COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1904

COUNTY NAMED FOR: Col. Benjamin Franklin Terry, who commanded the Eighth Texas Cavalry (Terry's Texas Rangers) in the Civil War.

COUNTY SEATS: One - Brownfield

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: A. M. (Dick) Brownfield, a prominent rancher in the area.

COURTHOUSES: Two - 1906 and 1925

STANDING: One - 1925 Texas Renaissance courthouse built of brick and concrete with a 1951 addition.