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The Edwards Plateau is an uplifted and elevated region originally formed from marine deposits of sandstone, limestone, shales, and dolomites 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period when this region was covered by an ocean. The western portion remains a relatively flat elevated plateau whereas the eastern portion known as the Hill Country is deeply eroded. It includes portions of Concho, Tom Green, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Reagan, and Irion counties and a separate area to the north in Coke, Taylor, and Nolan counties. [Texas Parks and Wildlife]

Kimble County, located almost in the middle of the plateau, was created by congress in 1858 but wasn't organized until 1876 with the county seat at Junction, which is almost centered in the county. It was named for George C Kimble (1803-1836), who died at the Alamo.

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Off-Site

Kimble Archives Other TXGenWeb Counties Portal to Texas History Query Board

Publications

Junction Eagle
Kimble County Citizen
Peace in the Valley: A Chronicle of Kimble County Cemeteries
Families of Kimble County, Volumes I & II