Baylor County Baylor County was named for Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in a regiment of Texas Rangers during the Mexican War. Baylor County is located in North Central Texas and is bounded on the south by Throckmorton County, on the east by Archer County, on the north by Wilbarger County, and on the west by Knox and Foard counties. The soils vary from sandy to loam … [Read more...] about Why Stop In?