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Hill County, Texas was formed from Navarro County and came into her own 14 May 1853. Dr. George Washinton Hill was the secretary of war and secretary of the navy in Sam Houston's cabinet for whom the county is named. After the annexation, Hill resumed the practice of medicine in Navarro County.

Dr. George Washington Hill

 

FUN ......FACTS

Did you know that Abbott, Texas is the home of Willie Nelson? The T. B. Pharmacy is the oldest pharmacy in Hill County. Hubbard is the home of illistrator/painter Mark English. Ghost sightings have been recorded all over the county but the most noted are at Ash Creek, Cottonbell Lake Dam, and at a Mount Calm Burial ground. Did you know there is a USGenWeb for kids? Check it out here

 

Hill County Menu

Hill County Biographies

Hill County Cemetery Listings

Hill County Family Notes & Pictures -Underwood Family

Richland Cemetery - pictures of some of the tombstones included - special thanks goes to Lana Davis who contributed photos and keeps this cemetery updated.

Hill County Census Images Index - Hill Table of Contents for Census

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1890

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Hill County Family Group Sheets

Hill County Family Photos

Hill County Found & Donate Photos Charles Patterson Photo

Hill County Historic Cemetery List "Honors"

Famous Graves in Hill Co. Texas

Hill County History -

 

Hill County Lookups

Hill County Military

Civil War

WWI

WWII

Hill County Newspapers - sections: Sheriff Depts., Deaths, Murders, and Other Communities Tidbits

Hill County Crimes, Deaths, Murders

Hill County Queries - view queries that were sent to Hill County and you may post your query here. COMING SOON! --Tornado in 1912 or 1914

Hill County New Message Board - mail - Please subcribe to this new group.

Places - towns, cities, communities

Passports - some of these passports were issued ca 1918 giving county of birth of individual, date of birth and where they plan to travel and by what conveyance. With stamped dates and other items.

Patents

Vitals - Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Obituaries - some of the archive links are not working.

Links to County and State Sources

1933 Hill County Courthouse

 

Hill County Crossroads

Hill County Crossroads Genealogical Society

Great site - with links to Hill Co. Deeds 1855-1875; Obituary Index; Maddox Grocery Store and Osceola Gin; History of Old Lebanon Church and Cemetery; Abandoned Cemeteries and Funeral Directors & lots more. They can help you locate family information since they live in the county. I live in East Texas and do not get to Hillsboro very often.

Tombstone Photos

Brigham Young University - (relative finder- beta)

Texas State Historical Association - Handbook of Texas Online

Hill County Archives

TXGenWeb County Index

The Portal to Texas History

Texas State Library & Archives Commission

Texas State Library Blog

TXGenWeb Orphan Counties

Workshops Next workshop - August 10, 2024

 

 

Hill & Neighboring Counties

 

 

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Patsy Vinson, TXGenWeb, Hill County Coordinator

TXGenWeb State Coordinator..... Gina Hefferman

TX Assistant State Coordinators

Jane Keppler

Laura Gregory Roberts

Carla Clifton

 

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