On West Elm Street, on the right when traveling west.
(East Face)
Hill County was organized on May 14, 1853. The courthouse square is near the geographic center of the county and has been the site for five courthouse buildings. The present building was completed in 1890. McShane Bell Factory . . . — — Map (db m61477) HM
On North Waco Street (State Highway 81), on the left when traveling north.
Created February 7, 1855
Organized May 14, 1853
Named in honor of
Dr. George W. Hill
1814-1860
Member of the Texas Congress
and Legislature
Secretary of War of the
Republic of Texas, 1843-1845
Lexington, first village . . . — — Map (db m62522) HM
On East Mesquite Street at N Pecan Street, on the left when traveling west on East Mesquite Street.
Germans first came to Texas in 1821, immigrated by the hundreds in the 1840s, and in the 1880s began to move into Hill County. Here land was made available by such earlier settlers as G. W. McNeese, the Savage family, A. D. Walling, the Whites, . . . — — Map (db m144867) HM
On County Road 236 at County Road 207 on County Road 236. Reported missing.
Samuel Mather settled here in 1849, building a grist mill on the North San Gabriel in 1852. John G. Stewart opened a store near the mill. A small log cabin was in use by 1854 for church, school and lodge meetings. A post office was established in . . . — — Map (db m125511) HM
On S Waco Street (State Highway 22/171) near W Gould Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1853, the Texas Legislature carved Hill County out of Navarro County. Named for physician and Republic of Texas Secretary of War Dr. George Washington Hill, the new county had only recently attracted Anglo settlement, following the establishment . . . — — Map (db m60160) HM
On Lamar Drive 0.2 miles north of Corsicana Highway (State Highway 22), on the right when traveling north.
Civil War supply center. Sent into service an infantry and 3 cavalry companies. Flour, shoes, saddles, machinery were made.
The county commissioners court equipped and clothed troops. Also furnished medicine, cotton, wool, meat, corn and salt to . . . — — Map (db m203908) HM
Established in the mid-1800s, the Covington Cemetery honors the memory of early Texas pioneers of Hill County and their descendants. In the early 1850s, James Jackson Gathings (1817-1880) moved from Mississippi to Texas, bringing his family, slaves, . . . — — Map (db m264565) HM
On North 45th Street (Farm to Market Road 2555) 0.1 miles north of Skylane Ave, on the left when traveling north.
Teer Hall is one of the last remaining buildings which were part of the original campus of what is now the Corsicana State Home. It originally served as the dining facility for the school and as student housing. The building fell into some . . . — — Map (db m310109) HM
On North Capital of Texas Highway (State Highway 360) west of Spicewood Springs Road, on the right when traveling south.
Curving through the center of Texas from Hill County south and west to Uvalde County is the rugged escarpment-fault called Balcones. The abundance of natural resources associated with this geologic formation affected the pattern of colonization in . . . — — Map (db m71914) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2114 at County Road 3313, on the right when traveling west on Road 2114.
For serving in the Texas Revolution of 1835-36, South Carolina native Parrott E. McNeese received land in this area in 1846. McNeese and his wife, Mary (Allcorn), had three surviving children, including George Washington McNeese (b. 1840), who made . . . — — Map (db m246523) HM
On Allyn Avenue (Farm to Market Road 339) at North Fourth Street West, on the left when traveling west on Allyn Avenue.
According to local tradition this congregation began in Mt. Calm, Limestone County, Texas, in the 1850s. By 1862 circuit preacher Andrew Davis held services in a schoolroom in the Mt. Calm Masonic Lodge. In 1883 the church erected a sanctuary here . . . — — Map (db m161649) HM
On North College Street at East Main Street (MLK Jr. Blvd), on the right when traveling north on North College Street.
Emory W. Rogers was born in Lawrence County, Alabama on July 2, 1813. Nancy Clinton was born on October 28, 1810. The Couple Married in 1833.
Mr. Rogers obtained a "Headright" certificate from the Republic of Texas in 1839, for 640 acres of . . . — — Map (db m212735) HM
On E Walnut Street (Farm to Market Road 1242), on the left when traveling east.
In 1881, on land owned by G.M. Dodge, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (Katy) Railroad built a line through a new town named for Joseph Abbott, a Hill County resident, lawyer and U.S. Congressman. Winston W. Treadwell soon opened a general store managed . . . — — Map (db m59664) HM
On NW Second Street 0.2 miles west of North Mesquite Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
From unmarked graves to homemade concrete slabs to giant marble statuaries, Fairview Cemetery reflects the heritage and history of the community. Land for the cemetery was donated by Colonel J.H. Onstott, an early settler, but no records document . . . — — Map (db m208841) HM
On NW Second Street at North Cactus Avenue, on the left when traveling east on NW Second Street.
The first church congregation organized in Hubbard began in 1882 with seventeen charter members. A frame sanctuary, built on this site in 1891, was replaced by this structure in 1911. Designed by the Dallas architectural firm of Flanders and . . . — — Map (db m208849) HM
On Interstate 35 1.5 miles north of Pine Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first known windmill was built by the ancient Alexandrian architect Heron, designed for powering a pipe organ. Of course the most famous windmills in literature were those encountered by the eccentric Spanish knight Don Quixote. Cervantes . . . — — Map (db m286884) HM
On Interstate 35 0.8 miles south of County Road 3111, on the right when traveling south.
The first known windmill was built by the ancient Alexandrian architect Heron, designed for powering a pipe organ. Of course the most famous windmills in literature were those encountered by the eccentric Spanish knight Don Quixote. Cervantes . . . — — Map (db m288127) HM
On South First Street, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Moody (McLennan Co.) on October 24, 1900, L.C. (Luke) McKamie earned degrees from Southwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin and Baylor University. L.C. and his wife, Beulah (Boots), came to Abbott in 1926, he as . . . — — Map (db m62899) HM
On South Bosque Street (State Road 22) 0.1 miles north of Farm to Market Road 933, on the left when traveling south.
