Anahuac Disturbances in 1832 and 1835 helped to precipitate the Texas Revolution that led to the separation of Texas from Mexico.
		Later, a small Confederate outpost called Fort Chambers was established nearby, but neither the town nor the fort played a major role in the American Civil War.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Anahuac,_Texas (541 words)

	Chambers County, Texas -- Library System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Chambers County Library in Anahuac is the repository for the Texana collection, featuring a variety of general interest titles on the state as well as material of great historical interest to the area.
		Texas Reading Club is sponsored annually by the Texas State Library to promote the pleasure of reading for young children during the summer months.
		Their mandate is to advise the County Librarian on matters of policy, and to provide vital input on community concerns about the library system.
	www.co.chambers.tx.us /offices/library.html (750 words)

	Chambers County, Texas - the Smith Point Saga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This website is for the sole purpose of disseminating information focusing upon a segment of southeast Texas history during the 19th century.
		In the meantime, if you happen to be in the Maury County, Tennessee area, you might like to visit Elm Springs, which today is the headquarters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (www.scv.org).
		If you live in the Harris County - Galveston County - Chambers County area, you might find it interesting to take a drive to visually compare the dramatic present-day differences that exist between Chambers County which lies on the east side of Galveston Bay and Galveston County on the west side of the bay.
	www.chambers-county-tx.com (374 words)

	National Weather Service Forecast Office Houston, Galveston - Research Projects - The 1943 "Surprise" Hurricane
		The Houston area and upper Texas coast were advised of "a tropical storm of minor size and intensity" and small craft were advised to remain in port.
		It had left Galveston, Texas the day before the storm hit and was caught in the grip of the storm as it quickly increased in wind and seas.
		In Texas City, 90 percent of all structures suffered either water damage or complete destruction and the residents were discouraged from going to shelters due to a polio epidemic there.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /hgx/projects/hurr_1943/hurr_1943.htm (4610 words)

	Colorado County, Texas - Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Colorado County is one of the oldest established counties in the State of Texas with a past as grand as the live oak trees that adorn and enhance it today.
		The history of Colorado County is as poignant and picturesque as our state and nation, from the colorful family feuds resulting in local gunfights that reflect the imagination of the old west, to the warm and caring citizenship which local people perform to preserve our cultural distinction.
		The west side of the county, in the Weimar area, is, in my opinion, the Gateway to West Texas with its unlimited supply of majestic Live Oaks and the beginning of great open spaces.
	www.rtis.com /reg/colorado-cty/govOfficials.htm (847 words)

	Chambers Liberty Counties Navigation District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District was initiated by petition to the Chambers County Commissioners Court on April 10, 1944.
		The petition was signed by citizens of both Chambers and Liberty Counties and was accepted by the court for public hearing on June 5, 1944.
		It comprises 255,649 acres in Chambers County and 185,375 acres in Liberty County.
	www.clcnd.com /history.html (1189 words)

	Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Texas: Counties: Chambers
		Chambers County was formed in 1858, made up from parts of Jefferson and Liberty counties.
		Having studied law in Mexico, he first came to Texas as Surveyor General for the government of the Mexican State of Coahuila and Texas, and was also designated superior judge for the territory.
		Chambers sided with the colonists in their dispute with the Mexican government, was commissioned a major general in the Texas Army Reserve, and played a major part in the revolution.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=66409 (402 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: FORT ANAHUAC
		Fort Anahuac is located in a Chambers County park on State Highway 563 one mile south of Anahuac.
		The garrison was one of six new outposts located at strategic entrances to Texas and designed to enforce the Law of April 6, 1830.
		Chambers County acquired the site for a park in 1946, and officials ordered it cleared and the rubble buried for safety reasons and to prevent vandalism.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/FF/qbf1.html (719 words)

	Listings Texas: Chambers County: Society
		Wallisville is on Interstate Highway 10 and the east side of the Trinity River in northern Chambers County.
		Chambers County (G-12), named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, qv is a rural county less than twenty miles east of Houston in the Coastal Prairie...
		Anahuac, the county seat of Chambers County, is on the northeast bank of Trinity Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast.
	listingstexas.com /Gulf-Coast-Region/Chambers-County/Society (486 words)

