Muenster in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Muenster

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 19, 2023

1. Muenster Marker

Inscription. In 1889 brothers Anton, August, and Emil Flusche contracted to sell 22,000 acres of this land along the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad. Jot Gunter gave 25 acres for a school, church, cemetery, and park. The first Mass, celebrated Dec. 8, 1889, marked the official beginning of this German Catholic town. Despite drought, typhoid fever, and tornadoes destroying the first two church buildings, the area grew and farming and dairy business increased. Farmers established an insurance company and a marketing group for buying products in bulk. An oil boom in 1926 added to the prosperity.

Erected 1979 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3525.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is December 8, 1889.

Location. 33° 38.888′ N, 97° 22.846′ W. Marker is in Muenster, Texas, in Cooke County. It is at the intersection of West Division Street (U.S. 82) and Maple Street, on the left when traveling west on West Division Street. The marker is located on the north side of Muenster City Park facing U.S. 82 (N. Division Street). Touch for map. Marker

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is in this post office area: Muenster TX 76252, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Phillips House (approx. 8.3 miles away); Town of Saint Jo (approx. 8.6 miles away); Head of Elm Cemetery (approx. 8.8 miles away); Stonewall Saloon (approx. 8.8 miles away); Head of Elm (approx. 8.8 miles away); Saint Peter's Catholic Church (approx. 8.9 miles away); The Town of Era (approx. 11.8 miles away); Thomason-Scott House (approx. 11.8 miles away).

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 19, 2023

2. Muenster Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.