Near Big Sandy in Upshur County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Town of Rhonesboro

Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, July 3, 2021

1. Town of Rhonesboro Marker

Inscription.

Founded 1902; Named for W. M. Rhone, only sawmill operator in area until 1901, when arrival of Marshall & East Texas Railroad created a town which grew to have 15 sawmills, 10 stores, 2 churches, a school, hotel, bank, gin, and cotton yard.

Mill operators were Connally; Barton and Smith; McWhorter; Cone and Watkins; Whitter; Dacus; Waterman; Nolan; James; Swann; Beavers and Meek; P. K. Williams; M. C. and F. C. Florence; Roger and J. O. Schrum.

After pine forest here was depleted (1917), the mills moved and the railroad was abandoned.

Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11339.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 32° 45.462′ N, 95° 8.468′ W. Marker is near Big Sandy, Texas, in Upshur County. It is on State Highway 154 near Farm to Market Road 1002, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Sandy TX 75755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 9.6 miles away); Pritchett Normal Institute (approx. 9.8 miles away); New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 10.2 miles away); Jefferson-Quitman Road (approx. 10.4 miles away); Upshur County (approx. 10.7 miles away); Bettie Methodist Church (approx. 11 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Gilmer (approx. 11.4 miles away); First Baptist Church of Gilmer (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Big Sandy.

Photographed by Jesse Nelsen, July 3, 2021

2. Town of Rhonesboro Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2021, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,032 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2021, by Jesse Nelsen of Farmersville, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.