Category Archives: Urban Hike

Granbury is the Hood County Seat.  It is 35 miles SW of Fort Worth. This walk takes us by many Victorian houses. Advertisements

Floresville is the Wilson County Seat. The town was platted in 1870 and the railroad arrived in 1883. It is 30 miles SE of San Antonio. We registered at a motel for the walk and drove over to the courthouse … Continue reading →

Rockwall is the Rockwall County Seat.  It is the smallest county (land wise) in Texas.   We walked on a Friday again so we could get inside the courthouse and take a picture of another skylight under a courthouse dome.  … Continue reading →

Cleburne is the Johnson County Seat. It is 30 miles south of Fort Worth on US-67. There is a state park nearby, but our walk was in the historic downtown. We walked on a Friday so we could get inside … Continue reading →

Karnes City is the Karnes County Seat. Established in 1890, it was named in honor of Henry W. Karnes (1812-1840), Texas Ranger hero.  We parked on the Courthouse Square to begin the walk.  When the courthouse was built in 1895, it had … Continue reading →