Near Clarksville in Red River County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

J.D. Tippit

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 30, 2022

1. J.D. Tippit Marker

Inscription. Slain in the line of duty while on alert for President John F. Kennedy's assassin, J. D. Tippit (1924-1963) grew up on his family's farm near this site. He served as a paratrooper in the 17th Airborne Division during World War II and received the Bronze Star. J.D. married his high school sweetheart in 1946 and started a family in Red River County. He joined the Dallas Police Department in 1952 and later was honored for his quick thinking and outstanding judgment. On November 22, 1963, Tippit was working a beat in central Oak Cliff when he stopped Lee Harvey Oswald for questioning. Oswald shot and killed him. J.D. Tippit, who left a wife and three children, is buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas.

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12559.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 33° 34.084′ N, 95° 8.732′ W. Marker is near Clarksville, Texas, in Red River County. It is at the intersection of Texas 37 and County Road 1280, on the right when traveling north

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on Texas 37. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarksville TX 75426, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lone Star Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of McKenzie College (approx. 3 miles away); A House of the William Becknell Family (approx. 3½ miles away); William Becknell (approx. 4.4 miles away); Becknell Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named William Becknell (approx. 4.4 miles away); Fairground Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); City of Clarksville (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 30, 2022

2. J.D. Tippit Marker

A marker at the site of Officer Tippit's murder.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 1,073 times since then and 151 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.