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Texas ranks first among states and provinces with markers in this database. Texas is a state in the United States of America located in the American South. It is also in the West South Central region. Texas is some 269 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 29 million people. The state is divided into 254 counties and all of them have entries in this database. In Texas we have discovered historical markers in 1,386 cities and towns lying in 1,459 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 13,990 historical markers in Texas, by our count. We have cataloged 13,951 historical markers and 611 war memorials—each individually presented on 14,443 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Pages for historical markers from this state make up 6.6% of our total. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another 39 historical markers in Texas that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
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The first Texas marker in the database, A. A. & Mary Spacek House, was added August 28, 2007. It was photographed in Granger in Williamson County and was erected in 1999. The last one added was submitted on April 25, 2024, and titled Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry System. It is in Galveston in Galveston County. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, one of the earliest historical markers we know of in Texas was erected in 1881. More than one was erected that year. This one of them: The B.R. Brigham Monument, and one of our correspondents found it near La Porte in Harris County on November 13, 2018.
Texans don’t want to forget their Settlements and Settlers history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Texas about Settlements and Settlers—3,511 of them—than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Churches and Religion with 2,281 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Settlements and Settlers topic was C.A.D. Clamp, added September 17, 2007. It had been erected in 1990 in Georgetown in Williamson County. The last one submitted was submitted on April 22, 2024, and titled La Salineta. It had been erected in 2006 in Vinton in El Paso County. The earliest marker erected with the Settlements and Settlers topic that we have listed was erected in 1921. It is The Site of Camp Worth, found in Fort Worth in Tarrant County on February 17, 2012.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Texas? What we know is that Treue Der Union Monument is the most viewed entry in the database from Texas since it was added in 2010. It is located in Comfort in Kendall County. It is also the most viewed entry so far this year.
Counties, Cities and Towns
The Texas county with the most historical markers listed in this database is Bexar County, with 634 of them. It is followed by Harris County with 512 markers. The San Antonio area of Bexar County has the highest number of markers within its limits, 585. In Harris County the area with the most markers, 312, is Houston.
Checking the database for the city or town in Texas with the most markers we again find San Antonio at the top of the list with 585 markers in or near it. It is followed by Austin in Travis County with 467 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 78205 at the top of the list with 286 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 78205 is assigned to San Antonio TX.) It is followed by ZIP Code 78624 with 246 markers. (78624 is assigned to Fredericksburg TX including the Bankersmith, Blumenthal, Cherry Spring, Fredericksbg, Fredericksbrg, Gold, Luckenback, Morris Ranch, Spring Creek, and Tivydale delivery areas.)
Historical Markers Near These Texas Cities and Towns
Getting back to Bexar County, the first marker added to the database from there, Wilber B. Miller, was added February 20, 2008. It was erected in 1995 in San Antonio. The last one submitted was uploaded on April 21, 2024, and is titled G.J. Sutton and was erected in 2020, in San Antonio. The earliest marker erected in Bexar County that we have listed was erected in 1914. It was Japanese Monument to The Heroes of the Alamo, found in San Antonio on May 16, 2010.
By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 13, 2024
Latest Entry from Texas “Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry System”
And finally the first, last, and oldest markers from Austin. The first: Mount Bonnell, was added June 21, 2009. It had been erected in 1969. The last: St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute added on December 20, 2023. It had been erected in 2019. The earliest marker erected was erected in 1891: Heroes of the Alamo, added on September 8, 2022.
Who Puts Up Historical Markers?
The Texas Historical Commission is currently in charge of official historical markers found all over the state. You will also find official markers erected by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, a predecessor. They erected their first marker in 1962, and we have 9,867 of their markers in the database.
In addition, Texas Centennial Commission has also erected numerous historical markers, and we have 2,220 of their Texas markers in the database. Also, a number of counties have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
By Richard Denney, January 7, 2017
A Texas Historical Commission Historical Marker
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Texas have been marked with history. Check out Gaines County, King County and Jim Hogg County. We've only found, respectively, 3, 2, and 2 historical markers there. Visiting one or more of these parts of Texas might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Texas ranks first among states and provinces with markers in this database. Texas is a state in the United States of America located in the American South. It is also in the West South Central region. Texas is some 269 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 29 million people. The state is divided into 254 counties and all of them have entries in this database. In Texas we have discovered historical markers in 1,386 cities and towns lying in 1,459 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 13,990 historical markers in Texas, by our count. We have cataloged 13,951 historical markers and 611 war memorials, each individually presented on 14,443 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Pages for historical markers from this state make up 6.6% of our total. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another 39 historical markers in Texas that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
Click or scan to see this page online.
