Site of Old Lexington Village
(1 mile South) Founded about 1851 on Jack's Branch. Was Hill County's first settlement and only polling place when county organized on May 14, 1853. For 4 months two log homes functioned as a courthouse until a special election put the county seat at Hillsboro. Supplemental plate: Marker originally located 4 miles west on SH 22 at Jack's Branch. Relocated to Hill County Courthouse Square 2006 by Hill County Sesquicentennial Committee.
32.0110° N, 97.1311° W
Where to Find It
intersection of Covington St. and Elm St. at the southwest corner of the county courthouse lawn
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi S Pioneer Bank Building Hillsboro
- <0.1 mi SE Bond's Alley Hillsboro
- <0.1 mi NE Hill County Courthouse Hillsboro
- <0.1 mi NE Hill County Hillsboro
- 0.1 mi SE Hillsboro Post Office Building Hillsboro
- 0.1 mi SE City of Hillsboro Hillsboro