1.   Another county is named for Nancy Hart.

2.   Iowa named a county in his honor.

3.   The county was named for San Jacinto battle veteran Gen. Ben McCulloch.

4.   The county was named, of course, for Thomas Jefferson, whose statue stands in front of the courthouse.

5.   The four counties were named by the State Judicial Council as possible locations.

6.   When Hays retired from the Rangers, he moved to California, and Texas named a county after him.