Cleburne, Texas

Cleburne (/ˈkliːbɜːrn/ KLEE-burn) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Johnson County. Located within the prairies and lakes region of North Texas, the city is located south of Fort Worth and southwest of Dallas. The closest neighboring state is Oklahoma to the north, and the closest international border is to the south with Mexico. Cleburne is the second most populous city in Johnson County at 31,352 in 2020. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, which Cleburne is a part of, has a total population of 8,477,157 in 2025, 4th largest in the U.S. Cleburne was founded near Buffalo Creek as Camp Henderson in 1862 and incorporated in 1871, changing its name to honor Patrick R. Cleburne. Ready access to fresh water and being located at the center of the county accounted for the town's early growth. Water access would play a key role in luring the Santa Fe shops, where it would become the largest employer for the next century. The population would steadily grow until the Great Depression, where it would contract until the post world war boom. The city from then on would see steady growth as people moved to the DFW Metroplex. Cleburne is crisscrossed with many railroads and thus sees much freight move through, which BNSF Railways controls. Industry makes up a large portion of the economy and is concentrated in the north of town in the industrial parks, many utilizing the railroads. Public services such as city/county employees and school district employees make up large numbers of employed people, as well as retail stores. Proximity to the DFW Metroplex has led to a construction boom in both the residential and industrial sectors. Cleburne houses many cultural centers, including the Layland Museum of History, Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum, Cleburne Railroad Museum, J.N. Long Cultural Arts Center, Cleburne Public Library, Dudley Hall, Plaza Main Street Theatre, Helmcamp Community Theatre, as well as the Hill College extension. The city has many parks, including the Cleburne State Park to the south and Lake Pat Cleburne. Cleburne hosts the Cleburne Railroaders (baseball; AA), and sits in the media markets of the Dallas Cowboys (football; NFL), Texas Rangers (baseball; MLB), Dallas Mavericks (basketball; NBA), Dallas Stars (hockey; NHL), and FC Dallas (soccer; MLS). History Founding In 1862, Cleburne would begin as an army camp during the Civil War known as Camp Henderson. The waters of the Buffalo Creeks made for a good site for the first volunteer Confederate camp in Johnson County on Colonel W.F. Henderson's land. Camp Henderson would become the third county seat of Johnson County in 1867 after Hood County was established, throwing Buchanan out of the county's legal boundaries. The name was soon changed to Cleburne, named after Patrick R. Cleburne, a major general of the CSA whom many of the locals served under. Many of the residents of Buchanan relocated to Cleburne along with the public buildings and residences. One of the early city leaders was Colonel B.J. Chambers, who contributed forty acres of land to the town. He owned large lots throughout Johnson County, but would end up selling most of it to help fund public improvements in town. He aided in surveying and laying lots, donated land for a public cemetery, and would continue making improvements and aiding enterprises towards the welfare of the town. Another early leader was Colonel W.F. Henderson, a business partner of Chambers. Henderson donated half the lots that made up Cleburne, giving the town an early head start. Late 1800s Cleburne was incorporated on May 3, 1871, with John Cunningham serving as the town's first mayor. The city limits extended half a mile in each direction from the public square. The early municipal government found it rather difficult to govern people who were used to living on the frontier, who quickly came at odds over the early ordinances that were passed. Due to these difficulties, the council in 1873 did virtually nothing, prompting citizens to vote candidates in the next election under a "do nothing" ticket. Citizens later signed a petition causing the disestablishment of the city government that "outlived its usefulness". The city government would be reestablished in 1876 to deal with "rip-roarius" human beings. Early industrial growth in the city was characterized as slow and steady, never experiencing a "boom or bust". In 1881, the railroad came to Cleburne, but was not met with much fanfare. There was excitement however, when the city won the contract for the Santa Fe shops in 1897. The shops would become fully operational in 1899. Existing lines in Cleburne included the line between Fort Worth and Temple built by Santa Fe in 1881, the Dallas branch of the Chicago, Texas, and