Foley County is a defunct county in the U.S. state of Texas. It was located in the Big Bend area of far West Texas in what is now Brewster County.

Foley County
U.S. county
Map depicting Foley County's location in 1888
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°18′N 103°12′W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Existed	1887–1897
Largest Town	Terlingua
Population  (1890)
• Total	25

History

On March 15, 1887, the Texas legislature passed legislation that divided Presidio County into four counties: Presidio, Jeff Davis, Foley and Buchel. Throughout its brief life, Foley County was sparsely populated; the 1890 Census reported only twenty-five residents, the majority of those are living in Study Butte and Terlingua. In 1889, it and neighboring Buchel County were attached to the original Brewster County for surveying purposes, and in 1897 both counties were abolished and absorbed by Brewster County.

External links

• Media related to Foley County, Texas at Wikimedia Commons
• Foley County from the Handbook of Texas Online

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