Dewville in Gonzales County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sandies-Dewville Community

Photographed by James Hulse, February 21, 2021

1. Sandies-Dewville Community Marker

Inscription.

Sandies was settled in the 1830s by members of Green DeWitt's Colony. A church (1842), Masonic Lodge (1858), and school were established. Tom and Frank Dew opened their store and gin one mile from Sandies in 1886. A post office opened in 1894 at the new community of Dewville. After Mrs. C.C. Vernor platted the townsite in 1897, the church and school relocated. Dewville's population dwindled after World War II, and the Post Office closed in 1955. Today, a cemetery marks the site of Sandies, while the Methodist Church and the I.O.O.F. Cemetery remain in Dewville.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4567.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 29° 22.564′ N, 97° 48.485′ W. Marker is in Dewville, Texas, in Gonzales County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1117 and County Highway 543, on the right when traveling south on Highway 1117. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nixon TX 78140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country.

It is also in the American South.

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: Sandies Chapel Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Dewville United Methodist Church

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(approx. ¼ mile away); 1835 Attack at Sandies Water Hole (approx. 3½ miles away); Gonzales - San Antonio Road (approx. 3½ miles away); Albuquerque (approx. 4½ miles away); Site of Old Town of Union Valley (approx. 4½ miles away); Rev. Alejo Hernández (approx. 4.8 miles away); Leesville Baptist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dewville.

Also see . . . Dewville, TX.

It is on the Old San Antonio Road between the sites of two defunct communities, Albuquerque and Sandies Chapel. Dewville is named for two brothers, John Frank and Thomas M. Dew, who opened a steam-powered gin on the site in 1885. Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on February 26, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Sandies-Dewville Community Marker is the marker on the left of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 21, 2021

2. The Sandies-Dewville Community Marker is the marker on the left of the two markers

The view of the two markers from the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 21, 2021

3. The view of the two markers from the road

The view of the Dewville Cemetery from the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 21, 2021

4. The view of the Dewville Cemetery from the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.