County History
The County Seat Moved from Cora to Comanche in 1859
Comanche County was created in 1856 with Cora as its first county seat, but the seat moved to the town of Comanche just three years later.
The Texas legislature created Comanche County in 1856 from parts of Coryell and Bosque counties. The town of Cora became the first county seat. A log structure served as the first courthouse.
By 1859, the town of Comanche replaced Cora as county seat because it sat in a more central location. The county is named after the Comanche people, who dominated the region from the 1700s through the mid-1800s. White settlement began in 1854 under land grants originally tied to Stephen F. Austin and Samuel May Williams.
Source to confirm: Handbook of Texas — Comanche County