Hamilton County TX
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Welcome to Hamilton County TX please check back frequently because we update all the time!
Hamilton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,222. The county seat is Hamilton. The county was created in 1858. It is named for James Hamilton Jr., a former governor of South Carolina who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas.
Indigenous peoples were the first inhabitants of the area. Later Native American tribes settled in the area, including Tawakoni, Tonkawa, Waco and Comanche. In 1821, shortly after Mexico claimed its independence from Spain, Anglo settlers from the North came to Texas, claiming Mexican citizenship. Following Texas's independence from Mexico (1836) and its annexation by the United States (1845), Robert Carter and family became the first permanent white settlers in the county in 1854. The next year, settlers James Rice, Henry Standefer, Frederic Bookerman, William Beauchamp, and Asa Langford formed a community that later becomes the town of Hamilton. Asa Langford began Langford's Cove, which later grows into present-day Evant. In 1858 the Sixth Texas Legislature formed Hamilton County, named after James Hamilton Jr., from parts of Comanche, Bosque, and Lampasas counties. In 1858, Hamilton was named the county seat. Despite growing white settlements in Texas, Indian tribal presences remained. In 1867, Comanche raiders attacked a school where Ann Whitney was the teacher. She helped students escape before finally succumbing to 18 Comanche arrows. In 1882, the Hico community initiated the annual Hico Old Settlers' Reunion. By 1900, cotton cultivation had spread to almost 47,500 acres (192 km2) of county land. By 1907, the Stephenville North and South Texas Railway had connected Hamilton with Stephenville. The St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas connected Hamilton with Gatesville and Comanche in 1911. In 1934, the Civil Works Administration's payroll included 747 Hamilton County men, who together earned about $2,000 per day. In 1950, Ollie P. Roberts (also known as Ollie L. Roberts, "Brushy Bill" Roberts, or William Henry Roberts), a resident of Hico during the late 1940s, claimed to have been the outlaw Billy The Kid. The assertion is based on a legend that Patrick F. Garrett helped Billy fake his own death. Hico Chamber of Commerce responded by opening a Billy The Kid Museum.
In 2009, Hamilton was invaded by the West Texas Rattlesnake.
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The Hamilton County Courthouse in Hamilton, Texas was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has also been designated a State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
The 1887 building was Second Empire in style.
The building was enlarged during 1931–1932, according to plans by E. M. Miles. This added wings to the north and south, and it added pedimented porticos to the east and west.s
Adult Protective Svc • 103 Park Hill Dr • Hamilton • (254) 386-4993
Bosque River RV Park • 500 S Elm St • Hico • (254) 796-4620
Carlton Volunteer Fire Dept • 5015 Highway 219 • Carlton • (254) 785-2525
City Of Hamilton • Hwy 22 E • Hamilton • (254) 386-5926
City Of Hico • 601 S Pecan • Hico • (254) 796-4231
Constable Office • 215 S Taylor St • Hamilton • (512) 943-1100
Farm Service Agency • 297 E State Highway 22 • Hamilton • (254) 386-3913
Hamilton City Hall • 200 E Main St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8116
Hamilton County Appraisal Dist • 119 E Henry St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8945
Hamilton County District Clerk • 102 N Rice St # 215 • Hamilton • (254) 386-1240
Hamilton County Hwy Patrol • 1108 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8128
Hamilton County Jail • 1108 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8128
Hamilton County Judge • 101 E Henry St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3789
Hamilton County Precinct 3 Brn • 102 Railroad St • Hico • (254) 796-4133
Hamilton County Sheriff • 1108 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8128
Hamilton General Hospital • 400 N Brown St • Hamilton • (254) 386-1600
Hamilton Police Dept • 204 E Main St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3805
Hamilton Public Library • 201 N Pecan St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3474
Hico Housing Authority • 100 N Railroad St • Hico • (254) 796-4006
