Greer County, Texas
Greer County | |
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Former U.S. county in Texas | |
Map of Greer County, Texas c. 1885 | |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Abolished | 1896 |
| Named after | John Alexander Greer |
| Seat | Mangum |
| Population | |
• Estimate (1890) | 5,336 |
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Greer County, a county created by the Texas legislature on February 8, 1860 (and was named for John Alexander Greer, Lieutenant Governor of Texas), was land claimed by both Texas and the United States. The region of Greer County is now in present-day Oklahoma.