Wills Point in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Burial of Neal Martin

(1777-1879)

Neal Martin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 1, 2024

1. Neal Martin Marker

Inscription. Came to Texas from Kentucky in 1816. Hunted buffalo in Van Zandt County about 1839 and settled here later. Fought in Battle of San Jacinto during Texas War for Independence. Was later a member of Texas Rangers. Fought in Indian campaigns. Served in U.S. Army during Mexican War.

Incise on base: Marker placed by great-granddaughter, Mrs. Edna Martin Pollard

Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11425.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American • War, Texas Independence.

Location. 32° 45.031′ N, 95° 59.159′ W. Marker is in Wills Point, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is on County Road 3838 west of Farm to Market Road 47, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 Co Rd 3838, Wills Point TX 75169, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Grove Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); McKain Family Home (approx. 3 miles away); Fin & Feather Hunting and Fishing Club (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Christian Church of Wills Point (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Brick Streets of Wills Point (approx. 3.1 miles away); Rose Fountain (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bruce & Human Drug Company (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wills Point.

More about this marker. This small post-mounted marker stands to the left of the Rocky Point Cemetery arch gate.

Neal Martin Texas Historical Marker near Rocky Point Cemetery arch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, September 1, 2024

2. Neal Martin Texas Historical Marker near Rocky Point Cemetery arch

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.