Washington County, Administrative division in Texas, United States.
Washington County encompasses 622 square miles of land between Houston and Austin, featuring rolling prairies and oak-covered hills in central Texas.
The territory became one of the first counties in Texas in 1836, following the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico.
Multiple historical museums in the county preserve artifacts and documents about German settlers and cotton farming traditions from the 19th century.
The county maintains over 280 miles of rural roads connecting small communities, with Brenham serving as the primary administrative center.
Local farmers cultivate more than 1,000 acres of Bluebonnet fields, which transform the landscape into bands of blue flowers each spring.
Location: Texas
Inception: July 18, 1836
Capital city: Brenham
Shares border with: Brazos County, Grimes County, Waller County, Austin County, Fayette County, Lee County, Burleson County
Website: http://co.washington.tx.us
GPS coordinates: 30.21000,-96.41000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:30
Seward Plantation
14.2 km
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
32.3 km
Mrs. Sam Houston House
13.7 km
Star of the Republic Museum
27.7 km
B'nai Abraham Synagogue, Brenham
4.7 km
Moore's Fort
32.1 km
F. W. Schuerenberg House
5 km
Burton Farmers Gin
18.1 km
Brenham Heritage Museum
4.9 km
Chappell Hill Methodist Episcopal Church
16.9 km
Wood-Hughes House
5.5 km
Isaac Applewhite House
16.9 km
Giddings-Stone Mansion
7 km
Simon Theatre
4.9 km
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
5.4 km
Washington County Courthouse
4.9 km
Chappell Hill Circulating Library
15.8 km
J. R. Routt House
16.8 km
Cummins Creek Bridge
33.7 km
Kneip-Bredthauer House
18.1 km
Burton Commercial Historic District
18.2 km
Chapelton Vineyards
21 km
Main Street Historic District
16.5 km
Horseshoe Junction
4.9 km
Old Baylor Park
13.2 km
Winedale Historical Center
26 km
Brenham High School Gymnasium
5.9 km
Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library
4.5 kmReviews
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