| Kinney County Public Library | Old Quarry Society | First Baptist Church |
| Las Moras Realty | First United Methodist Church | |
| Kinney County Realty |
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| Kinney County Public Library | Old Quarry Society | First Baptist Church |
| Las Moras Realty | First United Methodist Church | |
| Kinney County Realty |
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History in a Pecan Shell
In 1852, the town was named after Oscar Brackett who was a sutler to Fort Clark. The town started around his store around 1852 and was first called Brackett (as it is today by residents). In 1875 when the town was granted a post office - the postal authorities assigned the ville to avoid confusion with another Brackett, Texas. When Kinney County came into being in 1876, Brackettville became the county seat. The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway was heading toward Del Rio and bypassed Brackettville. This would've killed any other town, but Brackettville had Fort Clark for economic security. Spofford was the town who benefited from the railroad. As Fort Clark's population increased, so did the standard of living in Brackettville. A local quarry supplied limestone blocks for the building of permanent structures. The years of 1878-1882 were particularly prosperous, although there was a flood in 1880 (and other in 1899). Although the railroad bypassed Brackettville, there was daily stagecoach service to Spofford - 10 miles South. In 1896 the town had a population of 1,000 which doubled by 1926. A good part of the Brackettville population has historically been made up of the Seminole Indian Scouts. This is a group descended from an original 150 Black and Seminole Indians who were employed by the U.S. Army to scout around the border. The town of Brackettville has a surprising amount of shade - especially along Hackberry Creek. Brackettville Attractions
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