Marker Inscription
Before era of this impressive courthouse, Hamilton County's government was housed in stores, a rustic school, a former livery stable, a 2-story building with top floor especially designed for a courtroom, and briefly in a saloon. Fire razed two of the early, improvised courthouses. First permanent one, built 1878, also burned in 1886. In those days, outlaws were so numerous that guards were hired to protect visiting judges. This 1887 structure of native limestone, quarried 2 miles east of Hamilton, remained unchanged until it was remodeled in 1931.
About this site
Hamilton County Courthouse is a historical marker in Hamilton, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7064, -98.1232 near Hamilton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hamilton National bank (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waerenskjold, Elise, Graves, Francis Marion, Home, and Hamilton County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5193002347. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