	Fun in Southeast Texas -- Fun365Days.com
		Southeast Texas is a region of contrasts and excitement.
		The nine-county region spans from the beaches of the Bolivar Peninsula to the Lakes (Rayburn and Toledo Bend).
		This tourism page is a project of Partnership of Southeast Texas and the communities, chambers and convention and visitors bureaus in the 9 Southeast Texas Counties.
	www.fun365days.com (180 words)

	Albert Gallatin Van Pradelles: Cotton Merchant of Wallisville, Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As one wanders through the silent, oak-studded spaces of the Wallisville, Texas cemetery, near where the tidal outflows of Trinity River reach the sea, one is immediately immersed with the sense of unwritten East Texas history which surrounds him.
		The Van Pradelles family was enumerated in the 1860 Chambers County census at residence 463.
		Although Wallisville, Texas has produced a host of well-known politicians, the writer discovered while writing the history of the Trinity River steamboat trade that A. Van Pradelles was a giant figure in the river’s cotton trade.
	www.wtblock.com /wtblockjr/pradelles.htm (4978 words)

	Chambers County Courthouse, Anahuac, Texas.
		Texas : Architecture : Courthouses : Chambers County
		Chambers County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
		The 1936 Chambers County Courthouse is a WPA project on Washington Ave and Stonewall St. It is impossible to miss since there are few competing structures in town.
	www.texasescapes.com /TexasGulfCoastTowns/Anahuac-Texas-Chambers-County-Courthouse.htm (52 words)

	County Records Available on Microfilm - Texas State Library
		A birth record now becomes public information and available to the public on and after the 75th anniversary of the date of birth as shown on the record filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics or local registration official.
		One immediate impact of the law is that many reels of microfilmed county records contain restricted information and, therefore, are no longer available to the public.
		We would also remind researchers that birth records older than 75 years can be obtained from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Department of Health.
	www.tsl.state.tx.us /arc/local/index.html (212 words)

	Chambers Regional, Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chambers County Central Appraisal District Interactive site which allows searches of property tax records.
		Chambers County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Population, demographic, and housing information from the 1990 census.
		The Political Graveyard: Chambers County Lists politicians who lived in the county.
	www.remanence.org /cmVtXzY2NDA5.aspx (99 words)

	Three-Legged Willie: History and Genealogy of Williamson County, Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The year is 1848 and 107 citizens of western Milam County petition the, "Honorable Legislature of the State of Texas" to form a new county.
		In so doing, they named this county for a spirited man -- he was an editor,a patriot, a country school teacher, a lawmaker, and a Major of the first Texas Rangers.
		This map is a present day adjustable map of Williamson County that will allow you to zoom into any area of the county for more detail.
	three-legged-willie.org (1898 words)

	Chambers County, Texas - The TXGenWeb Project
		Named in honor of General Thomas Jefferson Chambers.
		Chambers County is situated in the southeast part of Texas, is one-third water, lying directly on the
		The County's flat coastal plains and a readily available supply of water provide the basis for a broad spectrum of agricultural opportunities including ranching, rice, and soybean farming being primary.
	www.rootsweb.com /~txchambe (92 words)

	The Index to Texas Probate Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A W.P.A. project of the 1940's generated indexes for probate records housed in at least 30 Texas counties.
		The counties include: Brown, Bowie, Camp, Chambers, Delta, Guadalupe, Newton, Robertson, Rusk, San Saba and Williamson.
		Should you find a name that is of interest to you, please contact the Court House in that particular county for more information.
	three-legged-willie.org /texas.htm (333 words)

	Liberty-Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
		We are located 40-45 miles between the cities of Houston and Beaumont in the Southeastern region of Texas.
		Just drop them at the chamber office at 1801 Trinity St., Liberty and we will see that the coats get to Friends in Deed.
		We have recently added a new Employment Resources page with links to online job postings and assistance in our area, as well as a list of area newspapers.
	www.libertydaytonchamber.com (225 words)

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