{"id":8226,"date":"2023-09-20T23:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T23:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:17","slug":"stonewall-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stonewall-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Stonewall County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stonewall County is a county in Texas, United States, on the rolling plains where the Brazos River&#8217;s two forks converge near the Double Mountains. It had a population of 1,245 at the 2020 census and covers 920 square miles (2,382 km2) centred near 33\u00b011\u2032N 100\u00b015\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Aspermont is the county seat, and its postal code is 79502. The county has one incorporated town and a handful of small unincorporated communities and ghost towns. Stonewall County is in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Stonewall County<\/h2>\n<p>Aspermont is the only incorporated place in the county; everywhere else on the list below is unincorporated or, in a few cases, abandoned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Aspermont<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>789<\/td>\n<td>79502<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Old Glory<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>79540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peacock<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Swenson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Double Mountain<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sandlin<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Red Bluff Crossing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rath City<\/td>\n<td>Ghost town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two names on the old list could not be independently verified as real places in Stonewall County and were dropped from the table (see notes.md); Rath City is a well-documented ghost town on the Fisher County line and is included as a historic reference point.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>79502 &mdash; Aspermont (also serves most of the county)<\/li>\n<li>79540 &mdash; Old Glory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The remaining rural communities share Aspermont&#8217;s 79502 delivery area; none has its own dedicated ZIP code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Stonewall County sits on the rolling plains of west-central Texas, where the Brazos River&#8217;s Salt Fork and Double Mountain Fork converge near the abandoned town of Jud. The Double Mountains, in the county&#8217;s south, are the most topographically prominent landform for nearly 160 miles in any direction. The county covers 920 square miles, of which 916 square miles are land and 3.9 square miles are water.<\/p>\n<p>Stonewall County borders King County to the north, Haskell County to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jones-county-texas\/\">Jones County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/fisher-county\/\">Fisher County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kent-county-texas\/\">Kent County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 census counted 1,245 residents in Stonewall County. Aspermont, with 789 people, is by far the largest community; the rest of the population is scattered across ranch land and small settlements. The county&#8217;s median household income runs well below the Texas median of $75,780, typical of the sparsely populated rolling plains. Population density is about 1.4 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Cattle ranching and dryland cotton and wheat farming drive the local economy, much as they have for over a century. Aspermont&#8217;s downtown square, centred on the Stonewall County Courthouse, holds the county&#8217;s few remaining stores and services. Hunting leases for deer and quail supplement ranch incomes each fall.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas Legislature created Stonewall County in 1876 from the Young Territory, naming it for Confederate general Thomas J. &#8220;Stonewall&#8221; Jackson. The area was administered successively by Young, Throckmorton, and Jones counties before Stonewall County organized on its own in 1888, with Aspermont chosen as seat. Rath City, on the county&#8217;s southern edge, was a short-lived buffalo-hide trading post in the 1870s and is one of Texas&#8217;s better-documented ghost towns.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Highways 83 and 380 and State Highway 283 cross the county and meet at Aspermont.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abilene &mdash; 60 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Snyder &mdash; 35 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Haskell &mdash; 30 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stonewall County Airport, just outside Aspermont, offers general-aviation access; the nearest commercial airport is Abilene Regional Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Stonewall County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the rolling plains of west-central Texas, about 60 miles northwest of Abilene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Stonewall County?<\/strong><br \/>1,245 people, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Stonewall County?<\/strong><br \/>920 square miles (2,382 km2), of which 916 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Stonewall County?<\/strong><br \/>Aspermont is the county seat and only incorporated town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Stonewall County?<\/strong><br \/>One incorporated town, Aspermont, plus a small number of unincorporated communities and ghost towns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Stonewall County?<\/strong><br \/>79502 (Aspermont) and 79540 (Old Glory).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is Stonewall County named after?<\/strong><br \/>Confederate general Thomas J. &#8220;Stonewall&#8221; Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/texas\/\">Towns and villages in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stonewall County is a county in Texas, United States, on the rolling plains where the Brazos River&#8217;s two forks converge near the Double Mountains. It had a population of 1,245 at the 2020 census and covers 920 square miles (2,382 km2) centred near 33\u00b011\u2032N 100\u00b015\u2032W. Aspermont is the county seat, and its postal code is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Towns & Villages in Stonewall County, Texas","_seopress_titles_desc":"Stonewall County, Texas: population, Aspermont ZIP code, towns, geography, history and neighboring counties in the rolling plains.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-8226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-texas","tag-towns-and-cities","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8226"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11779,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions\/11779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}