Briscoe County, Texas

Briscoe County
Briscoe County
County
	The Briscoe County Courthouse in Silverton
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°32′N 101°13′W / 34.53°N 101.21°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1892
Named for	Andrew Briscoe
Seat	Silverton
Largest city	Silverton
Area
• Total	902 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Land	900 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,435
• Density	1.6/sq mi (0.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	13th
Website	www.co.briscoe.tx.us

Briscoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,435.^[1]^[2] Its county seat is Silverton.^[3] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1892.^[4] It is named for Andrew Briscoe, a soldier during the Texas Revolution.

At one time, the large JA Ranch, founded by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair, reached into Briscoe County. After he left the JA, Goodnight owned the Quitaque Ranch. The prominent high school football and college coach Gene Mayfield was born in Briscoe County in 1928.

^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Briscoe County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "Briscoe County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.