Lovelady in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Town of Lovelady

Photographed By James Hulse, September 26, 2022

1. Town of Lovelady Marker

Inscription. Founded by Houston & Great Northern Railroad investors as line was built through grant of Cyrus Lovelady, near communities of Nevil's Prairie, Pennington, and Weldon. Post office opened on Nov. 8, 1872. Town soon had livery stables, stores, blacksmith shop, and hotels, prospering as market and shipping point. By 1876 day school and Sunday school were held in a log house. A two-story structure was shared 1881-88 by Baptists and Lovelady Lodge No. 539, A.F. & A.M. Churches of other faiths were built later. The town, incorporated 1927, is now center for ranching, pulpwood production.

Erected 1972 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7020.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1872.

Location. 31° 7.633′ N, 95° 26.726′ W. Marker is in Lovelady, Texas, in Houston County. Marker is at the intersection of Commerce Street (State Highway 19) and Houston Street (Farm to Market Road 1280), on the right when traveling north on Commerce Street. The marker is located in a small courtyard south of the Lovelady City Hall building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Commerce Street, Lovelady TX 75851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. C.R. Rich Building (within shouting distance of this marker); First United Methodist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Lovelady (about 700 feet away); Lovelady School Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Rev. Thomas Nelms Mainer (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Houston-Leon County Coal Company (approx. 3 miles away); Center Hill Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lovelady.

Also see . . . Lovelady, TX. Texas State Historical Association

Lovelady, on State Highway 19 some fifteen miles south of Crockett in Houston County, was officially founded on the Houston and Great Northern Railroad in 1872 on land acquired from the survey of early settler Cyrus Lovelady, for whom it was named. Postal service for early settlers in the area was obtained from nearby Pennington from 1858 until 1872, when the Lovelady post office was established. In 1900 the community was an agricultural shipping point with a school, a newspaper, four churches, and numerous businesses and hotels.

(Submitted on September 30, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed By James Hulse, September 26, 2022

2. Town of Lovelady Marker

The view of the Town of Lovelady Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, September 26, 2022

3. The view of the Town of Lovelady Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.