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==Geography==

==Geography==

Texas County is located in south-central Missouri, almost equidistant between the state's western and eastern boundaries. It is mostly quadrilateral in shape, except for a notch cut from its northeastern corner by [[Dent County, Missouri|Dent County]]. It is bordered on the northeast by Dent County, on the east by [[Shannon County, Missouri|Shannon County]], on the south by [[Howell County, Missouri|Howell County]], on the southwest by Douglas County, on the west by Wright County, on the northwest by Laclede County, on the northwest by Pulaski County, and on the north by Phelps County.

Texas County is located in south-central Missouri, almost equidistant between the state's western and eastern boundaries. It is mostly quadrilateral in shape, except for a notch cut from its northeastern corner by [[Dent County, Missouri|Dent County]]. It is bordered on the northeast by Dent County, on the east by [[Shannon County, Missouri|Shannon County]], on the south by [[Howell County, Missouri|Howell County]], on the southwest by Douglas County, on the west by Wright County, on the northwest by Laclede County, on the northwest by Pulaski County, and on the north by [[Phelps County, Missouri|Phelps County]].

Texas County is the largest county by land area in the state of Missouri, totaling 1,179.22 square miles, including 1,177.27 of land and 1.96 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> It is slightly larger than the state of [[Rhode Island]]. Lying entirely within the Ozarks, most of the county consists of an elevated, rolling plateau, though there is more rugged terrain along the Big Piney River in the north and the upper reaches of the Current watershed in the east. The highest elevation, though, is an unnamed high point a few miles northwest of Cabool, at 1,660 feet, while the lowest, at about 840 feet, is found along the Jacks Fork of the Current River in the southeastern corner as it flows into Shannon County.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6555</ref>

Texas County is the largest county by land area in the state of Missouri, totaling 1,179.22 square miles, including 1,177.27 of land and 1.96 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> It is slightly larger than the state of [[Rhode Island]]. Lying entirely within the Ozarks, most of the county consists of an elevated, rolling plateau, though there is more rugged terrain along the Big Piney River in the north and the upper reaches of the Current watershed in the east. The highest elevation, though, is an unnamed high point a few miles northwest of Cabool, at 1,660 feet, while the lowest, at about 840 feet, is found along the Jacks Fork of the Current River in the southeastern corner as it flows into Shannon County.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6555</ref>