Hillsboro in Hill County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Kerby Community

Photographed By J Frye, April 26, 2020

1. Kerby Community Marker

Inscription.

In the 1890s, the community of Kerby (Kirby) developed in this location, southwest of Hillsboro, on a grant issued to the heirs of Henry Ross. The community was likely named for Jerome Claiborne Kearby, a populist candidate for the Sixth Congressional District in 1894. A post office operated in the Kerby store from 1899 to 1903, and at its peak the settlement also had a blacksmith shop, cotton gin, church and school. A 1920 fire destroyed the Kerby store, cotton gin and school and aided in the decline of the community. Though residents rebuilt the school, by 1939 it consolidated with Abbott and Hillsboro school districts. Today, no vestiges remain of the former settlement. (2008)
Marker is property of the State of Texas

Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15035.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 31° 57.027′ N, 97° 7.659′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, Texas, in Hill County. Marker is on Hill County Road 2452 S. The marker is located in front of a home on the west side of Hill County Road 2452 S, just south of its intersection with FM 310. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Hill County Road 2452 S and FM310, Hillsboro TX 76645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hillsboro Junior College (approx. 4 miles away); City of Hillsboro (approx. 4.1 miles away); Hillsboro Post Office Building (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bond's Alley (approx. 4.2 miles away); Pioneer Bank Building (approx. 4.2 miles away); Site of Old Lexington Village (approx. 4.2 miles away); Courthouse History (approx. 4.2 miles away); Hill County Confederate Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.

Photographed By J Frye, April 26, 2020

2. Kerby Community Marker

Photographed By J Frye, April 26, 2020

3. Kerby Community Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.