Hood (TX)

Welcome to Hood County ...

Time Zone: Hood County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Granbury is the Seat for Hood County.

Hood County was founded in 1866 and was created by taking area from Johnson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hood had a population of 61,762 people. This is an increase of 20.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,182 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hood represented 0.2% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Hood County:

Brazos Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
Cresson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Cresson is located in Hood County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
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DeCordova
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- DeCordova is located in Hood County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
Granbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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- Granbury is located in Hood County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,101 people
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Lipan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Lipan is located in Hood County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
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Tolar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Tolar is located in Hood County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Texas
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- Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

Websites specific to Hood County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Erath County
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- Johnson County
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- Palo Pinto County
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- Parker County
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- Somervell County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Hood County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Hood County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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