| Marker Number |
12668 |
| Atlas Number |
5217012668 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Old Lexington Village |
| Index Entry |
Lexington Village, Site of |
| Address |
Covington St at Elm St |
| City |
Hillsboro |
| County |
Hill |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
676548 |
| UTM Northing |
3542972 |
| Subject Codes |
settlements |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
intersection of Covington St. and Elm St. at the southwest corner of the county courthouse lawn |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
(1 mile South) Founded about 1851 on Jack's Branch. Was Hill County's first settlement and only polling place when county organized on May 14, 1853. For 4 months two log homes functioned as a courthouse until a special election put the county seat at Hillsboro. Supplemental plate: Marker originally located 4 miles west on SH 22 at Jack's Branch. Relocated to Hill County Courthouse Square 2006 by Hill County Sesquicentennial Committee. |