Mexican central in 1884, and the Weatherford branch of the Santa Fe in 1887. In 1895, Cleburne had access to electric lighting for the first time, provided by the Cleburne Electric Light Company. Telephones would come in 1897, provided by the Bell Telephone Company. Early to mid 1900s The Texas State Federation of Labor, after several attempts during the 1890s, organized in January 1900 in Cleburne. The convention had twenty-three delegates representing 8,475 members from 7 cities, and had early success that corresponded with the early progressive movement in Texas. The Cleburne Public Library had its origins in 1901 under the direction of the local women's club, who in 1902 secured funding from Andrew Carnegie to build a library that opened in 1905. 1909 saw the State Christian Junior College move from Denton to Cleburne, operating as Clebarro Junior College until its closing in 1919. Several railroads came to Cleburne around this time, including the Dallas, Cleburne, and Southwestern Railway in 1902, and the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway in 1904. The latter was sold to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas in 1910 before being abandoned by 1920. In 1911, Cleburne operated a local streetcar service until 1917, while the interurban of Fort Worth served Cleburne beginning in 1912, operating for 18 years. Between 1911 and 1914, the Cleburne Motor Car Manufacturing Company produced the "Luck" truck, "Luck" utility, and the "Cleburne" car. The Texas Motor Car Association built "Texan" cars in Cleburne between 1918 and 1922. In 1911, Slats Rodgers built the first plane in Texas in Cleburne. He named the craft "Old Soggy No.1" due to a drooping right wing. The 1883 courthouse burned to the ground on April 15, 1912, the same day the Titanic sank. Albert Bledsoe, an assistant city marshal, perished in the fire while fighting it on the second floor with a squad of men. Construction of the new courthouse, designed by Charles Erwin Barglebaugh, was completed in 1913. By 1920, Cleburne had reached a population of 12,820. During the '20s, the failure of all four banks in town, a regional agricultural depression, and a strike at the Santa Fe shops that required the Texas Rangers to end, caused the local economy to buckle well before the Great Depression set in. Cleburne also dealt with frequent large dust storms from the Dust Bowl during the 1930s. These factors likely led to the decreased population of 10,558 in 1940. In 1935, The Civilian Conservation Corp established Company 3804 to live and work on Cleburne State Park, building roads, the dam, and stacked rock structures, until work ceased in 1940. Between 1939 and 1940, the Works Progress Administration constructed Yellow Jacket Stadium. Built of concrete and rough cut limestone from Somervell County, it replaced Rhome Field as the home of the Cleburne Yellow Jackets. During World War 2, the library housed a war information center. In 1944, Camp Cleburne for German prisoners of war was established, which provided labor to shorthanded farms in Johnson County. Prior to the war, the Battery B, 132nd Field Artillery, 36th Infantry Division (I.D.) trained in Johnson County, later being deployed overseas in 1942. The courthouse held the draft board and rationing board. Late 1900s to 2000s Starting in 1950, Cleburne along with much of Texas would suffer through one of the worst droughts in the states' history. Relief would not come until 1957, when torrential rains fell in May of that year. The 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education had a direct effect on Cleburne since it practiced racial segregation under state law. Due to wording in the court decision, change would not come until the passage of the Civil Rights Acts and the threat of federal legal action. This culminated in the closing of the Booker T. Washington High School of Cleburne in 1965. However, in 1968, the school district would get swept up in the case United States v. Texas, which found that the state still practiced segregation and thus came under federal supervision. Several city projects occurred during the '60s including the damming of the Nolan River to create Lake Pat Cleburne, and the opening of the Cleburne Regional Airport. In 1973, the GOEX munitions plant experienced an explosion that killed 4 and injured 35, most of them women. The same plant would also experience two more explosions, one in 1978 and another in 1983, killing a combined 6 people. In 1974, Hill College would build a 32-acre extension in Cleburne by the lake. Several tornadoes would touch down directly northwest of Cleburne, causing damage to several rural structures in May 1976. The city would face legal action in the case of City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center