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

Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 2, 2024

1. Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary Marker

Inscription. In 1844 Charles Fenton Mercer led an effort to colonize an area in north central Texas equal to portions of 18 current Texas counties. His contract to settle 500 families in five years was complicated by various legal issues, but land certificates were ultimately issued to the settlers. Mercer severed all connections with the grant in 1852. This marks the east line of the colony whose boundaries were approximately Palestine and Waco on the south, the Brazos River on the west, and the McKinney area on the north. Descendants of Mercer's colony settlers still reside in Texas.

Erected 1997 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11428.)

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

Location. 32° 40.187′ N, 95° 45.614′ W. Marker is near Grand Saline, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is in Creagleville. It is on County Road 1817 0.1 miles east of County Road 1816. 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

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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: Benjamin Franklin Wheeler (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Creagleville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Poletown and Rhodesburg (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wiley Hardeman Post (approx. 3 miles away); First Methodist Church of Grand Saline (approx. 3 miles away); Grand Saline, C.S.A. (approx. 3½ miles away); Jordans Saline (approx. 4.1 miles away); José Francisco Calahorra y Saenz (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Saline.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 2, 2024

2. Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 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 26 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.