Hood County, Administrative county in Texas, United States.
Hood County extends across 437 square miles in north-central Texas, containing both the Brazos River and Paluxy River within its boundaries.
The Texas State Legislature established Hood County on November 2, 1866, naming it after Confederate Lieutenant General John Bell Hood.
The county maintains several school districts, including Bluff Dale, Godley, Granbury, Lipan, and Tolar, serving the educational needs of local students.
Multiple television stations from the Dallas-Fort Worth media market broadcast to Hood County, while two newspapers provide local news coverage.
The county encompasses Granbury Lake, a reservoir constructed in 1969 on the Brazos River that receives 762 millimeters of annual precipitation.
Location: Texas
Inception: November 2, 1866
Capital city: Granbury
Shares border with: Parker County, Johnson County, Somervell County, Erath County, Palo Pinto County
Website: http://co.hood.tx.us
GPS coordinates: 32.43000,-97.83000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:49
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