Hemphill County
Formed from Young and Bexar
Territories
Created August 21, 1876
Organized July 5, 1886
Named in honor of
John Hemphill, 1809-1862
First Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the State of Texas
Adjutant General of the
Somervell Expedition
Member of the first
State Constitutional Convention
Member of the United States Congress
Canadian, the county seat
Marker is on U.S. 60 north of 6th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
