Traveling In Texas USA

One of the 50 states in the United States of America. In 1845, Texas became the 28th state.

There are 154 counties; Harris in Houston is the most populous and Loving county in Mentone the least. The top five largest cities by population are:

1. Houston
2. San Antonio
3. Dallas
4. Austin
5. Fort Worth

There are many cities in Texas that are named for other places outside of the United States. Let’s take a look at some of these places.

Athens

From The Athens Web siteWelcome to our City! Athens has the charm of a s...

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China

China in Jefferson County was named China Grove for a grove of Chinaberr...

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Delhi

"Delhi, Texas, (pronounced DELL HIGH), is situated in one of the more th...

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Dublin

In the southwestern region of Erath County in the state of Texas lies th...

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Edinburg

Discover our wonderful city when you Experience Edinburg’s exceptional e...

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Havana

While the community of Havana dates back to a Spanish land grant - it is...

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Heidelberg

Heidelberg is on Farm Road 1425 five miles northeast of Mercedes in east...

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Holland

"WELCOME TO CITY OF HOLLAND City of Holland....A great place to raise a...

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Howe

Howe - the 454th largest city in Texas and the 5834th largest city in th...

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Italy

The Biggest Little Town in Texas! Italy bears no cultural ties to the "O...

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Kingsville

"Home of the Wild Horse Desert Located between the shimmering Texas Gul...

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Liverpool

Liverpool, an incorporated community fourteen miles from Angleton on the...

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Milano

Milano is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 79 and State Highway 36, t...

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Moscow

Located at the junction of U.S. 59 and FM 350, Moscow is a small town wh...

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Naples

Naples is on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway and U.S. Highway 67, twe...

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Nazareth

Nazareth, a small farming community, is in east central Castro County at...

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New Berlin

The citizens of this small city welcome you to New Berlin, a city that c...

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New London

New London is on State Highway 42 twelve miles south of Kilgore and 122 ...

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Newcastle

"Newcastle was founded in 1908, and because of its early coal-mining int...

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Nome

Nome is a city in Jefferson County and Liberty County, Texas, United Sta...

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Palestine

Forget stopping to smell the roses; it’s the beautiful dogwood blossoms ...

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Paris

Paris is just south of the Red River in East Texas, about 110 miles nort...

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Petersburg

"Petersburg is a city of approximately 1200 residents located in Hale Co...

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Ravenna

Ravenna is on Farm roads 274 and 1753, five miles northwest of Bonham an...

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Roma

Roma is a bicultural, historically-rich town on the Rio Grande. It was ...

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Scotland

Scotland was established in 1907 settled by German immigrants. It is nam...

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Tivoli

TIVOLI is a small community surrounded by farmlands, rich with grain sor...

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Trinidad

Welcome to the City of Trinidad. Trinidad is surrounded on all sides wit...

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Turkey

"“Western Swing Capitol of the World” "

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Victoria

Southeast of San Antonio, centered between Houston and Corpus Christi an...

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Wharton

Known as the Gateway of the Gulf Coast, Wharton, Texas lies 60 miles (96...

Here is some information on other cities I’ve explored in Texas