Historical Markers of Texas

24390 Africa Freedom Colony (undertold) marker pending marker pending

7688 B. F. Morris and the Town of Joaquin US 84 Alabama-born Benjamin Franklin Morris (1827-1900) came to Texas in 1838 and settled in the area that became the pioneer village of Sarat. A prosperous ... 17114 Bounds-Estes Cemetery From the junction of US 87 and FM 417 proceed exactly 5 miles south on FM 417. Turn right (east) on County Road 1006 and proceed aproximately 3/4 mile to a locked farm gate on the right. Cemetery is approximately 1/2 mile inside private property via a narrow winding road BOUNDS-ESTES CEMETERY LOCATED ALMOST EXACTLY BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF SHELBYVILLE AND CENTER ON COUNTY ROAD 1006, THIS HISTORIC CEMETERY IS THE RESTING ... 16832 Brookland Cemetery 12996 U.S. Hwy. 84 E. Georgia natives Henry l. And William Rubin Brook, brothers who married sisters Mary Jane and Caroline E. Henry, respectively, migrated from Alabama ... 14046 Buena Vista Cemetery N on Hwy 59, 2 mi S on FM 1645 just past intersection with FM 2026 This cemetery serves the Buena Vista community, which organized in 1848. Joseph Penn Burns, a native of South Carolina, donated land for the burial ...

7699 C. S. A. Texas Muster Courthouse Grounds Held on this spot April 4, 1964, to honor Texans who made up the greater part of forces fighting in the Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864-1865, ... 14723 Camp Center, World War II Prisoner of War Camp Center During World War II, the U.S. government operated a prisoner of war (pow) camp here. Administered through the semi-permenant Camp Fannin (Smith County), ... 15697 Corinth Cemetery 7345 FM 1970 N

7677 Elder William Brittain and Rosanna Wright Brittain Patroon North Carolina native William Brittain (1774-1850) became a preacher in his home state at the age of 25. In 1802 he married Rosanna (Wright) (1784-1856), ... 7685 Eva Taylor Lane Home 212 Houston RTHL medallion only 18703 Excelsior Common School No. 47 Approximately 12 miles west of the town of Center, Texas on State Highway 7 West in the community of Aiken

18832 Fairview Cemetery Near entrance of cemetery off Martin Luther King Drive Established in 1901, Fairview Cemetery was added as the City of Center's second oldest cemetery to augment burial plots for the first cemetery, the ... 7678 Fellowship Baptist Church 2 mi. south of Joaquin via SH 139 SS, then FM 2787 S, then right on CR 3569 One of the oldest Baptist churches in Texas. Founded by settlers who came by ferry across Sabine River as early as 1818. After a number of homes ... 7679 First Baptist Church of Timpson Timpson -- 7681 First Christian Church of Center Cora and Pecan St. Formed in 1856, this congregation is one of the oldest in Shelby County. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Day, Mr. and Mrs. George King, Major and Mrs. Alfred ... 7682 First County Seat of Shelby County SH 87 and FM 417 Shelbyville, once known as Nashville, was the first county seat of government of the District of Tenaha, or Shelby County. The first courthouse stood ... 14629 First County Seat of Shelby County Shelbyville 7683 First Methodist Church of Shelbyville off SH 87 on Church St. -- 18705 First United Methodist Church Cemetery near arch entrance The First United Methodist Church Cemetery, one of the oldest in Shelby County, is located in the Nancy Smith survey of land deeded by Judge M.W. ... 7684 First United Methodist Church of Tenaha US 84 and McNeil St. This Methodist church was one of the first institutions established in Tenaha after its founding in 1886. The congregation was established by Methodists ...

12466 George Washington Green US 59/US 84, N side between CR 4657 and CR 4653, 4.4 mi. E of Timpson (December 22, 1858 - December 14, 1937) Georgia native George Washington Green grew up in Tennessee and in 1878 set out for Texas. He married Tempie ...

17116 Haley Bush Cemetery 101 Haley Bush Cemetery Drive HALEY BUSH CEMETERY THIS HISTORIC CEMETERY IS LOCATED ON THE SAN AUGUSTINE AND SHELBY COUNTY LINE. THE REGION IN THE VICINITY OF THE HALEY BUSH CEMETERY ... 18704 Hutto Cemetery From Tenaha take US 84 East for about 5 miles to FM 699, turn right, (South) drive 2.9 miles to CR 3550, turn right and drive 1.0 miles to 1150. Pull into the driveway, the cemetery is visible about 200 yards in the pasture.

