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Location of Hamilton County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hamilton County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County, Texas. There is one property listed on the National Register in the county.
Hamilton High School is a public high school located in Hamilton, Texas, United States and classified as a 2A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Hamilton Independent School District located in central Hamilton County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]
Hamilton Independent School District is a public school district based in Hamilton, Texas . Located in Hamilton County, a small portion of the district extends into Comanche and Mills counties. In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [1] On July 1, 1989 the Pottsville Independent School District merged ...
Hamilton is located in central Hamilton County. U.S. Route 281 passes through the center of the city, leading north 21 miles (34 km) to Hico and south 16 miles (26 km) to Evant. Texas State Highway 36 (Main Street) crosses US 281 in the center of town and leads 32 miles (51 km) southeast to Gatesville and 33 miles (53 km) northwest to Comanche.
In 1858 the Sixth Texas Legislature formed Hamilton County, named after James Hamilton Jr., from parts of Comanche, Bosque, and Lampasas counties. In 1858, Hamilton was named the county seat. Despite growing white settlements in Texas, Indian tribal presences remained. In 1867, Comanche raiders attacked a school where Ann Whitney was the teacher.
In 1947, Fairy had a post office, three churches, three businesses, and 150 people. The post office closed in 1957, and the Fairy school district was consolidated with the Hamilton schools in 1967. In 1980, 1990, and 2000 the population was 31. [2] Its population went up to 40 in 2019. [3]
Hamilton Municipal Airport covers an area of 250 acres (100 ha) which contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 5,012 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 1, 2017, the airport had 4,663 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per week: 62% general aviation , 4% air taxi and 33% military .
The Stephenville North & South Texas Railway (SN&ST) was incorporated in Texas on February 4, 1907, by Stephenville and Hamilton business interests. Its original standard gauge 43-mile line was built between Stephenville and Hamilton and completed in late 1907. The first train operated between Stephenville and Hamilton on Christmas Day 1907 ...