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Fannin County once stretched to the Panhandle
By Malinda Allison, Fannin County Museum of History
Jun 25, 2025
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Fannin County, Texas -- Fannin County was established by the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1937. The area included present day Fannin County, Grayson County and about half of Cooke County.

On November 28, 1839, upon motion by Daniel Rowlett, the Republic of Texas expanded the western boundary to include land that later became Grayson, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Montague, Wise, Clay, Jack, Wichita, Archer, Young, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Stonewall, King, Cottle, and Childress counties, as well as parts of Hunt and Collingsworth counties.

Texas entered the Union of December 29, 1845 and two months later, on March 14, 1846, the counties of Grayson, Collin and Hunt were created and the boundaries of Fannin County were reduced to the present-day.

This lovely map published in 1847 shows Fannin County extending to the edge of the Panhandle.

This map and additional information about the formation of Fannin County is now on display on the 2nd floor of the Fannin County Courthouse. Stop by the Courthouse to enjoy them. You can also see them at the Fannin County Museum of History.