Its area is now completely contained in the present Brewster County.

On March 15, 1887, the Texas legislature passed legislation that divided Presidio County into four counties: Presidio, Jeff Davis, Foley and Buchel.

The 1890 Census reported 298 residents in Buchel County, the majority of whom lived in Marathon.

[3] During the first decades of the twentieth century, some Texans tried to reorganize the county.

[5] Reports suggested that the bill was supported by representatives and there was little expected opposition,[6] however no final version of the text was published as law, suggesting that the bill was never passed.