for denying a permit in 1980. The Supreme Court in 1985 ruled against the city, saying that it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Cleburne faced a different issue in 1980 when it denied the use of the civic center to the KKK on the grounds of it being controversial, which led to a march on the courthouse which made the news rounds. The opening of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant in the '80s provided new well paying jobs to the city. Later on in 1989 saw the closing of the Santa Fe shops, with the Greenbrier Companies purchasing the shops in 1992. By 2000, Cleburne had a population of 26,005. During the first decade of the 2000s, Cleburne underwent a natural gas boom from the fracking of the Barnett Shale. The city would also experience its first recorded earthquakes in the region, with a probable link to the fracking in the area. During this boom in 2005, the courthouse would receive renovations, and was rededicated in 2007. Beginning in 2010, Cleburne would experience a drought that would persist into 2015. In 2013 however, a severe weather outbreak would occur that would see an EF3 mile wide tornado tear through southern Cleburne after crossing over the lake. 600 homes were damaged with 9 people suffering minor injuries. The drought would come to an end with record-breaking rain in May 2015. 2014 saw the opening of the Chisholm Trail Parkway, linking Cleburne directly to downtown Fort Worth. February 2021 brought one of the harshest freezes the city has experienced in recent memory. In 2026, an EF0 tornado crossed the lake with no reported damage. Geography Cleburne has a total area of 36.28 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 33.39 square miles (86.5 km2) is land and 2.86 square miles (7.4 km2) is water. Lake Pat Cleburne's conservation pool lies at 733 feet (223 m) above mean sea level. The city consists of low-rolling to flat terrain with sandy clay loam and dark calcareous clay topsoils. Scrub brush, cacti, mesquite, and grasses are the predominant flora supported in this environment. The east and west Buffalo Creeks cut through to the south, where it meets the Nolan River. The average elevation of the city is 833 feet (254 m). The highest elevation lies in the northwest at 974 feet (297 m) while the lowest elevation sits to the south at 682 feet (208 m). Cleburne lies in the geographic center of Johnson County and borders Joshua to the north and Keene to the east. Other cities in the county include Burleson, Briaroaks, and Cross Timber to the north, and Alvarado, Coyote Flats and Venus are to the east. Rio Vista and Grandview are to the south and southeast, while Godley and Cresson are to the northwest. Architecture Cleburne has several buildings and a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Cleburne Downtown Historic District contains buildings spanning from 1877 to 1968 that showcase local and national building styles. The first building in Cleburne built by a professional architect was the Carnegie Library Building, a two-story Classical Revival building partly financed by the Carnegie Foundation. Built in 1905 by Zimmerman and McCoy under contract by Smith and Moore. The 1912 Johnson County Courthouse was built by Dallas architects Lang and Witchell with Charles E. Barglebaugh to replace the 1883 courthouse after burning down. The 1912 courthouse follows the Classical Revival style with Prairie-Style elements. The Wright Building is a two-story masonry commercial building built in 1893 and doubled in size in 1916. Its initial purpose was as a wagon and saddle shop. The Joiner-Long House, built in 1895 and added to in 1910, represents a mix of the original Victorian style and the later Colonial Revival style. Buildings on the List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks include the Church of the Holy Comforter, John L. and Annie Upshaw Cleveland House, Johnson County Feeders Supply, Dotey-Kirkham House (Little Old House) and Yellow Jacket Stadium. Climate Cleburne has a warm and temperate climate, categorized as a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) on the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual high temperature is 76.5 °F (24.7 °C), 95.3 °F (35.2 °C) in the summer and 56.8 °F (13.8 °C) in the winter. The average annual low temperature is 53.6 °F (12.0 °C), 72.5 °F (22.5 °C) in the summer, and 33.3 °F (0.7 °C) in the winter. Weather patterns in North Texas typically follow a pattern of dry winters with occasional snow, a wet spring and autumn that are often accompanied by thunderstorms and severe weather, and humid summers. Demographics Cleburne has seen consistent growth in population since the 1870 census, with the exception being the 1930s and 40s during the great depression. According to the 2020 census, there were 31,352 people and 11,145 households in Cleburne. There were 2.90 persons per household, and travel 25.4 minutes on average to work. 26.5% of persons are 18 and under, and 14.6% are 65 and over. Female persons make up 49.5% of the population. The population density was 878.3 inhabitants per square mile (339.1/km2). The median household income was $70,656 and the per capita income was $32,059. 