COUNTY NAMED FOR: James Gibson Swisher, a veteran of the Texas Revolution.

COUNTY SEATS: One - Tulia

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Evidently the name Tule, after the nearby creek, had been selected, but at some point a clerk's error changed the name to Tulia.

COURTHOUSES: Two - 1890 and 1909

STANDING: Originally a Renaissance Revival structure, the 1909 courthouse was covered with a Modern-style brick veneer in a 1962 remodeling project.