Near Marlin in Falls County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sarahville de Viesca

Site of Colonial Capital

— (1 Mile Southwest) —

Sarahville de Viesca Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 27, 2022

1. Sarahville de Viesca Marker

Inscription.

Founded 1834 by Sterling C. Robertson, colonizer of a 100 by 200-mile area embracing all or part of 30 later Texas counties.

Situated near falls of Brazos River, where over a stony ford passed much traffic between east and southwest Texas, this was Robertson Colony capital. An important Sarahville site was land office, where settlers applied for their titles.

Town was named for Robertson's mother, and for Agustin Viesca, Governor of the province of Coahuila and Texas.

Target of Indian hostilities, Sarahville was abandoned, 1836.

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4592.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 31° 14.927′ N, 96° 50.842′ W. Marker is near Marlin, Texas, in Falls County. It is on State Highway 6 0.3 miles north of County Road 223, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in a roadside picnic area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marlin TX 76661, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the

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Prairies & Lakes Region.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Falls County (here, next to this marker); General Thomas Harrison (here, next to this marker); Site of Bucksnort (approx. 3.2 miles away); Falls of the Brazos River (approx. 4.3 miles away); Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); The Rev. Nelson T. Denson and Marlin Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of Marlin (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marlin.

Also see . . . Sarahville de Viesca - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on October 22, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 27, 2022

2. Sarahville de Viesca Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 739 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2022, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.