Formed January 1, 1883 (225th county)
Reeves County (14,741), Pecos (12,918)
The tan brick Renaissance Revival courthouse, built in 1937, has numerous levels and extensions. Although this is a West Texas courthouse, it is definitely not the norm for this area. It is located on a square at Cedar and 6th streets. The site is three blocks south of the intersection of United States Highway 285 (Cedar Street) and Interstate Highway 20. Interstate Highway 20 bypasses the center of the city to the south. The architects are Trost & Trost. Pecos has had both courthouses for the county since its January 1, 1883 formation, the previous one was built in 1886. The county was carved from Pecos County as the 225th county. Reeves County was named for Confederate Colonel George R. Reeves. The county seat was named for the Pecos River. Pecos County has the same name origin.
Reeves County government consists of a sheriff, a County Judge, and 4 Commissioners. One District Court Judge serves Reeves, Loving, and Ward counties and Two County Court Judges serve Reeves County. The county is located in far west Texas east of El Paso, Texas and southwest of Odessa, Texas. The Pecos River serves as the west and north borders of the county. The county center is 17.3 miles West of Pecos nearer Toyah. The county is surrounded clockwise by Loving, Ward, Pecos, Jeff Davis, and Culberson counties and New Mexico.
The area of the county is 2636 square miles. It is 9 out of 254 in the state. It ranks 140 out of 254 in population in the state. It has a density of 5.6 persons per square mile making it 195 out of 254 in the state. Reeves County has 90.8% of its population in its incorporated areas. Interstate Highway 10 crosses the southern tip from Pecos County into the northern tip of Jeff Davis County. Interstate Highway 20 enters from Ward County on the east and terminates in the county. United States Highway 285 comes in from the northwest tip of Culberson County and exits to the southeast into Pecos County. The county is shaped like a water glass that is turned 45-degrees. The top northern tip of the county touches New Mexico. Pecos is in the northeast part of the county almost to the border with Ward County. Pecos is the county seat and the largest city. It is 87.6% of the county population. The county seat is pronounced PAE-KOES. This county is in the Pecos Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Balmorhea
Pecos
Toyah
