​Site of Old
Lexington Village
(1 mile south) 

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Marker Text: 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.(1965) 

Additional 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.

Marker No: 12668

Aluminum 14 x 24 Subject Marker 

Geographic: ​32° 0.657′ N, 97° 7.866′ W

Location: Intersection of Covington Street and Elm Street at the southwest corner of the county courthouse lawn.