There's a County Museum Tucked Inside the Cleburne Courthouse

Walk into the Cleburne courthouse to renew something or sit in on a hearing and you can also walk a few doors down to Room 139, where the county keeps its own museum at 2 Main Street. It's a small, easy stop — a place that gathers the story of Johnson County since it was organized in 1854.

Having it right there in the courthouse is the charm of it. The deed records, the county offices, and the local-history collection all sit under one roof, so the place where today's business gets done is the same place that holds the paper trail of everyone who did business here before you.

It keeps short, weekday hours (generally Monday through Thursday 9 to 4 and Friday until 3), so it's worth a call to 817-556-6970 before you make the trip, especially around holidays when the whole courthouse closes.