Weches in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Community of Weches

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 28, 2018

1. Community of Weches Marker

Inscription. Located near site of 17th-century Spanish missionary activity, this farming community had its beginnings with the settlement of the McLeans, Conners, Patton, and Gregg families, who had all arrived in the area by 1840. Originally known as Neches for the nearby river, the similar name Weches was adopted when Post Office officials informed residents that "Neches" had been assigned to another community. The following year Alfred Monroe Gregg set aside land for a church, school and cemetery. The Weches post office closed in 1939.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7018.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 31° 32.769′ N, 95° 13.749′ W. Marker is in Weches, Texas, in Houston County. It is on County Road 1580 0.2 miles north of State Highway 21, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in the Weches Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area:

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Grapeland TX 75844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mission San Francisco de Los Tejas (approx. half a mile away); Mission San Francisco de los Tejas (approx. 0.6 miles away); Weches CCC Camp (approx. one mile away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); Glover School (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mission Santissimo Nombre de Maria (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weches.

Also see . . . Weches, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 28, 2018

2. Community of Weches Marker

Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on August 9, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

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