Medina in Bandera County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Joe H. Newcomer
Photographed by James Hulse, August 29, 2020
1. Joe H. Newcomer Marker
Joe H. Newcomer (Jan. 19, 1910 - Dec. 23, 1967) Special Texas Ranger, Deputy Sheriff, Justice of Bandera County, World War II Shipboard Security Officer for Chemical Company, Also Uvalde Alderman, County Clerk, Chief of Police. Member International Association of Chiefs of Police. President Texas Chapter, FBI National Academy Associates. A Founder and President Southwest Texas Peace Officers Association.
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 2760.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is January 19, 1910.
Location. 29° 48.484′ N, 99° 15.173′ W. Marker is in Medina, Texas, in Bandera County. It can be reached from Highway 16 0.1 miles north of Orchard Park Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medina TX 78055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor and Remembrance (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); River Oaks Courts (approx. 0.4 miles away); Medina Veterans (approx. Ύ mile away); Bandera Pass (approx. 9½ miles away); a different marker also named Bandera Pass (approx. 9½ miles away); Clark Family Cemetery (approx. 9.7 miles away); Site of Camp Verde (approx. 9.8 miles away); One Mile to Ruins of Camp Verde (approx. 10.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.
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Photographed by James Hulse, August 29, 2020
2. Joe H. Newcomer Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
