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

Site of Old Town of Union Valley

(Settled in 1860s)

Photographed By James Hulse, February 21, 2021

1. Site of Old Town of Union Valley Marker

Inscription.

Original schoolhouse of logs on site given by Harriet Smith Beaty in 1872 to trustees John Coleman, King Holstein, and Samuel McCracken, was replaced 1877 by a frame one on William Cone land, serving as Masonic Hall, Church, Court Room. Union Post Office opened 1883. Stores, gins, saloons, blacksmith and butcher shops were owned by men named Burnside, Cone, Creech, Dunn, Hightower, Hoy, Hudson, Irvin, Johnson, Murray, Magee, Patterson, Spear, Treadwell, Watkins, Wiley, and Wright. Town dwindled when bypassed in 1906 by Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad.

Marker Sponsored by Descendants of Former Residents

Erected 1972 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4865.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 29° 19.174′ N, 97° 50.631′ W. Marker is near Nixon, Texas, in Gonzales County. Marker is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1681 and County Highway 449, on the left when traveling west on Highway 1681. The marker is located in front of the Union Valley Homecoming Association building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nixon TX 78140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Albuquerque (here, next to this marker); Site of Nockenut (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sandies-Dewville Community (approx. 4½ miles away); Sandies Chapel Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Dewville United Methodist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Rancho (approx. 5.1 miles away); First Baptist Church of Nixon (approx. 5.9 miles away); 1835 Attack at Sandies Water Hole (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nixon.

Also see . . . Albuquerque, TX.

Albuquerque quickly declined after business activities shifted to a new village, Union (sometimes referred to as Union Valley), two miles south of the Albuquerque site. By 1912 only deserted structures remained at the town site. Source: The Handbook of Texas

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

The Site of Old Town of Union Valley Marker is on the left of the two markers. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, February 21, 2021

2. The Site of Old Town of Union Valley Marker is on the left of the two markers.

The two markers are attached to large rocks at the right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, February 21, 2021

3. The two markers are attached to large rocks at the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.