18 A GAZETTEER OF TEXAS. [bull.224. 
Atlas sheet. 
Alto; post village in Cherokee County; population 210 (1890). 
Altog-a; post village in Collin County. 
Altonia; post village in San Augustine County. 
Altoyac; bayou, a left-hand branch of Angeline River in East 
Texas. 
Alum; creek, a left-hand branch of Colorado River Bastrop. 
Alum Creek; village on Alum Creek in Bastrop County Bastrop. 
Alavarado; city of Johnson County; population, 1,342. 
Alvin; town of Brazoria County; population, 986. 
Alvord; town of Wise County; population, 500(1890). 
Amarillo; county seat of Potter County; population, 1,442. 
Amarillo; mountain in Brewster County; elevation, 2,745 feet. . Terlingua. 
Ambia; post village in Lamar County. 
Ambrose; post village in Grayson County. 
Amelia; post village in Jefferson County. 
Ames; post village in Coryell County. 
Amicus; post village in Marion County. 
Ammansville; post village in Fayette County. 
Amphion; post village in Atascosa County. 
Ample; post village in Haskell County. 
Amsterdam; post village in Brazoria County. 
Amy; post village in Delta County. 
Anacacho; mountains, in Kinney County, southern Texas Brackett. 
Anacacho; summit in Anacacho Mountains; elevation, 1,349 
feet Brackett. 
Anahuac; post village in Chambers County. 
Anaqua; post village in Victoria County. 
Anchor; post village in Brazoria County. 
Anchorage; post village in Atascosa County. 
Ander; post village in Goliad County. 
Anderson; a northeastern county, with an area of 1,060 square 
miles and an altitude ranging from 250 to 500 feet. , The 
population was 28,015; the county seat, Palestine. The 
mean magnetic declination in 1900 was 7° 45 / . The mean 
annual rainfall is 40 inches; and the mean annual temper- 
ature 66°. The county is traversed by the International 
and Great Northern Railroad. 
Anderson; county seat of Grimes County. 
Anderson Mill; village on Cypress Creek in Travis County.. Austin. 
Andice; post village in Williamson County. 
Andrews; a northwestern county, with an area of 1,591 square 
miles and an altitude of 3,250 feet. The population was 
87. The mean magnetic declination in 1900 was 11°. The 
mean annual rainfall is 15 inches, and the mean annual 
temperature 59°. 
Andrews; post village in Wood County. 
Andy; post village in Cherokee County. 
Angelina; a southeastern county, with an area of 880 square 
miles and an altitude of 250 feet. The population was 13, 481 ; 
the county seat Lufkin. The mean magnetic declination 
in 1900 was 7° 30 / . The mean annual rainfall is 52 inches, 
and mean annual temperature 68°. The county is rolling 
and timbered, and is traversed by the Pecos and Northern 
