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COUNTIES AND CITIES OF TEXAS
county there is a project for a large dam and
reservoir which would impound waters of the
Neches for irrigation, flood control and mu-
nicipal supply for Beaumont and Port Arthur.
Surveys made and district organization set up.
Woodville (1,521), county seat, is principal
retail market, shipping point, has lumber in-
dustries. Other towns are Colmesnel, Dou-
cette, Warren.
*UPSHUR COUNTY.
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In Pine Timber section of Northeast Texas
Undulating topography, sloping gradually
from northwest to southeast; drained by
Sabine River and Little Cypress Creek. Cre-
ated from Harrison, Nacogdoches Counties
1846, organized same year. Named for Abel
Packer Upshur, Secretary of State in Tyler's
Cabinet. Alt., 370 ft. Annual rainfall, 45.1
in. Mean annual temp., 65.1; July temp.,
83.40; Jan., 47.3.
Soils are dark, red and light sandy; alluvial
in bottoms. Timber includes pine, sweet
gum, black gum, post oak, live oak, red oak,
pecan, pin oak, hickory, lumbering is impor-
tant industry. Minerals include oil (10,523,379
bbls. in 1940), gas, brick clay, lignite, iron
ore. Discovery of oil during the last few
years has greatly increased the population
and wealth of this county.
Principal crops cotton (11,639 bales in
1940), sweet potatoes, sugar cane, sorghums,
hay, peanuts. Vegetables raised in large
quantities; watermelons, strawberries, black-
berries, other fruits produced for markets
This county is well adapted to diversified
farming.
Dairying principal livestock industry; beef
cattle, hogs, poultry, sheep raised for market
Lake, stream and woodland make this county
attractive to the sportsman.
Area (sq.mi.) 600 Crop land (a) 99,321
Pop ....... 26,178 Val. farms $5,297,387
Pop. sq. ml... 43.6 Mfr. val... $540,788
Tot. val...... $47,475,436 Retail S... $3,260,000
Tax val...... $23,737,718 Auto reg 4,500
Income ..... $6,305,000 Inc. tax ret 196
Gilmer (3,138), county seat, principal retail
trading point; headquarters large petroleum
industry; other industries include sawmills,
oil refineries, cotton gins, cottonseed oil mill,
lumber mills, fertilizer plant; three hospitals;
excellent schools. Home of annual East Texas
Yamboree in October. Big Sandy (609) is
farm, lumber market in southwestern part of
county. Ore City (250) is retail point in
northeast section.
*UPTON COUNTY.
On the borderland between the Edwards
Plateau of Southwest Texas and the southern
extension of the Great Plains of Northwest
Texas. High, level terrain, flat in north andeast; southern part Upton County.
hilly, rolling, King r- - ---- -
Mountain is an out- I
standing topograph-
ical feature, no
running streams
Created from Tom
Green County 1887.
organized 1910
Named for John
Cunningham Upton. *
Confederate offices i
killed at Manassas ," 1r
Alt.. 2,500 ft. An- "
nual rainfall 17 in
Mean annual temp., ,
63, July temp , -., "_1 RANKINi
815, Jan., 43 2 I 6 "
Edwards Plateau ' uoLE 3
limestone soils in a C we.
south; Amarillo - - . .
sandy loams in
north. Natural veg-
etation consists of grasses, a few dwarf oak
and mesquite and brush Largely prairie
Minerals include oil (5,658,928 bbls in 1940),
gas, potash, salt, oil-drilling clay
Practically no land in cultivation. Sheep
production most important livestock industry,
followed by beef cattle, some horses, hogs
raised.
Area (sq mi.) 1.195 Crop land (a) 8
Pop .. 4,297 Val farms $1,402,382
Pop sq mi .. 3 6 Mfr ,al... $276,449
Tot val..... $18,627,212 Retail S .. $2,228,000
Tax val...... $11.,176.327 Auto reg.. 1.787
Income...... $4,304,000 Inc tax ret 289
Rankin (672), county seat. is livestock mar-
ket. McCamey (2,595) is oil, livestock center:
sponsors annual Rattlesnake Derby
*UVALDE COUNTY.
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Partly on southern border om,72
of Edwards Plateau, partly on ML
Rio Grande Plain, in Southwest Texas. South-
ern part is level to rolling; northern part
mountainous, cut by canyons of Nueces, Frio
and Sabinal which come down from the pla-
teau. Balcones Escarpment and fault line
runs west to east across county, dividing line
between high and low areas. Created from
Bexar County 1850, recreated and organized
1856. Takes its name from Uvalde Canyon,
which was named for Juan de Ugalde, Gov-
ernor of Coahulla 1778. Alt., 900 ft. Annual
rainfall, 25.49 in. Mean annual temp., 70.20,
July temp., 85, Jan., 53 1.
Soils loam, sandy in south, central parts,
limestone soils in north. North part timbered
with cedar on uplands and pecan, cypress
walnut, oak and wild cherry along canyons
Southern part is partly covered with mes-
*tFor explanation of all signs, symbols, abbre-
viations and sources, map and text, see p. 407.
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