Near San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Kings Highway

Camino Real

— Old San Antonio Road —

Kings Highway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 6, 2022

1. Kings Highway Marker

Inscription. Marked by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the State of Texas
A.D. 1918

Erected 1918 by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas. (Marker Number 75.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series lists.

Location. 29° 48.793′ N, 97° 58.047′ W. Marker is near San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is at the intersection of South Old Bastrop Highway (County Road 266) and Center Point Road (County Road 234), on the right when traveling west on South Old Bastrop Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4220 South Old Bastrop Highway, San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Cattle Drives (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pitts Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3.1 miles away); Riley's Tavern (approx. 3.4 miles away); Redwood Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway (approx. 3.8 miles away); York Creek Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Marcos.

Another marker is no longer nearby. El Camino De Nacogdoches (was approx. 3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Approximately 128 identical markers were placed, at roughly 5 mile intervals, by the DAR in 1918 throughout Texas to mark the route of the historic highway. This is marker number 75, when traveling from east to west, along

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 6, 2022

2. Kings Highway Marker

the route.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.