The first Texas marker in the database, A. A. & Mary Spacek House, was added August 28, 2007. It was photographed in Granger in Williamson County and was erected in 1999. The last one added was submitted on April 25, 2024, and titled Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry System. It is in Galveston in Galveston County. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, one of the earliest historical markers we know of in Texas was erected in 1881. More than one was erected that year. This one of them: The B.R. Brigham Monument, and one of our correspondents found it near La Porte in Harris County on November 13, 2018.
Texans don’t want to forget their Settlements and Settlers history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Texas about Settlements and Settlers, 3,511 of them, than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Churches and Religion with 2,281 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Settlements and Settlers topic was C.A.D. Clamp, added September 17, 2007. It had been erected in 1990 in Georgetown in Williamson County. The last one submitted was submitted on April 22, 2024, and titled La Salineta. It had been erected in 2006 in Vinton in El Paso County. The earliest marker erected with the Settlements and Settlers topic that we have listed was erected in 1921. It is The Site of Camp Worth, found in Fort Worth in Tarrant County on February 17, 2012.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Texas? What we know is that Treue Der Union Monument is the most viewed entry in the database from Texas since it was added in 2010. It is located in Comfort in Kendall County. It is also the most viewed entry so far this year.
Counties, Cities and Towns.
The Texas county with the most historical markers listed in this database is Bexar County, with 634 of them. It is followed by Harris County with 512 markers. The San Antonio area of Bexar County has the highest number of markers within its limits, 585. In Harris County the area with the most markers, 312, is Houston.
Checking the database for the city or town in Texas with the most markers we again find San Antonio at the top of the list with 585 markers in or near it. It is followed by Austin in Travis County with 467 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 7 8 2 0 5 at the top of the list with 286 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 7 8 2 0 5 is assigned to San Antonio TX.) It is followed by ZIP Code 7 8 6 2 4 with 246 markers. (7 8 6 2 4 is assigned to Fredericksburg TX including the Bankersmith, Blumenthal, Cherry Spring, Fredericksbg, Fredericksbrg, Gold, Luckenback, Morris Ranch, Spring Creek, and Tivydale delivery areas.)
Getting back to Bexar County, the first marker added to the database from there, Wilber B. Miller, was added February 20, 2008. It was erected in 1995 in San Antonio. The last one submitted was uploaded on April 21, 2024, and is titled G.J. Sutton and was erected in 2020, in San Antonio. The earliest marker erected in Bexar County that we have listed was erected in 1914. It was Japanese Monument to The Heroes of the Alamo, found in San Antonio on May 16, 2010.
And finally the first, last, and oldest markers from Austin. The first: Mount Bonnell, was added June 21, 2009. It had been erected in 1969. The last: St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute added on December 20, 2023. It had been erected in 2019. The earliest marker erected was erected in 1891: Heroes of the Alamo, added on September 8, 2022.
Who Puts Up Historical Markers?.
The Texas Historical Commission is currently in charge of official historical markers found all over the state. You will also find official markers erected by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, a predecessor. They erected their first marker in 1962, and we have 9,867 of their markers in the database.
In addition, Texas Centennial Commission has also erected numerous historical markers, and we have 2,220 of their Texas markers in the database. Also, a number of counties have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path.
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Texas have been marked with history. Check out Gaines County, King County and Jim Hogg County. We've only found, respectively, 3, 2, and 2 historical markers there. Visiting one or more of these parts of Texas might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Texas ranks first among states and provinces with markers in this database. Texas is a state in the United States of America located in the American South. It is also in the West South Central region. Texas is some 269 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 29 million people. The state is divided into 254 counties and all of them have entries in this database. In Texas we have discovered historical markers in 1,386 cities and towns lying in 1,459 different ZIP Codes. 
