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Comanche County, Texas
A local guide to the county: the stories that give it a shape, practical checks, and a few things worth knowing before they surprise you. Every note points to its source.
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The practical part
Comanche County offices and deadlines
Appraisal district & tax office →
The Comptroller's official directory for Comanche County: who sets your value and who sends the bill.
Homestead exemption →
File Form 50-114 with the appraisal district. It is free. The regular deadline is April 30, and late filing is allowed for up to two years.
Protest your appraisal →
The usual deadline is May 15, or 30 days after your notice arrives, whichever is later.
Estimate a tax bill →
Model a bill from local rates, the homestead exemption, and the appraisal cap.
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A little of what makes this place itself
Comanche County · Lake Country
Proctor Lake Works Behind the Boat Ramps
A 13,460-foot earthfill dam turns the Leon River into a lake that handles floodwater, stores water, shelters wildlife, and supports campgrounds at three Corps parks.
Comanche County · Courthouse Square
Four Limestone Eagles Guard the Courthouse Doors
Native stone from six miles west of town became a WPA courthouse of stepped blocks, flat roofs, Art Deco details, and an eagle over every entrance.
Comanche County · Festival
De Leon Turned a Crop Change into a Summer Tradition
De Leon's festival began in 1914, the same year its peanut mill was operating after boll weevils pushed local fields away from cotton.
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- Stories & local character Outdoors Proctor Lake Works Behind the Boat Ramps A 13,460-foot earthfill dam turns the Leon River into a lake that handles floodwater, stores water, shelters wildlife, and supports campgrounds at three Corps parks.
- Practical Outdoors Proctor Lake Offers Public Fishing and Boat Ramps Proctor Lake in Comanche County is a public reservoir known for hybrid striped bass, with four public access points run by the Army Corps of Engineers.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Four Limestone Eagles Guard the Courthouse Doors Native stone from six miles west of town became a WPA courthouse of stepped blocks, flat roofs, Art Deco details, and an eagle over every entrance.
- Practical Home & Property New Water Wells Require Registration with the Middle Trinity GCD If you plan to drill a water well in Comanche County, you must register it with the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
- Stories & local character History & Culture De Leon Turned a Crop Change into a Summer Tradition De Leon's festival began in 1914, the same year its peanut mill was operating after boll weevils pushed local fields away from cotton.
- Practical Money & Taxes Property Tax: Two Different Offices in Comanche County Comanche County has a separate appraisal district and tax office — each handles a different part of your property tax bill.
- Stories & local character History & Culture The County Seat Moved from Cora to Comanche in 1859 Comanche County was created in 1856 with Cora as its first county seat, but the seat moved to the town of Comanche just three years later.
- Stories & local character Outdoors Two Leon Rivers Thread Two Kinds of Country The North and South Leon rivers carry water toward the Brazos while the county shifts from sandy Western Cross Timbers to heavier Grand Prairie ground.
- Stories & local character History & Culture An Idle Press Gave Comanche a Civic Voice Geraldo Alonzo Beeman turned an idle press into The Comanche Chief in 1873, then used its pages to argue for settlers, schools, representation, and Ranger protection.
- Stories & local character History & Culture Comanche County Built Its Economy on Cattle, Then Peanuts After the boll weevil wiped out cotton farming in the early 1900s, Comanche County farmers turned to peanuts, which became a major local crop for decades.
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