County Seat: 

Del Rio

Population (2000 Census): 

44,856

County Website: 

n/a

Handbook of Texas Online: 

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: 

Geography: 

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,372 km² (3,232 mi²). 8,211 km² (3,170 mi²) of it is land and 161 km² (62 mi²) of it (1.92%) is water.

Major Highways: 

General Highway Map, Val Verde County, Texas / 1961 - Page 1
Publisher: Texas State Highway Department, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads, 1958. State highways revised to January 1, 1961.

Scale: 1 inch = 4 miles
Size: 61 cm x 45 cm
Type of map: hwy     Format: b&w/elp     

Description: Shows rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns; outlying buildings--including schools, churches, and post offices; roads, highways (giving mileage between points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil or gas wells, utility lines, petroleum pipelines, the home of Judge Roy Bean, military bases, mines or quarries, and airfields. Insets: Comstock, Langtry. For more detail of Del Rio, see Page 2.

Long. 100 deg. 40' - 101 deg. 45'

 
 
General Highway Map, Val Verde County, Texas / 1961 - Page 2
Publisher: Texas State Highway Department, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads, 1958. State highways revised to January 1, 1961.
 
Size: 45 cm x 61 cm
Type of map: str     Format: b&w/elp     

Description: This is an inset from Page 1. Shows rivers, creeks, streets, roads, highways (giving mileage between points), bridges, outlying buildings, post offices, parks and other recreational facilities, cemeteries, canals, railroads, U.S. and Mexican customs and immigration offices, utility lines, and petroleum pipelines.