Historical Markers of Texas

451 Booker Juction of SH 23 & SH 16, Booker Platted 1917 by Thomas C. Spearman, Santa Fe Railway official. Named for railroad locating engineer, B. F. Booker. Town of La Kemp, Oklahoma (6 miles ...

15500 Darrouzett Cemetery 1 mile west on SH 15, then 1/4 mi. N on local road The community of Darrouzett began in 1917 as a station along the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway. First named Lourwood, the early settlement was renamed ...

13944 Fairmont Cemetery 2 mi. E on SH 15, 3 mi. N on FM 1454 This burial ground serves citizens near the northern tip of Texas at a site closer to capitals of six other states than it is to Austin. In 1901, ... 13098 Fairview Cemetery Lipscomb, 11 mi. N on SH 305, then E on CR J 3.1 mi Fairview Cemetery Established 1924 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004 1935 Follett on E. Ivanhoe (SH 15), across from Methodist Church, Follett A gateway to Texas Panhandle's "Golden Spread". Founded as "Ivanhoe", on a site across state line, in Oklahoma. Town moved twice to locate on a railroad. ... 18670 Follett United Methodist Church 400 East Ivanhoe In the early pioneer days of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle, circuit riders (ministers on horseback) provided pioneers with church services. In ... 1936 Follett United Methodist Church and Church Bell E. Ivanhoe Street, Follett The Rev. Grant. L. Hayes, first Methodist circuit rider in this area, founded the Ivanhoe, Oklahoma, church 3 miles to the north in 1902; the Stillwater ...

13861 Heart Cemetery 1.5 mi. S Heart Cemetery has served the community of Booker since 1929. The town was platted in 1917 and named for B.F. Booker, a civil engineer for the Panhandle ... 2474 Higgins US 60 on west side of town in park, Higgins Town platted, post office opened and first train arrived, 1887. Named for G. H. Higgins, wealthy railroad stockholder. Early cattle shipping point. ... 14500 Higgins Cemetery Higgins, .6 mi N on Hwy 60, turn left on Co. Rd AA and go .4 mile This burial ground has served residents of the Higgins Community since the late 1800s. Higgins was platted in 1887 on land owned by E.C. Gray, who ...

14865 Kiowa Cemetery Booker Named for the nearby creek, Kiowa Cemetery served the residents who settled here in the early 20th century. The community consisted of Russians of ...

14395 Lipscomb Cemetery Lipscomb, 0.7 mi ESE on CR T The Texas Legislature created Lipscomb County in 1876, naming it for early Texas Statesman Abner Lipscomb. Appoximately ten years later, J.W. Arthur ... 3082 Lipscomb County on US 60, east of Higgins near state line Formed from Young and Bexar territories: Created, August 21, 1876 Organized June 6, 1887 Named in honor of Abner S. Lipscomb, 1789-1856. Secretary ... 12483 Lipscomb County Courthouse Lipscomb Established in 1886 and organized the following year with Lipscomb as county seat, Lipscomb County was named for Abner S. Lipscomb, an associate ... 17514 Lipscomb School In front of school building, NW corner S. Main Ave. and W. Willow St. Around 1886, the town of Lipscomb was established by J.H. Arthur who built a store and post office out of cottonwood logs. As more people moved to ... 14015 Lipscomb Union Church intersection of Fourth and Oak Lipscomb Union Church has served the residents of this community since the early 1900s. J.W. Arthur established the town of Lipscomb in 1886, and ... 3092 Lipscomb, Texas Wolf Creek Heritage Museum grounds, facing SH 305; marker reported damaged 2023. Established, 1886, by settlers hoping to benefit from proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Panhandle. Post office was opened in 1886; Lipscomb Town Company ...

3611 Northeast Corner of Texas from Follett take SH-15, 8 miles east to state line Established by law in 1850 as intersection of 100-degree longitude and 36-degree, 30' latitude, this point remained in dispute 79 years. Of some ...

4368 Route of Jones & Plummer Trail intersection of SH 15 and SH 23, Booker Established about 1874, when used by the freighting firm of Ed Jones and Joe Plummer to haul tons of buffalo hides from their general store in Lipscomb ...

14585 St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery Lipscomb Early homesteaders in Lipscomb County were russians of German descent. These included Jacob M. And Amalia Koch, who were members of St. John’s Evangelical ...

13651 View Point Cemetery 5.3 mi E on FM 15, S 4 mi on Viewpoint County Rd, .7 mi W on CR 1 In the early years of the 20th century, a group of Quakers established the settlement of View Point. Shortly afterwards, in 1910, residents organized ...

5813 Will Rogers from Higgins take US-60, west to park, on west side of town One of America's best loved humorists, whose stage act, gently mocking man's foibles, was highlighted by rope tricks learned here in his youth. Born ...