Johnson County
Named for Middleton T. Johnson (1810-1866), native of South Carolina, for 7 terms an Alabama legislator, a leading Texan after 1840. Served in 9th Texas Legislature; in Texas Rangers, Mexican War, Civil War. County created and organized 1854, from land earlier in counties of Ellis, Hill and Navarro. First county seat, Wardville, 1854-1856. Second was Buchanan, 1856-1867. Camp Henderson, at famous springs 3.5 miles southeast of Buchanan, a recruiting place in county during Civil War, in 1867 was made county seat and renamed in honor of a Confederate General Patrick Cleburne.
32.3394° N, 97.3875° W
Where to Find It
2nd and Hillsboro Street, Cleburne City Park, Cleburne
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi W Joiner-Long House Cleburne
- 0.3 mi NE John L. and Annie Upshaw Cleveland House Cleburne
- 0.4 mi N Market Square Cleburne
- 0.5 mi N Cleburne Lodge No. 315, A.F. & A.M. Cleburne
- 0.5 mi N City Wagon Yards Cleburne
- 0.5 mi N Johnson, Middleton T., Colonel; Cleburne, Patrick R., General Cleburne