Near Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Hopkins County
Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021
1. Hopkins County Marker
Lamar and Nacogdoches Counties
Created
March 25, 1846
Organized
July 13, 1846
Named in Honor of the Pioneer
Hopkins Family
Which Came to Texas From Kentucky
and Indiana
County Seat, Tarrant 1846-1858
Sulphur Springs, Since
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 7314.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1846.
Location. 33° 8.881′ N, 95° 27.07′ W. Marker is near Sulphur Springs, Texas, in Hopkins County. It is on Interstate 30 Frontage Road 0.4 miles east of County Highway 3341, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in the Spence Cemetery along I-30. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sulphur Springs TX 75482, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richland Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); St. Philip's Episcopal Church (approx. 7½ miles away); Old Saltillo Cemetery (approx. 7.6 miles away); Old Jefferson Road (approx. 7.7 miles away); Ashcroft House (approx. 8.4 miles away); George and Myra Wilson (approx. 8.4 miles away); Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 8½ miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Sulphur Springs (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sulphur Springs.
Also see . . . Hopkins County.
Hopkins County, in northeast Texas, is bordered on the north by the South Sulphur River. The county seat, Sulphur Springs, is on Interstate Highway 30, eighty-two miles northeast of Dallas. The approximate center of the county is at 33°10' north latitude, 95°40' west longitude. Source: The Handbook of Texas(Submitted on November 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021
2. The Hopkins County Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021
3. The view of the Hopkins County Marker from the frontage road
Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021
4. The view of the Hopkins County marker in the Spence Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 25, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
