Foley County, Former county in western Texas, United States.
Foley County was a former county in western Texas that encompassed the Big Bend region with its small settlements. It included the towns of Study Butte and Terlingua, which served as the main centers within its territorial boundaries.
The Texas legislature created Foley County in 1887 when Presidio County was divided into smaller territorial units. The new county existed for roughly ten years before being merged into Brewster County in 1897.
The territory contained twenty-five registered inhabitants during the 1890 census, with the population concentrated in the mining community of Terlingua.
The region where this former county existed lies in remote western Texas and is not easily accessible from populated areas. Today the territory forms part of Brewster County, and few visible marks of the former county boundaries remain on the landscape.
Foley County maintained its status as an independent administrative entity for only ten years before its absorption into Brewster County in 1897.
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