Formed February 26, 1887 (231st county)
Glasscock County (1,115), Garden City* (334)
The Classical Revival courthouse of Glasscock County can be seen approaching the small community of Garden City from any direction. Edward C. Hosford & Company provided the designs for this 1909 limestone and granite structure. It is located on the southwest corner of Texas State Highway 158 and Farm to Market Road 33. Garden City has been the only home for both county courthouses since the county’s February 26, 1887 formation. The county was cut from Tom Green County as the 231st county. Glasscock County was named for George W. Glasscock, a business partner of Abraham Lincoln and Texas independence fighter. Georgetown, county seat of Williamson County, is also named for him. The county seat was named for postmaster William Gardner but misspelled.
Glasscock County government consists of a sheriff, a County Judge, and 4 Commissioners. One District Court Judge serves Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties and One County Court Judge serves Glasscock County. The county is located at the bottom of the panhandle, southeast of Midland, Texas and northwest of San Angelo, Texas. Two branches of the Concho River cross through the county; however, they are seldom full. The county center is 7.4 miles West-Northwest of Garden City. The county is surrounded clockwise by Howard, Sterling, Reagan, Upton, Midland, and Martin counties.
The area of the county is 901 square miles. It is 148 out of 254 in the state. It ranks 244 out of 254 in population in the state. It has a density of 1.2 persons per square mile making it 239 out of 254 in the state. Glasscock County has 0.0% of its population in its incorporated areas since are no incorporated cities. United States Highway 87 crosses the northwest corner from Howard County, north, to Sterling County, east. The county is square with Garden City in the eastern half. Garden City is the county seat and the largest populated area. It is 30.0% of the county population.
Garden City (unincorporated)
