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Walker County Courthouse is located at 1100 University Avenue, Huntsville TX 77340; phone: 935-436-4922.
The county is named for Samuel Hamilton Walker [1817-1847] who was a Texas Ranger and veteran 1846 Mexican War.
As early as 1830 a trading post was established on the site of the future Huntsville by Pleasant and Ephraim Gray who engaged in brisk trade with Indians in the area.