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| The first Kaufman County settlement was started in 1840 by William P. King and a group of forty pioneers from Holly Springs, Mississippi, who had purchased certificates for headrights from the Republic of Texas. The group built a fort and named it King's Fort in honor of their leader. Because of readily available land grants and because the land had been praised in eastern towns, the area around King's Fort, or Kingsboro, or Fort de Kingsboro, attracted settlers rapidly. | 
| | On July 27, 1846, after the annexation of Texas by the United States, King patented the survey that included King's Fort with the new state government. The territory was at that time part of the recently organized Henderson County. Kaufman County was drawn from Henderson County, established in February 1848, and named for David Spangler Kaufman, a diplomat and member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas, the legislature of the state of Texas, and the Congress of the United States. King's Fort was renamed Kaufman and became the county seat in March 1851, after four elections. | |
Cities and towns | Combine ** | Forney | Mesquite*** | Scurry | | Cottonwood | Grays Prairie | Oak Grove | Seagoville**** | | Crandall † | Kaufman | Oak Ridge | Seven Points | | Dallas * | Kemp | Post Oak Bend City | Talty | | Elmo (u) | Mabank** | Rosser | Terrell | † - a part of Crandall extends into Dallas County.
* - only a small portion of Dallas extends into Kaufman County.
** - a portion of Mabank extends into Henderson County.
*** - only a small portion of Mesquite extends into Kaufman County.
**** - only a small portion of Seagoville extends into Kaufman County.
(u) - unincorporated.
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