Hill County, Texas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 23 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Hillsboro, Blum, Lake Whitney.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP15 of 23 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
23 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Baker, J. T., Farmstead | Blum | 1992 |
| Bear Creek Shelter Site | Huron | 1978 |
| Buzzard Cave | Lake Whitney | 1974 |
| Farmers National Bank | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Gebhardt Bakery | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Grimes Garage | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Grimes House | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Hill County Courthouse | Hillsboro | 1971 |
| Hill County Jail | Hillsboro | 1981 |
| Hillsboro Cotton Mills | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Hillsboro Residential Historic District | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Kyle Shelter | Lake Whitney Estates | 1974 |
| McKenzie Site | Hillsboro | 1977 |
| Missouri-Kansas-Texas Company Railroad Station | Hillsboro | 1979 |
| Nolan River Bridge 303-A of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway | Blum | 2012 |
| Old Rock Saloon | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Pictograph Cave | Lake Whitney | 1974 |
| Sheep Cave | Blum | 1974 |
| Sturgis National Bank | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Tarlton Building | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Turner, Joe E., House | Itasca | 1977 |
| U.S. Post Office | Hillsboro | 1984 |
| Western Union Building | Hillsboro | 1984 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHill was formed in 1853 (1853-02-07) from Navarro.
HILL created from NAVARRO.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHill County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,653 | 16,554 | 41,355 | 43,332 | 38,355 | 31,282 | 23,650 | 25,024 | 32,321 | 35,874 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Waco Mammoth National Monument | Park unit | 42.1 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS49 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 49 of 49 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Abbott Cemetery |
| Bell Springs Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Burross Cemetery |
| Bynum-Brandon Cemetery |
| Cottonwood Cemetery |
| Covington Cemetery |
| Czech National Cemetery |
| Dodson Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fatima Cemetery |
| Files Cemetery |
| Fort Graham Cemetery |
| George Newton Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Heath Cemetery |
| Hickey Cemetery |
| Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery |
| Jawbone Cemetery |
| Jessie Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Live Oak Cemetery |
| McLain Cemetery |
| Mesquite Cemetery |
| Mount Calm Cemetery |
| National Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Old Brandon Cemetery |
| Park Ridge Cemetery |
| Pin Oak Cemetery |
| Prairie Grove Cemetery |
| Prairie Valley Cemetery |
| Prairiedale Cemetery |
| Richland Cemetery |
| Ross Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Scotts Chapel Cemetery |
| Steiner Valley Cemetery |
| Tabola Cemetery |
| Tobola Cemetery |
| Turner Cemetery |
| Valley View Cemetery |
| Vaughan Cemetery |
| Walling Cemetery |
| Whitney-Towash Cemetery |
| Woodbury Cemetery |
| Yates Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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