Near Kennard in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp

(related marker 1.2 ml. NW on SH 7)

Photographed by James Hulse, March 14, 2025

1. Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp Marker

Inscription. One of Houston County's important early communities, Coltharp was settled at this site in the 1850s. Pioneer settlers included Eli and Eliza Jane Coltharp, William and Rhodey Conner, Jacob and Rhoda Gregg, Silas and Sarah Gregg, L.B. (Bride) and Frances Conner John, and Thomas J. Payne. A frame school-house and Masonic lodge hall, a church, and numerous stores and houses once stood at this site. The economy turned from cotton and corn to timber in the late 1880s. Bypassed by the railroad, Coltharp declined by 1925 as residents left for nearby sawmill towns.

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7032.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 31° 22.046′ N, 95° 8.761′ W. Marker is near Kennard, Texas, in Houston County. It is on County Road 4700 1.4 miles east of State Road 7, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located near Kennard; take SH 7 east 1.4 miles to CR 4700, then southeast 1.2 miles. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1354 County Rd 4700, Kennard TX 75847, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Allen Chapel Community (approx. 0.8 miles away); Antioch Cemetery

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(approx. one mile away); Hagerville Community (approx. 1.2 miles away); Community of Coltharp (approx. 1.2 miles away); Four C Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ratcliff (approx. 1.7 miles away); Ratcliff CCC Camp (approx. 1.9 miles away); Former Rosenwald School (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennard.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 14, 2025

2. Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.