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This site is dedicated to the people and the history of Somervell County Watch for upcoming revisions and new information coming soon. Any new additions to county or family information is very welcome. Please contact us to have your files added.
Site updated 11/20/25
The county was named for Alexander Somervell. early Texas settler and patriot, commander of the Somervell Expedition. Charles Barnard had a trading post and grist mill on the Paluxy River in the 1860's called Barnard's Mill. As the community came into the 1870's this trading center for Indians, buffalo hunters, and early pioneers began to fade, so Barnard sold his business to Major T. C. Jordan about 1871. From this property Jordan founded the present site of Glen Rose, dividing it into blocks and lots with streets. He donated the public square and started the building of a courthouse after the county was established in 1875.
The coordinators and users of the Somervell County TXGenWeb site express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all who have worked to develop and maintain this valuable resource over the years. County Coordinator - Steve Nichols Assistant State Coordinators - Carla Clifton, Rebecca Maloney and Lela Evans State Coordinator - Paula Perkins Please send any Somervell records or updates you might
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Dinosaur Valley State Park Fort Tours Map for Somervell Co. TX
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