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Texas
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JOHNSON
COUNTY, TEXAS
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 |
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.
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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
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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
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and Hillsboro Street, Cleburne City Park, Cleburne |
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