Hico Police Dept • 120 W 1st St • Hico • (254) 796-4545
Hico Pump Station • 601 S Utility St • Hico • (254) 796-4231
Natural Resource Conservation • 297 E State Highway 22 • Hamilton • (254) 386-3913
Outreach Health Svc • 200 E Gentry St # A • Hamilton • (254) 386-3578
Pottsville Volunteer Fire Dept • 1202 Fm 218 W • Pottsville • (254) 372-3213
Rocking G Ranch • Highway 281 N • Hamilton • (254) 386-8479
Texas Agrilife Extension • 101 E Henry St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3919
Transportation Department • 1301 E Main St • Hamilton • (254) 386-5512
TX Parks & Wildlife • 4363 Fm 1047 • Hamilton • (325) 948-3003
USPS • 139 S Fm 1744 • Carlton • (254) 785-2388
USPS • 120 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-5115
USPS • 112 E 1st St • Hico • (254) 796-4821
Blue Dog Liquor Store • 4700 E Highway 36 • Hamilton • (254) 386-3250
Blue Dog Liquor Store • 907 N Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3250
Blue Star Trading Co • 112 S Pecan St • Hico • (254) 796-2828
Brewskies Watering Hole LLC • 14817 S US Highway 281 • Evant • (254) 471-3757
Brookshire Brothers • 1004 E Main St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8744
Chapman 3c Cattle Co • 4513 W Fm 219 • Hico • (254) 977-4337
Dollar General • 411 E Main St • Hamilton • (254) 218-3031
Dollar General • 603 Cedar St • Hico • (254) 335-0193
Family Dollar • 519 W Main St • Hamilton • Not Available
Family Dollar Dollar Tree • 403 Cedar St • Hico • (254) 216-6035
Hamilton Quality Meats-Deer • 1205 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-4646
Hico Baking Co LLC • PO Box 539 • Hico • (325) 480-1523
Hico Meat Market • 801 N Second St • Hico • (254) 796-0904
Lowe's • 300 E Third St • Hico • (254) 796-4623
Ranglers Convenience Store • 301 W Second St • Hico • (254) 796-4838
Ssp Group Inc • 205 E Henry St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3236
Tobacco & Fun Cage • 205 E Henry St • Hamilton • Not Available
Wenzel Lonestar Meat Co • 209 N Bell St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8242
Brewskies Watering Hole LLC • 14817 S US Highway 281 • Evant • (254) 471-3757
Bush's Chicken • 305 N Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-4442
Central Perk • 423 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-5960
China Wok • 121 E Henry St • Hamilton • (254) 386-9990
Circle T Arena • 4007 Texas 36 • Hamilton • (254) 386-4674
Circle T Arena • 4007 W Highway 36 • Hamilton • (254) 386-3559
Crossfire Cafe • 4007 W Highway 36 • Hamilton • (254) 386-3559
DQ • 820 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3048
Dutchman's Hidden Valley • 3408 N US Highway 281 • Hamilton • (254) 386-3018
El Jardin • 200 N Bell St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3660
Giovannis • 320 N Bell St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3255
Hamburger Hill • 809 N Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3181
Hide A Way • Hwy 281 S • Hamilton • (254) 386-8054
Jalisco Mexican Grill • 502 N Second St • Hico • (254) 796-1922
Jersey Lilly's Restaurant • 128 N Pecan St • Hico • (254) 796-0999
Koffee Kup Family Restaurant • 300 E Second St • Hico • (254) 796-4839
Pizza Inn • 520 W Main St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8903
Pizza Inn • 301 W Second St • Hico • (254) 796-4838
Po Campo Bbq • 610 N Second St • Hico • (254) 978-5007
Quiznos • 520 W Main St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8903
Smoke Shack • 702 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-5246
SONIC Drive-In • 701 E Main St • Hamilton • (254) 434-2871
SONIC Drive-In • 205 W Second St • Hico • (254) 796-2258
Storm's Hamburgers • 923 E Main St • Hamilton • (254) 386-3143
SUBWAY • 312 N Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-5587
Taco Loco • 1103 S Rice St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8444
Ann Whitney Elementary School • 400 S College St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8166
Central Texas Shared Svc • 21 E State Highway 22 • Hamilton • (254) 386-8644
Hamilton High School • 611 S College St • Hamilton • (254) 386-8167
Hamilton Public Sch • 1005 E State Highway 22 • Hamilton • (254) 386-4465
Hico Elementary School • 805 Tiger Rd • Hico • (254) 796-2183
Hico High School • 901 Cedar St • Hico • (254) 796-2184
Hico Junior High School • 614 N Kirk St • Hico • (254) 796-2182
Special Education Co-Op • 21 E State Highway 22 • Hamilton • (254) 386-8644
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