COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1853

COUNTY NAMED FOR: Dr. George Washington Hill, who had served as President Sam Houston's secretary of war and who had been elected to the state legislature from Navarro County in 1851.

COUNTY SEATS: One - Hillsboro, Texas.

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as county.

COURTHOUSES: Three - 1854, 1874, and 1890

STANDING: One -1890 Second Empire style courthouse built of limestone. The building was destroyed by fire in 1993 leaving only the exterior walls standing, but was completely restored in 1999.