Bastrop County
A part of Austin's grant in 1821; created the municipality of Mina, 1834; became the County of Mina in the Republic of Texas, 1836. Name changed to "Bastrop," December 18, 1837, in honor of Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, 1770-1829, land commissioner of Austin's Colony. Member of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas. Bastrop, the County Seat
30.1109° N, 97.2947° W
Where to Find It
intersection of Loop 150 and SH 21 - island between the two roads, near entrance to Bastrop State Park, Bastrop
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi E Early History of the City of Bastrop Bastrop
- 0.1 mi E The Gotier Trace Bastrop
- 0.1 mi E Lost Pines of Texas Bastrop
- 0.7 mi NW Governor J. D. Sayers Bastrop
- 0.7 mi E Felipe Enrique Neri Baron de Bastrop Bastrop
- 0.7 mi NW John Holland Jenkins Bastrop