17613 Joaquin Cemetery Joaquin BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MORRIS PROVIDED LAND FOR RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND A 100-ACRE TOWNSHIP SITE FOR JOAQUIN IN THE 1880s. IN 1890, MORRIS DONATED ONE ... 12191 John Joseph Emmett Gibson Historic Shelby County Courthouse grounds (November 4, 1849 - September 14, 1931) John Joseph Emmett (J. J. E.) Gibson was born in Dublin, Ireland. Because of an illness, he was left behind ... 17924 John May Cemetery North from Center on FM 699, until you cross the Flat Fork bridge. Look for the first county road 3685 on the east (right). Turn right onto 3685 and drive 1.4 miles. It will tee into CR 3853. Again turn right onto 3853. Drive .7 mile and turn right (south) on 3865. Continue for .4 mile. At the fork of CR 3685 and a private road, leave the county road by going straight onto private property for .4 mile. You will stop at a locked gate. The cemetery is .5 mile beyond the locked gate. Private Property JOHN MAY CEMETERY John May Cemetery, also known as the May-Hooper Cemetery, holds the graves of the May and Hooper families dating back to the 1850s. ...

13837 King-Oates Cemetery 0.1 mi to CR 3849 King-Oates Cemetery Established circa 1853 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006

15804 Lone Cedar Cemetery FM 3082 1 1/2 miles from SH 7

7687 McClelland Community Church 7 mi. south of Shelbyville, via SH 87 to SH 147 S to McClelland, then east on county road -- 14292 McWilliams Cemetery SH 147 1.2 mi. W of intersection with SH 87 This burial ground, originally known as Wayfare and later as McWilliams Graveyard, has served the Todd Springs community since early in the settlement's ... 12192 Milton Irish New Hope Cemetery, 2 mi. W of Center on Fm 2974 (May 7, 1812 - July 15, 1869) Born in Maine in 1812, Milton Irish came to East Texas in 1835 at age 23. His service in the Texas Army in 1835 and ... 7692 Moses Fisk Roberts SH 87, Shelbyville Cemetery (1803-1889) Highly regarded public servant and farmer of Shelby County. His ever-present pack of fox hounds earned him nickname "Dog" Roberts. Born ... 23822 Mt. Herman Cemetery marker pending marker pending 16695 Mull Cemetery 1 1/2 miles from Center, Tx. on HWY 96 S. The Rev. James Allen and John M. Mull, brothers who married sisters Rebecca and Mary Dempsey, respectively, brought their families here from Alabama ... 7689 Myrick's Ferry Log House 14 mi. east of Shelbyville --

24366 New Prospect Cemetery marker pending marker pending

17741 Oates Cemetery CR 3252, Joaquin OATES CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1863 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2012 17115 Old Salem Cemetery CR 1297 The first settler on this land was Tennessee immigrant A.D. Fountain. The land in which the cemetery sits originated as a school for the rural community ...

13061 Patroon Cemetery 21 mi. S of Ceneter on US 87, then E on FM 2261 Settlers began moving to the Patroon area by the 1830s. Tennessee natives William and Elviry Nethery brought their family to this area from Alabama ... 19994 Pleasant Hill Cemetery 3970 CR 2700 14693 Price Cemetery CR 3267, W side 4 mi. SE of SH 7. Map dot approximate. -- (Historic Texas Cemetery medallion) 23284 Providence Missionary Baptist Church marker pending In the years following the Civil War, residents of this rural area realized the need to organize a church to feed their spiritual lives. The Reverend ...

14001 Ramah Cemetery 131 CR 4475, 2 mi. E on US 84 The Ramah community dates to the early 1870s, when William Tell Pou and his wife Mollie Lucy (Grace) Pou first homesteaded here. They helped found ... 7691 Roberts' Hill A homesite of Col. Oran Milo Roberts, "old alcalde." He rose from district attorney to chief justice Texas Supreme Court; president Texas Secession Convention; col. Confederate Infantry Regiment; selected U. S. Senator; governor of Texas; author; first president Texas Historical Association; law professor University of Texas. A homesite of Col. Oran Milo Roberts, "old alcalde." He rose from district attorney to chief justice Texas Supreme Court; president Texas Secession ...

