HAMILTON COUNTY, TEXAS

31° 42' 0" N, 98° 6' 36" W (31.7, -98.11)
Population: 8,304 est. (2016) 8,517 (2010)
Total area: 836 square miles (2,170 km2)
836 square miles (2,170 km2) land
0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) water

Hamilton County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Erath County (N) Bosque County (NE) Coryell County (SE) Lampasas County (S) Mills County (SW) Comanche County (NW)

Hamilton County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker)

HAMILTON COUNTY

Created February 2, 1842 from Montgomery and Houston counties;
recreated January 22, 1858,
organized August 2, 1858.
Named in honor of General James Hamilton, 1786-1857. Lawyer and Governor of South Carolina; appointed diplomatic agent to Europe by President Lamar
Hamilton; the county seat.

Hamilton County Courthouse

Hamilton County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Hamilton 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 - Hamilton
Book Hotel - Hamilton Hotels

Aleman

Carlton ghost town

Fairy

Hamilton county seat

Hico

Indian Gap ghost town

Lanham ghost town

McGirk ghost town

Ohio ghost town

Olin

Pottsville

Shive

Hamilton County Vintage Maps

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

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

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

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TEXAS TOWN LIST
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