This was our forty-ninth Courthouse in Texas to visit. That means we are at 19.3% of our goal with 80.7% left to go.

Stephens County was created as Buchanan County on January 22, 1858 then organized on September 20, 1860. The name changed to Stephens on December 17, 1861 and was named in honor of Alexander H. Stephens 1812-1883.