Saint Jo in Montague County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Head of Elm

(Saint Jo)

— Historic Camp Site —

Head of Elm Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 21, 2016

1. Head of Elm Marker

Inscription.
Head of Elm
(Saint Jo)
Historic Camp Site
for
1849 Capt. Randolph B. Marcy
on Government Survey Trip
1854 Capt. John Pope
Surveying Proposed Federal R.R.
1855 U.S. 2nd Cavalry
Under Col. Albert Sidney Johnson en
route to establish Texas Frontier Forts.
Reported Settlement here.
1857 Col. James B. Leach
Heading "Corn Train" to Ft. Belknap
1860 U.S. Post Office Opened
John W. Womble, Postmaster
1867-87 Great Cattle Trails
Drivers Camped and Watered
1873 Saint Jo Founded
on site by I.H. Boggess and J.A. Howell (Marker Number 2416.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 33° 41.714′ N, 97° 31.361′ W. Marker is in Saint Jo, Texas, in Montague County. Marker is at the intersection of South Broad Street and East Howell Street, on the left when traveling south on South Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: South Broad Street, Saint Jo TX 76265, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Stonewall Saloon (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of Saint Jo (approx. ¼

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mile away); Head of Elm Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); The Phillips House (approx. half a mile away); Muenster (approx. 8.8 miles away); Montague Catholic Cemetery (approx. 10.8 miles away); Montague Cemetery (approx. 11.4 miles away); 1927 Montague County Jail (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Jo.

Also see . . . Texas State Historical Association article about Saint Jo and Head of Elm. (Submitted on August 11, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Head of Elm Marker at town gazebo. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 21, 2016

2. Head of Elm Marker at town gazebo.

Head of Elm Marker, gazebo and Chisholm Trail pole. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 21, 2016

3. Head of Elm Marker, gazebo and Chisholm Trail pole.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 78 times this year. Last updated on April 28, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.