Near Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

First Election in Wood County

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 1, 2024

1. First Election in Wood County Marker

Inscription. Under a large post oak (300 ft. NW) on Gaines Greer's farm, Aug. 5, 1850, Wood County was organized. Commissioners Reuben Elledge, Joseph Fisher, George Greer, Henry Stout, and Gilbert Yarbrough met with 20 other men to choose site for county seat and elect first officials. Elected were the chief justice, D. O. Norton; county clerk, Ambrose Fitzgerald; treasurer, Henry W. Norton; tax assessor-collector, Gilbert Yarbrough; sheriff, Henry Stout; and county commissioners, Daniel Center, P. M. Gunstream, William Rice, Peter Rozell. Historic oak survived until it was killed by lightning, 1950s.

Erected 1973 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8957.)

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

Location. 32° 41.271′ N, 95° 25.291′ W. Marker is near Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 49 and County Road 2650, on the right when traveling west on Road 49. FM 49, 3.2 miles E of Mineola. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rockfield Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); New Hope Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); New Hope Cemetery

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Utilities in Mineola (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mineola Fire Department (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lott House (approx. 4.1 miles away); William Jesse McDonald (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mineola Public Library (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 1, 2024

2. First Election in Wood County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.