Frio County — Did You Know ...

Frio County — Did You Know …

Frio county was created in 1858. Its name, Frio, is the Spanish would for ‘cold’, and It is named after the Frio river.
- “Frio” is pronounced as Free-O.
- The county has no slogan yet.
- The county covers an area of 1,134 sq. mi. (2,940 km²).
The City of Pearsall serves as the county seat and is located in the center of the county.
The ghost town of Frio Town was once known as the “cowboy capital” and cultural center of the county during the 1870s.
- The decline of Frio Town occurred over time with people leaving for the establishment of Pearsall alongside a railroad route. Mrs. A. C. Roberts owned most of Frio town by 1953 and the population was in the 50s. By the 1990s, Frio Town was all-but-abandoned.
George Strait’s song “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” mentions the Frio river as the artist grew up in this county.

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