10% of the population was living below the poverty line. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 20.3% held a bachelor's degree or higher, and 84.7% had a high school diploma or equivalent. There were 1,519 veterans in Cleburne. 7.4% of persons were foreign-born. Religion in Cleburne and the wider county is predominantly Christian. Some of the larger denominations are Southern Baptist, Seventh-day Adventist, United Methodist, Assemblies of God, Church of Christ, Cumberland Presbyterian, Catholic, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Jehovah's Witnesses. A large number fall under Non-denominational Christians. Economy Cleburne's early economy was predominantly agricultural until the arrival of the railroad in 1879. The Santa Fe shops were opened in 1898 by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and would be the largest employer in the city for over a century. The industrial sector provides many jobs in Cleburne. The major employers are the Walmart Distribution Center, Johns Manville Corp, James Hardie Industries, Technical Chemical Company, Wabash National, Tutle & Tutle Trucking, The Greenbrier Companies, Tech Light Mfg., Sachem Inc., and Rangaire Mfg. Other major employers include The Walmart Super Center, Cleburne ISD, Johnson County, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, City of Cleburne, and Hill College. More recent additions to the job market include Amazon, who are building a warehouse by the Chisholm Trail Parkway. La Moderna, a pasta manufacturer, opened a new facility in 2018 and are the current sponsors of the baseball field at Cleburne Station. FasTrac Construction Products, Terra CO2 Technology, and Stillwell Inc. have recently opened new facilities in Cleburne as well. Arts and culture Theater and performing arts Cleburne's historic downtown includes two theaters. The Plaza Main Street Theatre, and Dudley Hall. Dudley Hall host family-friendly musicals and comedies performed by the award-winning Plaza Theatre Company, which was founded in November 2006 by the Downtown Cleburne Association. The Plaza Main Street Theatre hosts the Plaza Academy, a youth offshoot of the Plaza Theatre Company. Songbird Live, which offers live music, is also within the historic downtown. Within the Cleburne conference center is the Helmcamp Community Theatre stage, which host The Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players. Formed in 1980, the Carnegie Players performed in the top floor theater of the Cleburne Carnegie Library (now the Layland Museum) until 2010. That summer, they relocated to the conference center. Museums The city of Cleburne manages both the Layland Museum of History, and the Cleburne Railroad Museum. The Layland's gallery is located in the Cleburne Carnegie Building. These galleries include first peoples, settlers, and 20th century sections containing over 50,000 artifacts and 100,000 photos. The Lowell Smith History Center holds the research library and a kitchen classroom. The Cleburne Railroad Museum explores the history and influence of the railroads on the city through traditional and interactive exhibits. The museum contains a large model train room and houses over 2000 railroad artifacts. Other museums include the Johnson County Courthouse Museum, which preserves the history and artifacts of the county through the Johnson County Historical Commission. The J.N. Long Cultural Arts Center hosts various art workshops and galleries from local artist from the area. The Gone with the Wind Remembered Museum contains a comprehensive collection from the movie, as well as period pieces expounding on the history surrounding the story. The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum showcases the history of the Chisholm Trail, Johnson County, and the pioneer life of the 19th century. The attractions in the museum are as follows. The Big Bear Native American Museum, a blacksmiths shop, a restored stagecoach, the 1855 Johnson County Log Courthouse, the Douglas Harman Chisholm Trail Artifacts and Western Memorabilia Museum, a historic mule barn, a replica of the Wardville cemetery now under Lake Pat Cleburne, Wardville Sheriff's Office and Jail, the Nolan River Schoolhouse, and The Terry Building. Annual events Antique Alley occurs every April and September, showcasing over 500 antique dealers along the highways