Village Of New Kentucky near Rose Hill in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of New Kentucky

Photographed by Brian Anderson, September 28, 2019

1. Site of New Kentucky Marker

Inscription.
Established before 1831. A thriving
town until its trade was captured
by the present city of Houston,
established 30 miles away in 1836.
Abandoned about 1840.

Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 10740.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 30° 4.757′ N, 95° 45.62′ W. Marker is near Rose Hill, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Village Of New Kentucky. It is on New Kentucky Park Drive 0.2 miles north of Waller-Tomball Road (Farm to Market Road 2920), on the left when traveling north. Marker is one of two located in New Kentucky Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21710 FM 2920, Hockley TX 77447, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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: Abraham Roberts Homesite (here, next to this marker); Roberts Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Kleb Family House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Samuel McCarley Homesite (approx. 2.9 miles away); Rose Hill United Methodist Church (approx. 3.2 miles

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away); Rose Hill Methodist Church Building (approx. 3.2 miles away); Macedonia Methodist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Springer-Macedonia Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rose Hill.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, September 28, 2019

2. Site of New Kentucky Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,723 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.