COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846

COUNTY NAMED FOR: José Antonio Navarro, a Texas patriot

COUNTY SEATS: Two - A temporary county seat was established at the home of W. R. Howe until his death in 1847. In 1848, the site for Corsicana was selected as the permanent county seat.

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: José Antonio Navarro chose the name Corsicana in honor of the Isle of Corsica, his father's birthplace.

COURTHOUSES: Six - 1848, 1851, 1858, 1880, 1905, and Justice Center.

STANDING: Two -The 1905 Beaux-Arts bick and marble structure and modern Justice Center.