around Johnson, Hill, and Ellis counties. The western edge includes the historic downtown in Cleburne. Spring Fest is held in April at the market square with live music, vendors, car show, and food trucks. Whistle Stop Christmas starts in late November through early January. Events include the lighting ceremony, Christmas parade, driving tour of lights, Candlewalk Tour of historic homes, and Cowboy Christmas on the trail. Pioneer Days is held in November at the Chisholm Train Outdoor Museum, celebrating the history of Texas and Cleburne. Cuisine Southern home style cooking features fried comfort foods, breakfast, and baked goods. Options includes Mom's Kitchen, Our Place Restaurant, Jimmie's, and R&K Café II, Chaf-In Restaurant, and Southern Joy Bakery & Bistro. Restaurants that offer Texas style barbecue are Chisholm Trail Smoke house, Fly by Night Cattle Co., and West End Grill. Local burger spots include Burger Bar 1949 and Morris Neal's Handy Hamburgers. Mug on the Square and Nolan River Coffee Company offer brewed coffees. Soul Fire Brewing combines craft brews and pizza, with an arcade on the top floor. The Garden of Eating offers fresh, seasonal dishes made with fresh ingredients. Tex-Mex options include Taquería Torres Mexican Restaurant, La Cima Mexican Cuisine, Barrera's, Carmelita's Pupuseria & More, El Limón, El Torito's, La Flor De Michoacan, La Gringas Taquería, Los Vaqueros Mexican Fast Food, Montes Breakfast Burritos, Taquería Juanita, Taquería Mexicano Grille, and Taquería Rueda's Food Truck. Thai Garden Cafe offers Thai dishes including spicy curries and noodle bowls. Giovanni's Italian Restaurant offers pasta and other Italian inspired dishes. Sports Cleburne Railroaders The Cleburne Railroaders are a baseball team that play in the American Association of Professional Baseball. The first iteration of the Railroaders won the Texas League championship in 1906. After disbanding the next season, a second iteration would join the Texas–Oklahoma League in 1911–1912. The Railroaders would go on to win the 1911 championship. The modern Railroaders began playing in the American Association of Professional Baseball starting from 2017 to the present. La Moderna Field serves as the home of the Railroaders. Annual events The Tour De Goatneck occurs on the last Saturday of July, hosting over 1,250 riders through the rolling hills of Johnson and Somervell counties. The Johnson County Sheriff's Posse host a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo. Competitions include bareback riding, saddle bronco riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, and bull riding. Parks and recreation Cleburne Parks & Recreation maintains many parks, fields and trails. Neighborhood parks include John P. Bradshaw Park, John S. Butner Park, P.D. Lacewell Park, J. E. Standley Park, Byron "Buddy" Stewart Park, Westhill Park, Winchester Park and McAnear Park. The Buffalo Creek Parks provide trails along both the East and West Buffalo Creeks. Recreational facilities include the market square in downtown Cleburne, and the Booker T. Washington Recreation Center near Carver Park. The John Warren Sports Complex provides seven lighted baseball/softball fields, twenty soccer fields, two football fields, 2 batting cages, and supporting facilities. The old sports complex is also nearby. More notable parks include Carver Park, which rest along the east Buffalo Creek. Providing several picnic areas, trails, a playground, a splash pad, and the lighted Carver Park Field. Hulen Park, a Lone Star Legacy Park, straddles the west Buffalo Creek. Amenities include pavilions, playgrounds, games, trails, a basketball court, a baseball/softball field, the lighted Don Moore Field, and Splash Station. Hulen park also hosts the Whistle Stop Christmas lighting display in December. The "Spirit of Cleburne" locomotive is present at the Hulen Park as well. Lakeshore Park borders Lake Pat Cleburne, providing great views of the lake. Winston Patrick McGregor Park showcases native plants with walking paths, a pavilion, a pond, and a children's area. Cleburne State Park, operated by Texas Parks & Wildlife, sits southwest of Cleburne. The park encompasses 528 acres of limestone ridges and dense thickets with Cedar Lake at its center. There are many trails and campsites alongside projects built by the Civilian Conservation Corp. Government and public safety Cleburne operates under a council-manager system of government. The mayor and council are responsible for legislative functions while the city manager operates much like a CEO of a private company. The current city manager is Michael Marrero. The mayor of Cleburne is Derek Weathers. Council members include Mark Wickey, Blake Jones, Oliver Cozby, and Diana Weaver. Cleburne also serves as the county seat of