Nada in Colorado County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Nada

Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2022

1. Nada Marker

Inscription. Located on land once included in Stephen F. Austin's colony, the community of Nada was first settled in the 1880s by German and Czech immigrants. John William Schoellmann brought his family here from nearby Frelsburg in 1881. He built the area's first store, which was operated by his son, John Henry Schoellmann. Other early settlers included the families of Joseph Labay, Florian Frnka, Gerhard Eggemeyer, Ernest Krenek, Joseph Schneider, and Diedrich Frels.

A public school, known as Red Bluff, opened in 1883. In 1889 the Schoellmann and Labay families donated land for a Catholic Church and Parochial School. The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1896 and has served as a center of community activities since that time.

A U.S. post office was established in 1894 with William Engbrock as postmaster and the town was named Nada. By 1904 the community boasted homes, schools, stores, a church, cotton gin, and dance hall. Nada has remained an agricultural community. Many descendants of pioneer German and Czech settlers continue to live in the area.

Nada-Garwood Extension Homemakers Club

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3553.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education

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• Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 29° 24.388′ N, 96° 22.958′ W. Marker is in Nada, Texas, in Colorado County. It is at the intersection of Old Nada Road and County Highway 115, on the right when traveling north on Old Nada Road. The marker is located in front of the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1258 Old Nada Road, Nada TX 77460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nada Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away); First Producing Gas Well in Colorado County (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sgt. William Foster Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Norman L. Lanier Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Garwood (approx. 3 miles away); Joseph and Rachel Rabb Newman (approx. 7.1 miles away); Frazarville (approx. 7.3 miles away); Egypt (approx. 9 miles away).

Also see . . . Nada, TX.

Nada is on State Highway 71 in southern Colorado County. The original name of the town was Vox Populi (from Latin vox populi vox dei, "the voice of the people is the voice of God"); the present name is an American version
Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2022

2. The Nada Marker in front of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church
of the Czechoslovakian word najda (hope). Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on March 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Nada Marker and St. Mary’s Catholic Church from the church parking lot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2022

3. The view of the Nada Marker and St. Mary’s Catholic Church from the church parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.