Kimble County (1968)

Created in 1858 out of Bexar County, Kimble County was attached temporarily to Gillespie County for judicial purposes. It was named for Lt. George C. Kimble, slain March 6, 1836, in the siege of the Alamo. The county was organized in 1876, and the first regular term of district court was held, spring 1877, under a live oak tree 1 3/4 miles north of here. Judge W. A. Blackburn presided, aided by Texas Rangers. The first county officials, elected February 15, 1876, were Will Potter, judge; Frank Latta, sheriff and tax collector; E. K. Kountz, clerk; N. Q. Patterson, treasurer; M. J. Denman, surveyor; and William Graham, attorney. The county commissioners were James R. Steffey of precinct 1; Felix Burton of precinct 2; H. E. Pearl of precinct 3; and A. Vancourt of precinct 4. The first courthouse, a frame building erected in 1878, was destroyed, with all the county records, by fire on April 22, 1884. Commissioners court passed an order on May 13, 1884, to replace the old building with a new, two-story stone structure. On June 2, 1888, this also was partially destroyed by fire, and on April 11, 1889, it was ordered repaired under the direction of B. A. Davey. this building stood until replaced by the present courthouse in 1929. (1968)

Kimble County is a historical marker in Junction, Kimble County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.4888, -99.7662 near Junction. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kimble County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Sterling Durst, Pioneer Minister, Coke R. Stevenson, and Colonel John Griffith.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267001321. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.