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Somervell County, Texas. Somervell County (/ËsÊmÉrvÉl/ SUM-er-vell) is a county on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,490. Its county seat is Glen Rose. The county is named for Alexander Somervell, Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
Thrall is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 710 at the 2000 census, and 847 in the 2005 census estimate. By 2011, the population had grown to 898. The name Thrall was chosen by the community to honor the Rev. Homer S. Thrall, a Methodist minister and historian much admired by local settlers and residents.In 1998, the Thrall Varsity Baseball team won the A Texas state championship.