COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1843
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Thomas Jefferson Rusk, who had been secretary of war under President Sam Houston
COUNTY SEATS:
One -
Henderson
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: James Pinckney Henderson, statesman, soldier, and first governor of the state of Texas.
COURTHOUSES:
Four - 1845, 1854, 1874, 1928.
STANDING: One -1928 Texas Renaissance style courthouse.
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