Johnson County Texas. (original) (raw)

Texas | Counties 32� 22' 48" N, 97� 21' 36" W (32.38, -97.36)
Population: 163,274 est. (2016) 150,934 (2010)
Total area: 734 square miles (1,900 km2)
725 square miles (1,880 km2) land
9.8 square miles (25 km2) water

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Johnson County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker)

Named for Middleton T. Johnson (1810-1866), native of South Carolina, for 7 terms an Alabama legislator, a leading Texan after 1840. Served in 9th Texas Legislature; in Texas Rangers, Mexican War, Civil War.

County created and organized 1854, from land earlier in counties of Ellis, Hill and Navarro. First county seat, Wardville, 1854-1856. Second was Buchanan, 1856-1867.

Camp Henderson, at famous springs 3.5 miles southeast of Buchanan, a recruiting place in county during Civil War, in 1867 was made county seat and renamed in honor of a Confederate General Patrick Cleburne.

Johnson County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.County Seat - Cleburne
Book Hotel Here - Cleburne Hotels

Johnson County Vintage Maps

Johnson County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Johnson County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Johnson County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Johnson County Centennial Marker

2nd and Hillsboro Street, Cleburne City Park, Cleburne

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