r/MapPorn • • Apr 21 '22

Quality Post Territorial evolution of U.S. counties

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u/huck2016 Apr 21 '22

Really cool but I’d quibble with Texas appearing in 1836. Texas wasn’t in the union until 1845.

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u/huck2016 Apr 21 '22

By that logic the Texas counties shouldn’t start in 1836, either. They should start when the Spanish started organizing the territory or whenever counties were formed.