Guadalupe County – Introduction
Guadalupe County Texas is named named after the Guadalupe River. It was founded in 1846 and the county seat is Seguin.
Pictures of the older County Courthouses
This is one of the few courthouses, in which, there are actually historic photos on the wall of all previous courthouses. As a rare treat, we have included pictures of the pictures. There was no attribution to the various images, on site.
Pictures of the 1935 Guadalupe County Texas Courthouse
Pictures of the Guadalupe County Texas Justice Center
Presumably, all justice is handled withing the spaces of the Justice Center. Jail as well as criminal court and other courts preceedings, parole, etc. We have not been inside, yet, at some future date, we hope to.
Cities and Towns
- *Seguin – County Seat
- Cibolo
- Kingsbury
- Marion
- New Berlin
- Santa Clara
- Schertz
- Staples
Other Guadalupe County Attractions
- Guadelupe County Centennial Marker – Guadalupe County; formed from Gonzales and Bexar counties; created March 30, 1846. Organized July 13,1846; named for the Guadalupe River, to which this name was given by Alonso De Leon in 1689; Seguin, the county seat named in honor of Juan Nepomuceno Seguin 1806-1890. (1936)
- Guadalupe County Veterans Memorial, Seguin
- Max Starke Park, Seguin
- Saffold Dam, Seguin (Mill or Gin Pond) (Hydroelectric)
- Palace Theater, Seguin
- World’s Largest Pecan, Seguin
- Old Spanish Trail Marker, Seguin
- White Way Lighting – World War I Memorial – Seguin
- Seguin Centennial Marker, Seguin
- Central Park Fountain, Seguin
- 1883 Courthouse Fencing, Seguin
- Juan Nepomuceno Seguin Statue, Seguin
Our List of additional attractions to see
- Sebastopol House, Seguin
- Heritage Museum, Seguin
- Texas Agriculture Education and Heritage Museum, Seguin
- St James Catholic Church, Seguin
- Riverside Cemetery, Seguin
- Los Nogales Museum, Seguin
- St Dominics Chapel, Seguin
- Pioneer Flight Museum, Kingsbury
- Governor Ireland Park, Seguin
- Riverview Park, Seguin
If anyone knows of anything else … please leave us a comment! We’d love to see it, next time we go out!!
Links
Guadalupe County Website
Texas State Historical Association
Wikipedia Article