Mills County

Duane's take

Now, this one comes straight off the official marker, and I'm just the voice that carries it down the road. Mills County. Formed from Brown, Comanche, Hamilton, and Lampasas counties.

Four counties gave up a piece of themselves, and out of that, something new got drawn on the map. Created March 15, 1887. Then came the work of actually putting a county together, and by August 30, 1887, it was organized and open for business.

The county was named in honor of John T. Mills, born 1817, died 1871, a man who had served as Judge of the Third and Seventh Judicial Districts in the Republic of Texas. Not the state of Texas.

The Republic. That tells you something about the era this man belonged to. And the county seat, sittin' at the heart of all of it, is Goldthwaite.

Four counties, one judge's name, and a courthouse town to hold it all together. That's Mills County.

What the marker says

Formed from Brown, Comanche, Hamilton and Lampasas counties. Created March 15, 1887. Organized August 30, 1887. Named in honor of John T. Mills, 1817-1871, Judge of the Third and Seventh Judicial Districts in the Republic of Texas. Goldthwaite, county seat.