Near Grand Saline in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Jordans Saline

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 27, 2023

1. Jordans Saline Marker

Inscription. John Jordan established the community of Jordans Saline when he settled here in 1844 and joined with A.T. McGee in organizing a salt company. When Van Zandt County formed in 1848, Jordans Saline was named temporary county seat. Although the county seat moved in 1850, Jordans Saline continued to grow and by 1860, it had a thriving salt industry and other businesses. In 1873, the Texas & Pacific Railroad extended from Marshall to Dallas, passing one mile north of the town. S.Q. Richardson, a successful salt maker, donated land for a townsite on the railroad, and Grand Saline was laid out. Residents moved, establishing the community of Grand Saline and soon Jordans Saline ceased to exist.

Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15006.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 39.66′ N, 95° 41.452′ W. Marker is near Grand Saline, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 857 and County Road 1701, on the left when traveling north

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on Road 857. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Saline TX 75140, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grand Saline, C.S.A. (approx. one mile away); Wiley Hardeman Post (approx. 1½ miles away); First Methodist Church of Grand Saline (approx. 1.6 miles away); Poletown and Rhodesburg (approx. 2½ miles away); Sand Flat Community (approx. 3.3 miles away); Creagleville (approx. 3.7 miles away); Benjamin Franklin Wheeler (approx. 4 miles away); Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Saline.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 27, 2023

2. Jordans Saline Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.