Near Shelbyville in Shelby County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Shelby County

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023

1. Shelby County Marker

Inscription. In this county of Shelby once a part of the neutral ground, an unorganized feud known as Regulator-Moderator War was waged between 1841 and 1844. After heavy sacrifice of life and property, General James Smith, commanding troops of the Republic of Texas, under orders from President Sam Houston, ended the uprising and restored order without firing a gun.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 24146.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Wars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 31° 46.107′ N, 94° 5.296′ W. Marker is near Shelbyville, Texas, in Shelby County. It is on State Highway 87 0.7 miles north of Farm to Market Road 417, on the right when traveling south. The marker is in the parking lot of Double J Bar-B-Que. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4280 State Highway 87 S, Shelbyville TX 75973, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the Last Battle (approx. 1.6 miles away); The First Battle (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sardis Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Racial Terror Lynchings / The Lynching of Lige Daniels (approx. 4.8 miles away); Fairview Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Mull Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Christian Church of Center (approx. 5.7 miles away); C.S.A. Texas Muster (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023

2. Shelby County Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, April 23, 2023

3. Shelby County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on November 20, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.