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In the years prior to Texas independence, the area was governed by
the Municipality of Washington, which became Washington County during the Texas Revolution. In 1837 the First Congress
of the Republic of Texas included the area of present Walker County in Montgomery County when that county was carved
from Washington County. Steamboat navigation of the Trinity River spurred the earliest burst of commerce
in the county. In 1838 James DeWitt established the port town of Cincinnati, which soon became the leading regional
commercial center, partly because it was on the stage road connecting Washington-on-the-Brazos and Nacogdoches.
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In April 1846 the First Legislature of the new
state of Texas established Walker County and designated Huntsville the seat of government. The county's first officials
included Milton Estill as chief justice, Isaac McGary as county clerk, and William Reeves as sheriff. James Mitchell,
Benjamin W. Robinson, Elijah S. Collard, and D. J. Tucker, the county commissioners, held their first session on
July 27, 1846, in Huntsville.
Cities and towns
Huntsville
New Waverly
Riverside
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