Dime Box in Lee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Old Dime Box

County's Second Oldest Community

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 13, 2024

1. Old Dime Box Marker

Inscription. Located in Texas founder Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colony. First known as Browne's Mills.

Present name derived from practice of leaving dimes in box at Joseph S. Browne's mill so that postman John W. Ratliff would bring items from Giddings to community members.

Erected 1968 by Texas State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 8143.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 22.511′ N, 96° 52.04′ W. Marker is in Dime Box, Texas, in Lee County. It is on State Highway 21, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3887 TX-21, Dime Box TX 77853, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3.6 miles away); Site of El Camino Real (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 5.1 miles away); Belltown Community

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(approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 5.8 miles away); Chisholm Cattle Trail (approx. 5.9 miles away); Deanville (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Old Dime Box, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on July 20, 2024, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, July 13, 2024

2. Old Dime Box Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2024, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2024, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.