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Denton County is in the north central area of Texas, north of the Dallas-Fort Worth megaplex and 35 miles south of Oklahoma. The county seat is alo named Denton and both are named for John B Denton who came to Texas in 1837 as a Methodist circuit rider and was killed in the Village Creek Indian fight May 24, 1841, under the direction of Brigadier- General Edward H. Tarrant. The county is almost a square and the county seat is almost centered.
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History and Reminiscences of Denton County by Ed. F. Bates, 1919 (Reprinted by Denton County Historical Commission, 1989This is the definitive history on Denton County up to the First World War. It provides a fairly comprehensive list of the early settlements and the people who settled there. Also included are lists of elected officials, Confederate unit rosters, membership list from the Old Settlers Reunion, and much more.