Near Gonzales in Gonzales County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Andrew Zumwalt
Photographed by James Hulse, October 5, 2022
1. Andrew Zumwalt Marker
September 1, 1817 Died November
1, 1886
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 165.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1817.
Location. 29° 33.682′ N, 97° 22.857′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is near Gonzales, Texas, in Gonzales County. It is on County Highway 228 half a mile south of State Highway 97, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located in the northeast section of the Denton Creek Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gonzales TX 78629, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. It is also in the American South. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Saturn Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); David Burkett (approx. 4.7 miles away); Oak Forest Bridge (approx. 4.7 miles away); Texas Historic Bridge (approx. 4.7 miles away); Kerr's Creek (approx. 4.7 miles away); 1825 Kerr's Settlement (approx. 4.8 miles away); Kerr's Settlement (approx. 4.8 miles away); "We Shall Not Forget" (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gonzales.
Also see . . . Andrew Zumwalt. San Jacinto Museum
Name not shown on the San Jacinto rolls printed in 1836. He was barn in Missouri, September 1, 1817, a son of Adam and Jane S. Zumwalt who arrived in Texas with six of their children in 1829 and settled in De Witt's colony in what is now Gonzales County. In Headright Certificate No. 16 for a league and labor of land issued in 1838 to Andrew Zumwalt by the Board of Land Commissioners for Gonzales County it is stated that he came to Texas in 1831.(Submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Additional commentary.
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Photographed by James Hulse, October 5, 2022
2. The view of the Andrew Zumwalt Marker from the road
This marker is a part of the State of Texas Historical markers for the War of Texas Independence. It also has information about the marker from the Atlas of Texas Historical sites including a Texas State marker number.
— Submitted October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
