Concord in Rusk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Concord School

1896-1966

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

1. Concord School Marker

Inscription. Organized in the late 1800's, Concord School operated until 1986, first as a high school, and later as an eighth grade school. The school was dismantled in 1977.

A Place of Memories
Faculty
Henry Busby • J.E. Rives • C.C. Choice • Annie Coats Rae • M.C. Stewart • S.N. Pincham • Elizabeth Taylor • Seldon Smith Rainbolt • Erton B. Alexander • Billie Dennard • Mamie Moody Newman • Marian Rainbolt Moody • Bessie Chapman • Elizabeth Faulkner • James Taylor • C.R. Heaton • B. Elbert Fite • Elizabeth Ash Maxwell • Lucilie Langston • Sally Cook Roouemore • Wilma Elliott • W.L. Brinkley • Lucille Brinkley • Faye Brookshire • Ann Sanford • Annie Mae McNair • Dillon W. Hamilton • Thelma McNair Hooper • Vivian Boles Brooks • Ruth Sanford • J.V. Vaughn • Doyle Gentry • James Roscoe Smith • Robert Lake Oliver • James D Richardson • Dessie Phillips • M.B. Miller • George Mitchell

Erected 2001.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.

Location. 31° 55.005′ N, 94° 35.009′ W. Marker is in Concord,

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Texas, in Rusk County. It is on County Road 3198 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 95, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located n the elevated area of the old school grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6023 Co Rd 3198, Garrison TX 75946, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Caledonia Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Campground Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 6½ miles away); Maple Grove Cemetery (approx. 9.4 miles away); Brachfield (approx. 9.7 miles away); Walter Prescott Webb (approx. 10 miles away); The Patrick Community (approx. 10.2 miles

Photographed by James Hulse, March 15, 2025

2. Concord School Marker

away); First Baptist Church of Timpson (approx. 10.8 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.