Near Homer in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Sheriff Pat Garrett
Photographed by Wesley Harris, August 20, 2020
1. Sheriff Pat Garrett Marker
Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett, the legendary lawman credited with killing "Billy the Kid," was born in Chambers County, Alabama on June 5, 1850. His family immigrated to Claiborne Parish in 1853 and established a large plantation on lands surrounding this marker. It is here that Garrett spent his youth.
Following the deaths of his parents in 1867 and 1868, the plantation was sold to satisfy outstanding debts and 18-year-old Pat Garrett drifted west to Texas, eventually settling in New Mexico. His achievements as a sheriff have long overshadowed the balance of his life as a cowboy, buffalo hunter, entrepreneur, Texas Ranger, US Customs Inspector, and as a visionary whose irrigation project initiated the widespread cultivation of the Pecos Valley.
Pat Garrett was killed near Las Cruces, New Mexico on February 29, 1908, under circumstances never fully understood. He is buried at Masonic Cemetery in Las Cruces.
Erected 2020 by Claiborne Parish Library.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is February 29, 1908.
Location. 32° 51.3′ N, 92° 57.349′ W. Marker is near Homer, Louisiana, in Claiborne
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Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: T. H. Harris (approx. 3.3 miles away); Friendship CME Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Arizona Academy Site (approx. 4.6 miles away); Arizona Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Claiborne Parish Court House (approx. 7.2 miles away); Claiborne Parish War Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Hotel Claiborne (approx. 7.3 miles away); Parish Courthouse (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Homer.
Regarding Sheriff Pat Garrett. Pat's sisters "Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Garrett Jackson," and "Margaret Jane Garrett Lay" are both buried in the Antioch Cemetery some 1.7 miles east/north east of the historical marker.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
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1. About the marker
The text of this marker was researched, composed and submitted to the State Office of Tourism Historical Marker Program by Vincent P. Ory and Beverly E. Smith of Claiborne Parish. The Claiborne Parish Library was the Sponsor.
— Submitted June 1, 2025, by Vincent P. Ory of Lisbon, Louisiana.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,115 times since then and 189 times this year. Last updated on June 1, 2025, by Vincent P. Ory of Lisbon, Louisiana. Photo 1. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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