Welcome to Wharton County ...

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

The community of Wharton is the Seat for Wharton County.

Wharton County was founded in 1846. Wharton was created by taking area from Jackson and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wharton had a population of 41,671 people. This is an increase of 0.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 41,280 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wharton represented 0.16% of the total population of Texas.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Texas
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• Websites specific to Wharton County
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• Websites for nearby counties
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
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  • Cemeteries of Texas
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  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Wharton County