Thomaston in DeWitt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Thomaston
(Founded 1872)
Photographed By Dave W, March 12, 2022
1. Thomaston Marker
De Witt County's first railroad town. Absorbed Price's Creek, 1848 settlement of Republic of Texas patriot, Judge David Murphree (1811-66). Thomaston was named for State Legislator Nathan Thomas (1809-91), who sold south part of townsite (in Refugio Amador survey) to Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railroad. North part of plat was donated (from Charles Lockhart Survey) by John P. and Mary (Lockhart) Wright. Schoolteacher J. H. Moore and wife Lou (Thomas) built first house and owned cotton gin and grist mill. James Pridgen was first railroad agent, postmaster, and merchant.
At peak, town had 500 people.
Erected 1973 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5476.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 28° 59.803′ N, 97° 9.3′ W. Marker is in Thomaston, Texas, in DeWitt County. Marker is on County Highway 105, 0.1 miles south of Fordtran Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cuero TX 77954, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Thomaston Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Burns Station Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 22 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 1, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