Johnson County. The Guinn Justice Center holds the 18th, 249th, and 413th district courts, and county court at Law 1 and 2 The Cleburne Police Department, a full-service police agency with 55 sworn officers, serves the city of Cleburne and currently holds a best practices accreditation from the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation. The Cleburne Fire Department operates out of three fire stations and an admin building. CFD has been recognized with an ISO class 1 public protection classification as of 2025. Education Cleburne is served by the Cleburne Independent School District. Elementary schools include Adams, Coleman, Cooke, Gerard, Irving, Marti, and Santa Fe. Middle schools include Smith Intermediate and Wheat Middle School. TEAM school serves as an alternate to the high school, and Phoenix serves as a disciplinary school. Cleburne High School provides CTE programs, fine arts, and athletic programs. The fine arts department offers art, band, choir, dance, and theater. The athletics department includes baseball, basketball, cheer leading, cross-country, football, golf, power lifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. CISD also maintains Yellow Jacket Stadium, a Texas Historic Landmark, where football and other sports are played. Cleburne Christian Academy is a private school that offers preK-12 classes. Hill College manages a Johnson County campus in Cleburne that offers two-year degrees and workforce certifications. The city operates a public library near the downtown core along the west Buffalo Creek. Media Cleburne's primary daily newspaper is the Cleburne Times-Review, operating since 1934. Prior to 1934, it was published under the name Cleburne Morning-Review since 1905. Defunct newspapers include The Cleburne Chronicle (1868–1916), and Cleburne Daily Enterprise (1895–1933). Cleburne is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth media market. TV stations include KDTN (Daystar), KLHP-LD (TCT), KDFW (Fox 4), KXAS-TV (NBC 5), KXTX-TV (Telemundo), K26KC-D (TBN), WFAA (ABC), K07AAF-D (HSN), KTVT (CBS), KERA-TV (PBS), KHFD-LD (Newsmax2), KUVN-DT (Univision 23), KDTX-TV (TBN), and KPXD-TV (ION). Cleburne receives signals from 62 FM and 40 AM stations. Music stations include KDMX (hot adult contemporary), KDGE (alternative), KLNO (Spanish classic hits), KJKK (adult hits), KVIL (alternative), KHKS (top 40/contemporary hits), KSPF (classic hits), KLTY (Christian contemporary), KKDA (urban), KZPS (classic rock), KMVK (regional Mexican), KCBI (Christian contemporary), KBFB (urban), KDXX (Spanish hits), KEGL (rock), WRR (classical), and KPLX (country). Transportation Cleburne Regional Airport (KCPT) is a 440-acre city-owned, public-use airport with a single asphalt runway stretching 5,697 feet and 100 feet wide with fuel services provided on demand. Amtrak's Texas Eagle runs from Chicago to San Antonio and includes a stop at the Cleburne station (CBR). The City/County Transportation (CCT) bus service includes a stop at the station as well. CCT provides demand-response curb-to-curb service throughout Johnson County (excluding Burleson). TXDOT maintains several roadways in Cleburne including Farm to Market Road 4 (FM 4), Texas State Highway 174 (SH 174), US Route 67 (US 67), Henderson St (US 67 BR), Chambers St (US 67 BR), Caddo St (SH 174 N), and Main St (SH 174 S). Notable people William H. Bledsoe, a member of both houses of Texas Legislature from Lubbock, 1915 to 1929 Johnny Carroll, a rockabilly singer, recorded for Sun Records, Decca Records, and Warner Bros Pat Culpepper, All-American linebacker for the University of Texas at Austin Donnie Dacus, former guitarist for Chicago Leonard Eugene Dickson, professor of mathematics at University of Chicago Dillon Gee, pitcher for the New York Mets and others Joe Keeble, football player David "Benedict" McWilliams, a former player and head football coach of the University of Texas at Austin Spike Owen, a former Major League Baseball shortstop Derrell Palmer, a 1950s Cleveland Browns lineman Randy Rogers, singer and front man of Randy Rogers Band Del Sharbutt, radio and television announcer, songwriter, and composer Barbara Staff, co-chair of the 1976 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign in Texas Montey Stevenson, former professional football defensive tackle Anne Stratton, composer Claude Porter White, composer See also List of museums in North Texas National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Texas List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Hunt-Martin) Cross Timbers (In western Cleburne) Texas Blackland Prairies (In eastern Cleburne) Brazos River (drainage basin that Cleburne is in) References External links City of Cleburne official website History of Cleburne in the Handbook of Texas