Map of Real County, Texas

Real County overview:
Name:	Real County
FIPS code:	48-385
State:	Texas
Founded:	1913
Seat:	Leakey
Largest city:	Camp Wood
Total Area:	700 sq mi (2,000 km²)
Land Area:	699 sq mi (1,810 km²)
Total Population:	2,758
Population Density:	3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:	www.co.real.tx.us

Real County location map. Where is Real County?

Real County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Real County. — Location of Real County in the the United States.

Real County location on the Texas map. Where is Real County. — Location of Real County in Texas.

History

1762-1771 Looking for protection from Comanches, Lipan Apache chief El Gran Cabezón persuades Franciscans and the Spanish military to establish San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz Mission on the Nueces River. The mission was abandoned in 1771
1856 John and Nancy Leakey settle in Frio Canyon.
1857 The original Camp Wood is established on the Nueces River near the site of the former San Lorenzo mission.
1864 Lipan Apaches attack the family of George Schwander in the abandoned ruins of the San Lorenzo mission.
1868 Theophilus Watkins, F. Smith and Newman Patterson construct a gravity flow irrigation canal from the Frio River that operates for a century.
1879 Indians attack and kill Jennie Coalson, wife of Nic Coalson, and two children at Half Moon Prairie.
1881 Lipan Apaches strike the McLauren home at Buzzard’s Roost in the Frio Canyon. Last Indian raid in southwest Texas.
1910 Crop farming declines in the county, livestock ranching gains prominence, in particular angora goats.
1913 On April 3, the Texas state legislature establishes Real County from parts of Edwards, Bandera, and Kerr counties. Leakey is the county seat.
1920 Camp Wood township is founded and becomes a railroad terminus to transport heart cedar.
1924 Charles A. Lindbergh lands in Real County.
1948 Farm Road 337 is completed.

Real County Road Map

Real CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Real County, Texas. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Real CountyMap — Real Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 700 square miles (1,800 km), of which 699 square miles (1,810 km) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km) (0.1%) is water.