14204 Sample Cemetery Sabine National Forest, off CR 2636 on restricted access property. Map dot approximate. -- (Historic Texas Cemetery medallion) 14081 Sardis Church Center 7693 Sardis Methodist Church 5 mi. east of Center via SH 87 to FM 414 N Neighbors in a small rural community in this area gathered together in 1872 to organize a church congregation. The need for a house of worship was ... 12909 Sardis School 2183 FM 414 Sardis School Students in this area attended the Hughes School (2.1 mi. Ene) until 1917. That year, the W.R. Pickering Lumber Co. donated four acres ... 13162 Shady Grove Cemetery Center, 14.5 mi NW on CR 4175, via US 87 and CR 4020 Shady Grove Cemetery Shady Grove Cemetery began with the interment of Anna Sparks Ramsey in September 1878, 13 months before a two-acre tract of ... 7694 Shelby County Shelby County Courthouse grounds, S side on N side of Austin Street near sidewalk Part of the neutral ground, 1803–1819. Settled by Anglo-Americans, 1824–1836. In 1833 a district of the Municipality of Nacogdoches, known as Tenehaw. ... 24146 Shelby County SH 87, SW side 0.7 mi. NW of FM 417 In this county of Shelby, once a part of the Neutral Ground, an unorganized feud known as the Regular-Moderator War was waged between 1841 and ... 7695 Shelby County Courthouse Austin and Logansport Built to resemble Irish castle (1883-1885) by architect J. J. E. Gibson, from Ireland. Style is, in part, "Romanesque revival." In 1866 county records ... 24186 Shelby County Jail marker pending marker pending 14444 Sholar Cemetery CR 3804 at CR 3831, 1 mi. N of US 84 Several families from Henry County, Alabama, settled in this area in 1846, including the John and Nancy (Kirkland) Scott family. Their son William ... 24043 Short Cemetery CR 1005 SHORT CEMETERY, ESTABLISHED 1867, HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2023 7686 Site of the Last Battle SH 87, E side, 300 feet SE of CR 2100 August 14, 1844, between Regulators and Moderators, warring factions in Shelby County 1841-1844, who caused heavy sacrifice of life and property ... 7696 Site of Town of Spivey, 1870s-1900 US 85, 1.5 mi. east Founded by Civil War veteran James Jackson Spivey; brothers Elisha P. and George W. Spivey lived nearby. In early days mail arrived by wagon. Houston ... 12682 Site of Truitt Community 3.9 mi W. of Joaquin on US 84, then 2.1 mi. S of FM 3343 at CR 3705 Also known as Willow Grove, this early Texas community was named for its founder, pioneer settler James Truitt (1795-1870). Truitt was a Republic ... 14586 Spivey, Site of 1870s-1900 Town of Paxton 14503 Strong Cemetery Center 7690 Sydney O. Pennington SH 87, Shelbyville Cemetery --

14284 Tennessee Community Cemetery Tenaha 7697 Tennessee Methodist Church EM 947 about 7 mi. east of Timpson This congregation traces its history to 1857, when a Union church was organized to serve Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian settlers in this area, ... 7698 Tennessee Presbyterian Church FM 947 about 7 mi. east of Timpson Organized in 1857, this church was originally known as Mount Carmel. It was the first Presbyterian congregation established in Shelby County. A one-room ... 7676 The Bickham House 2 mi. east of Shelbyville via SH 147 to FM 2694 On site of J. M. Crawford home, built 1850, razed by fire, 1885. Erected by Crawford's stepson, Frederick Lee Bickham (1866-1907), prominent landowner ... 7680 The First Battle SH 87, S side 0.2 mi. SE of FM 414 Between bands of Regulators and Moderators led by Ephraim Daggett and Ned Merchant, which occurred in this vicinity, led to an unorganized war, 1841-1844, ... 7700 Timpson Park Plaza, NE side Jacob St. (SH 87) between Railroad Ave. and Austin St. In 1884, Houston businessman Paul Bremond (1810-1885), and other investors began planning for a new railroad to connect Houston and Shreveport, Louisiana. ... 7701 Truitt Cemetery south off SH 7 from Joaquin on county road James Truitt (Oct. 23, 1795 - June 11, 1870) and his wife Sarah Hall Truitt (July 29, 1796 - July 3, 1848) left North Carolina for Texas in 1838, ...

17492 Westview Cemetery From Center Square, take Hwy 87 S to MLK Blvd. Go to Daniels Street, turn right and go to Greer Street, turn left and go to Bolton Street and follow curve to stay on Bolton Street to end of road and turn left into the South Entrance of Westview Cemetery Situated in the east Texas hills of Shelby County, the Westview Cemetery is the final resting place for some of the area’s newly freed slaves after ... 23858 White Rock Cemetery 12555 SH 7 West Land for the White Rock Cemetery was deeded in the years after the founding of White Rock Church. The church also served as the schoolhouse and masonic ... 7702 William Harrison Wall Homestead Tenaha (1850-1911) Helped Houston East & West Texas Railroad found this town by opening a store here with a relative in 1885. In 1886, he and his wife Nancy ... 16382 Wimberly Cemetery travel E. on FM 417 approx. 11.3 miles, until it terminates into FM 139; turn rt. on FM 139, left on FM 3172 and proceed approx. 1.5 mi. to cemetery on the rt. This cemetery originally served the early community of Paul’s store. William A. Paul opened a store near here after the Civil War. A previous community ...