Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Walker County, Texas


Related Topics

  
  Walker County, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
The county is named for Samuel H. Walker, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the American Army.
In the county, the population was spread out with 18.00% under the age of 18, 23.00% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 18.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.90% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walker_County,_Texas   (389 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Walker County encompasses 801 square miles of rolling hills and open prairies in the Piney Woods vegetation area; around 70 percent of the county is blanketed by forests of loblolly, short-leaf and long-leaf pine, and hardwoods.
Walker County is crossed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Interstate Highway 45.
As the county's population continued to expand, rising to 21,475 by 1960, to 27,680 by 1970, and to 41,789 by 1980, the percentage of the fl population in the area continued to decline.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/WW/hcw1.html   (3129 words)

  
 Walker County Texas
Walker County, Texas was one of the most beautiful counties in the State of Texas.
The highways and roadways of Walker County are littered with trash.
Please help our county leaders understand that laissez-faire growth is not only destroying the beauty of Walker County, Texas but AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL is rapidly becoming AMERICA THE UGLY because of lack of leadership and concern about our future in hundreds of other counties across this great land of ours.
www.walkercountytexas.org   (289 words)

  
 Texas Cooperative Extension, The Walker County Office
Walker County was created in 1846 and originally named for Robert J. Walker of Mississippi who introduced into the U.S. Congress the resolution for the annexation of Texas.
Walker County encompasses 790 square miles of rolling hills and open prairies in the Piney Woods vegetation area; around seventy percent of the county is blanketed by forests of loblolly, short leaf and long leaf pine, and hardwoods.
An increasingly important factor in the growth of Walker County is the expansion of the Houston metroplex.
walker-tx.tamu.edu   (248 words)

  
 Chapter1- Early Walker County, Texas
Walker was originally part of Washington County, but was included within the boundaries of Montgomery County as created in 1837.
The town of Huntsville, present county seat and one of the first settlements in the county, was established primarily for the purpose of trading with the friendly Indian tribes in the vicinity.
Most of the citizens of Walker County who have been here for any length of time are familiar with various stories connected with its history, but there has been no attempt to bring together these accounts so that they can be preserved.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/nirvana/621/chapter1.html   (1373 words)

  
 Chapter 3 - Early Walker County, Texas
The municipality of Washington later became the county of Washington and the boundaries were fixed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas, Dec 14, 1837.
Finally, by an act of the legislature of the new State of Texas, approved on the 6th day of April, 1846, the County of Walker was created with it's territory being drawn from Montgomery County.
Walker County was named in honor of Robert J. Walker, a Democratic senator from Mississippi, who in 1845, became the Secretary of the Treasury under President James K. Polk.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/nirvana/621/chapter3.html   (625 words)

  
 County Flags of Texas, Walker County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1984 the Walker County Historical Commission sponsored a flag design contest open to 7th and 8th grade students.
Arcing over the top of the ring is the red inscription "Walker County." Along the bottom right side of the map is the date of the county's creation and organization, 1846.
The flag was formally presented to and accepted by the Commissioners' Court on 21 October 1985.
hometown.aol.com /texascountyflags/walker.html   (232 words)

  
 Walker County Texas DWI Attorneys Atkinson & Associates PC 936-756-7719 | DWI.com
Texas DWI Lawyer handling DWI cases in Walker County, TX.
If you are in jail in Walker County, you are unable to support your family, you may lose your home and your possessions.
Texas DWI Attorney and DUI Lawyer Directory, Texas Drunk Driving Laws and Alcohol Awareness and Education.
www.dwi.com /texas/walker-county/index_html   (545 words)

