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 Site of Wardville
N 32° 19.416 W 097° 26.843
14S E 646143 N 3577364
Texas Historical Marker at the site of Wardville, once the Johnson County Seat, now part of the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum, just outside of Cleburne's western city limit along US 67.
Waymark Code: WMJ8M6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2013
Views: 4
Marker Number: 12674
Marker Text:
(1/4 mile south of marker)
First county seat of Johnson County, chosen in Aug. 1855, and located on an 80-acre donation from William O'Neal. Named for Thomas William Ward (1807-72), a Republic of Texas soldier and second Commissioner of General Land Office of Texas. The first courthouse, 16 feet square, was built by O'Neal of logs overlaid with clapboards, at cost of $49.
When Wardville was found to violate Texas Constitution's requirement that a county seat by within 5 miles of center of county, it was abandoned (1856). Ironically, later county line changes made it near the center. (1972)
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