COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1890
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Erastus "Deaf" Smith, a famous scout of the Texas Revolution.
COUNTY SEATS:
Two -
La Plata (Grenada) and
Hereford.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: After the Hereford cattle brought to the area by local ranchers.
COURTHOUSES:
Three - 1890 in La Plata;
1899 and 1910 in Hereford
STANDING: One
- 1910 Classical Revival courthouse built of marble
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