Andrews County, Texas: History
Along with the rest of Texas, Andrews County was:
Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from August 18, 1521
Part of an independent Mexico from September 27, 1821
Part of the Republic of Texas from March 2, 1836
Part of a state of the United States of America from December 29, 1845
Part of the Confederate States of America from March 4, 1861
Part of a state mandated to rejoin the Union of The United States of America on June 19, 1865, following the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia of the Confederate States of America at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, that effectively ended the Civil War.
Part of a state governed by provisional governors during nine years of reconstruction because of the state's insurrection during the Civil War.
Part of a state whose people were allowed to vote on a new constitution and fully rejoin the Union of the United States of America, with elected representation in the U.S. Congress, by an act of President U.S.Grant, March 30, 1870.
In 1876, the Texas Legislature repealed the constitution of 1869 replacing it with the current constitution and established Andrews County.