  
 Walker County Texas Real Estate
Walker County Texas Real Estate is a way for consumers to find the best Real estate Agents and Brokers for every city in Walker County Texas.
When you have been directed to an Walker County Texas real estate professional in the area you have chosen you will be able to search for your dream home and get free printouts from the MLS database in that area.
Walker County Texas Real Estate Brokers and agents can use the many news and information pages we offer to get up to date information about the Walker County Texas real estate market.
www.myhomesearches.com /county/texas/walker-county-texas.htm   (588 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas, United States of America
Walker County is located in south east Texas.
The county seat of Walker County is Huntsville.
The Walker County Economy is centered in State Government, Education, Tourism, Timber, and Beef Cattle.
www.techmediq.com /WorldLink/US/TX/Counties/W/txwalker.htm   (43 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas Cemetery Records
Most local genealogy enthusiasts know the pains of trying to trace the Walker County roots of early Black families - although the predominately white cemeteries are indexed, the traditionally Black cemeteries are not.
Ruth Stubblefield first realized Walker County's need for a Black cemetery index when she tried to track down information about her great-grandparents, who lived in Walker County for many years.
Stubblefield contacted the Huntsville Public Library, where she was told that, although burial, records were on file for the primarily white cemeteries, there were no such records for the principally Black cemeteries.
www.aagsnc.org /articles/stubblefield.htm   (369 words)

  
 Welcome to the Walker County, Texas Website
A purchaser must pay the tax within 20 county working days from the date of purchase or the date the vehicle was brought into Texas for use.
Submit the appraisal with your title application within 20 county working days of purchase or the date the vehicle was brought into Texas for use.
A: Your vehicle registration can be obtained from the Walker County Annex by using the previous years registration receipt, your license plate number or vehicle identification number and proof of current insurance in the registered owner name.
www.co.walker.tx.us /departments/TaxCollector/taxcollector.htm   (1170 words)

  
 TXGenWeb Walker County, Texas
A native Texan, born in Huntsville, Walker County.
The Walker County Genealogical Society has a new program to recognize descendents of those Pioneers.
Just published ~ Walker County Cemeteries - Volume 2 - North Walker County, which will be put on line later.
www.rootsweb.com /~txwalker/index.htm   (201 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Walker County is $512 a month.
Walker County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Texas state average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
www.city-data.com /county/Walker_County-TX.html   (548 words)

  
 ATSDR - Health Consultation - Lake Raven, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
A recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) survey of fish from Lake Raven in Walker County revealed elevated levels of mercury in largemouth bass [1].
Consequently, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) requested that the Texas Department of Health (TDH) evaluate fish from Lake Raven for potential public health hazards to people who eat fish from this reservoir.
Health consultations dealing with contaminants in seafood from Texas waters may also be available to the public from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/region_6.html).
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/lakeraven/rav_p1.html   (2506 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Walker County, Tex.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833;
Representative from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
www.politicalgraveyard.com /geo/TX/WK.html   (624 words)

  
 Jacobs Properties - Texas Land, Ranches, Farms, Homes & Acreage
The Rocking P is a striking 31 acre ranch in Walker County.
Caney Ridge is 320 acres of rolling ranch land in Grimes county.
48 acres in Walker County ready for you and your animals.
www.txland.com   (1278 words)

  
 Walker County Genealogical Society
The Walker County Genealogical Society encourages you to make donations to the Huntsville Public Library for genealogical publications to be place in the Johnnie Jo Sowell Dickenson Genealogy Room.
The Walker County Genealogical Society and the City of Huntsville have purchased a New Microfilm Reader-Printer.
The Walker County Genealogical Society works to further knowledge about genealogical research, assist others with their family lines, and exchange knowledge gleaned from experience in a variety of research areas.
www.wcgen.com   (2356 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Riverside is on Farm Road 405 east of State Highway 19, thirteen miles northeast of Huntsville in Walker County.
It was founded by the Houston and Great Northern Railroad in 1872 on the west bank of the Trinity River, and thus situated the community provided easy access for rail and river freight.
Vertical Files, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/RR/hlr23.html   (357 words)

