Burleson County - Texas (095) Traditional Cache
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Burleson County - Texas (095)
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6/12/2012
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Burleson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area. As of 2000, the population was 16,470. Its county seat is Caldwell. Burleson is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.
Burleson County, in east central Texas, lies approximately forty-five miles east of the state capital at Austin and is bordered by Milam County on the north, on the east by Robertson and Brazos counties, on the south by Washington County, and on the west by Lee County. Caldwell, the largest town and the county seat, is sixty miles east of Austin. The county's geographical center lies at approximately 30°30' north latitude and 96°36' west longitude. State Highway 36 is the major north-south thoroughfare, and State Highway 21 spans the county east to west. The county is also served by two major railways, the Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
Burleson County covers 668 square miles in the Post Oak Belt region of Texas. Most of its area features undulating to hilly terrain except for the broad alluvial valley along its eastern border, covering nearly one-fourth of the county's surface, which is nearly level. Its elevation ranges from 225 feet above sea level in the southeast to 475 feet in the northwest. The entire county lies within the drainage basin of the Brazos River, which marks its eastern border. The western and southern reaches of the county are drained by Yegua Creek and its principal tributary, East Yegua Creek, which form the county's southern and western borders, respectively, and empty into the Brazos at the southeastern corner of the county. Since 1967 Somerville Lake, an 11,160-acre reservoir on Yegua Creek near the town of Somerville, has provided recreation, tourism revenue, and much-needed flood protection for the residents of Burleson County. |
I found my first cache in Burleson county on 08/30/2009.
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