The construction of Whitney Dam caused the creation of this cemetery in 1950 for the reinterment of 1260 graves from six historic cemeteries in Hill and Bosque Counties. Before Lake Whitney inundated several pioneer cemeteries, all of the gravesites . . . — — Map (db m264593) HM
On W Washington Street near S Colorado Street (Farm to Market Road 933), on the right when traveling east.
Whitney, the first railroad town in Hill County, was established in 1879 on the route of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad and was named for railroad investor Charles A. Whitney. Lots in the new town were sold at a "Grand Picnic" on November . . . — — Map (db m59698) HM
On College Avenue at N Barron St, on the right when traveling west on College Avenue.
Established about 1860 by the founder of Covington, Col. James Gathings, and his brother Philip.
Over 200 students enrolled. A military department prepared young men for duty in Civil War. Many of the 25 colleges in Confederate Texas closed, . . . — — Map (db m264559) HM
On North Waco Street near West Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north.
The fourth courthouse for Hill County (organized in 1853) and the third one located in Hillsboro, this impressive landmark replaced a brick court building erected in 1874. Contractors Lovell, Miller and Hood of Brownsville built this rusticated . . . — — Map (db m62789) HM
On North Waco Street (State Highway 81) near Fancher Street, on the right when traveling north.
Constructed in 1893, this building serves as the third jail for Hill County. It was designed by W. C. Dodson of Waco, architect of the Hill County Courthouse, and built by the Brown County firm of Lovell and Wood. The brick and limestone structure . . . — — Map (db m63541) HM
On West Elm Street (State Highway 22/171) near South Covington Street, on the right when traveling east.
One of the oldest bank buildings in Hill County. Built in 1887 by Farmers National Bank. Constructed of sun-dried brick, replaced by kiln-dried brick in 1912. Purchased by Colonial Trust Company in 1931; Greek revival front with columns added. . . . — — Map (db m61613) HM
On Stahl Street at East Blanco Road, on the left when traveling south on Stahl Street.
SAN ANTONIO - M.P. 238
The SA&AP wood frame passenger depot was located at the corner of Aransas Street, later changed to S. Alamo Street. and S. Flores Street. During its operation the ground floor provided passenger services including . . . — — Map (db m174167) HM
Settlers began arriving in this part of Limestone County in the 1850s. Soon Mount Calm community developed with a Masonic Lodge, stores, post office, school, and churches. James Samuel Kimmel, a pioneer settler, donated land for this cemetery, and . . . — — Map (db m161655) HM
On Corsicana Street near North Ivy Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1881, Tennessee native George L. Porter (1854-1928) wed Roxie Brooks (1863-1927), daughter of early Hill County official Cincinattus Ney Brooks. George was a merchant in nearby Peoria (6 mi. W) and later served as an officer in Sturgis National . . . — — Map (db m62407) HM
On County Road 3430 at County Road 3441, on the left when traveling south on County Road 3430.
Born on March 14, 1826, in Tennessee, George Savage was an early pioneer in Hill County. After moving to Texas in 1847 with his first wife Sarah, they established a farm to breed race horses. He was a successful horse trainer and a Confederate . . . — — Map (db m289838) HM
On County Road 1245 0.1 miles south of County Road 1240.
In 1879, a group of farmers and businessmen established a new community, Baptist church and cemetery near the new town of Whitney. The Bethlehem community attracted nearby families who moved to be closer to the Houston & Texas Central Railway line. . . . — — Map (db m269260) HM
On Canal Street east of Ellis Street (U.S. 83), on the left when traveling east.
The Lafora Map
August 12, 1767
Early in 1766 the Marques de Rubi was commissioned by the Viceroy of Spain to make inspection of all the frontier settlements from Lower California to the Louisiana border. Accompanied by an engineer, . . . — — Map (db m115727) HM
On North Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling north.
Baptist ministry in this area can be traced to the Rev. J. M. Samford, who arrived in the vicinity in the 1840s. Hill County was formed in 1853, and Hillsborough (later Hillsboro) was chosen as county seat. The earliest recorded Baptist minister . . . — — Map (db m61334) HM
On County Road 344 near Highway 3442, on the left when traveling west.
This church reflects the rich German heritage of this area of Hill County. German immigrants, who settled first in Washington County, began moving here in the 1880s. On June 6, 1886, fifteen families joined together to organize the Salem Lutheran . . . — — Map (db m289834) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1243, on the left when traveling north.
In 1876 a family of German descent, the John Henry Himmels, settled in this area of Hill County. Seven years later, Miss Emma B. Himmel became the first teacher of the Himmel Branch School. The school was the beginning of a town that, through a . . . — — Map (db m205723) HM
On Main Avenue at South Date Street, in the median on Main Avenue.
Magnolia Ellis was a "magnetic healer." Born in Hill County, Texas, she settled in Hot Springs, today's Truth or Consequences, in 1937, and built a two-story residence and office that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. She denied . . . — — Map (db m253637) HM
Young County was organized in 1856 with Belknap designated as county seat. After retreat of frontier troops during Civil War, county records were moved to Jacksboro 1865 during renewed Indian trouble. County was reorganized 1874 with Graham, county . . . — — Map (db m200196) HM
Near West Houston Street east of Interstate 35 Frontage Road, on the right when traveling east.
One of the most influential and numerous national groups to settle in Hill County, Czechs came to this area from Fayette County and the province of Moravia in Austria-Hungary. Many sought greater freedom due to barriers to attaining national status . . . — — Map (db m151065) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
