Eastland County is a
county located in West Central
Texas. As of the
2010 census, its population was 18,583. The
county seat is
Eastland. The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1873. It is named for William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the
Texas Revolution and the only officer to die as a result of the so-called "Black Bean executions" of the ill-fated
Mier Expedition.