Brandon, Texas

Brandon is an unincorporated community located in Hill County in Central Texas, United States.

[3] Originally part of Navarro County, a post office was opened near here in 1852 and given the name of White Rock.

In 1868 a Dr. J.R. Harrington (dentist), founder of the town, built one of the earliest grist mills in Hill County.

Dr. Harrington built a dam on White Rock Creek near here as a water source for power in the millhouse.

The community didn't have any problem with relocation, and local resident Robert Andrew Ferguson donated land near the railroad line for the new location.

According to the Texas Historical Marker in front of the community center (dated 1967) - "Old Brandon Grist Mill.

There was a cotton gin in the mid-20th century that employed a good portion of the community, it has been closed since at least the 1990s and the building no longer exists.

A former gas station, now dilapidated, can be viewed on the north side of FM 1243, just west of the community center.

A Methodist church stood in community until the 1990s, on the south side of the western corner of Hillsboro Street.