Near Frankston in Anderson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of the Kickapoo Battlefield
Photographed by Gregory Walker, March 11, 2017
1. Kickapoo Battlefield Marker
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 8770.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 16, 1838.
Location. 32° 1.441′ N, 95° 29.321′ W. Marker is near Frankston, Texas, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 19 and Road 320, on the right when traveling south on Road 19. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frankston TX 75763, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frankston Railroad Depot (approx. 2.1 miles away); Frankston City Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cuney (approx. 4.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Poynor (approx. 7.4 miles away); Poynor Cemetery (approx. 7.6 miles away); Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); Fincastle Cemetery and Church (approx. 8.6 miles away); Texas Civil War Iron Works (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankston.
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Photographed by Gregory Walker, March 11, 2017
2. Kickapoo Battlefield Marker Location
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 1, 2025
3. Site of the Kickapoo Battlefield Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2017, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 3,222 times since then and 111 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2017, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. 3. submitted on December 2, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