  
 Case File - Walker County Jane Doe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Walker County Jane Doe was found lying face down and nude by a truck driver on November 1, 1980 near the Sam Houston National Forest in Walker County Texas.
She never reached the Ellis Unit and she was never seen alive again.
If you have any knowledge of the identity of this child or the crime itself contact Lt. Perkins at the Walker Co. Sheriff's office in Huntsville, Texas at 936-435-2406.
www.unsolved-crimes.com /walkerco.html   (387 words)

  
 Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
The reports are of the 1918 mass murder of a family of African Americans in Dodge, Texas.
The Cabiness negroes were among the most desperate in this county and the cause of the killing was the result of George Cabiness for refusing to register in the selective draft and failing to answer two calls sent him by the Walker County exemption board.
Sheriff T.E. King and a number of deputies were on the scene early this morning and on his return to the city late today stated that the wounded Cabiness girl could not recover and that by her death the entire Cabiness family had been wiped out.
homepage.mac.com /cabaniss/genealogy/black_cabanisses/walker_county_tx.html   (635 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas TX, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Walker County is one of 254 counties in Texas.
The county is in the Huntsville metro area.
This was an increase of.74% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22811   (669 words)

  
 Walker County Land for Sale. Real Estate in Walker County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Then contact any of the Texas Real Estate Agents for professional assistance finding your Texas area home.
Click on the Walker cities that you are interested in or search all Real Estate in Walker County:
So whether you are wondering what your home value is, looking for an agent to help you buy or sell your real estate, or just looking to browse properties in your area, it's all right here.
www.homes.com /Real_Estate/TX/CountyType/WALKER/Type/L   (286 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas - County Extension Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
County Extension agents work as community educators and facilitators to provide these programs.
County Extension programs are linked in a statewide educational network with The Texas AandM University System.
The Texas of all ages who greatly extend our educational outreach into their neighborhoods.
urbantaex.tamu.edu /D9/Walker   (371 words)

  
 Huntsville, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Huntsville is a city and is also a newly designated micropolitan area located in the U.S. state of Texas within Walker County.
Huntsville is the headquarters of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the only state agency with headquarters outside of Austin).
Huntsville became the home of Sam Houston, the first President of the Republic of Texas, and later Governor of the state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huntsville,_Texas   (647 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The petition of Tabitha Dupuy, for herself and children, a resident of Walker County, Texas against Jonathan A. Dupuy, a resident of the state of Arkansas.
To the Judge of the 7th Judicial District of the State of Texas.
She further states that in behalf of her children who she prays may be regarded as petitioners with and by her as their next forsaid and natural guardian, that said J.A. Dupuy left in her possession a negro boy named Davy, now about 25 years old, who is still in her possession.
www.mindspring.com /~eehiv/dupuy/petition.evans.tabitha.html   (284 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas QuickLinks from the US Census Bureau
Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino origin: Texas counties, Places in Texas
Historical population counts, 1900 to 1990, for all counties in Texas
Summary statistics for Texas counties by NAICS (North American Industry Classification System): 2002
quickfacts.census.gov /qfd/states/48/48471lk.html   (248 words)

  
 Walker County, Texas (TX) Real Estate Census Data
Our Realtors® can provide you with Walker County TX MLS listings for Single Family Houses, Townhomes, Condos, and other types of properties.
If you are looking to sell your Walker County, Texas Home, our specialists will provide you with a Free Market Analysis (CMA) on your house—empowering you to know your house’s value.
Our Walker County, TX Agents will help you with the home buying or home selling processes every step of the way.
www.house.com /Census/Real_Estate_Census_s_Texas_co_Walker.aspx   (267 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Walker County , Texas (TX) - (county) - Facts and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Walker, county (801 sq mi/2,075 sq km; 1990 pop.
Forest across much of S part of co. Rolling wooded area (pine, hardwood timber chief industry); sand and gravel, clay mining; some gas and oil wells.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/W/W00447-walker.html   (167 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.