Template:Wp-Deaf Smith County, Texas-History

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In 1876, the state legislature defined and named the county, but it was not organized until 1890, with the town of La Plata as the original county seat. The county was named for Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a partially deaf scout and soldier who served in the Texas Revolution, and was the first to reach the Alamo after its fall in 1836. The pronunciation of "Deaf", as used by Smith himself, is  ; however, most residents pronounce it .

Deaf Smith as he appears at the Deaf Smith County Museum

The Deaf Smith County Historical Museum in Hereford

The Deaf Smith County Library formerly housed the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame on the ground floor. The museum is now located in a new building in the Historic District of Fort Worth.