Waco in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

McLennan County

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 3, 2025

1. McLennan County Marker

Inscription. Created January 22, 1850. Organized August 5, 1850. Named in honor of Neil McLennan 1787-1867. Came to Texas in 1835. Located on the Bosque River in 1840. Built the first dwelling a log cabin, in McLennan County Waco, the county seat.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 3301.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 31° 38.179′ N, 97° 6.247′ W. Marker is in Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. It is on Business U.S. 77 north of E Crest Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waco TX 76701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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

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the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sarah Ann Vouchere Walker (approx. 0.7 miles away); Moore Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Toliver Chapel Baptist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Doris Miller (approx. 4.6 miles away); Paul Quinn College (approx. 4.6 miles away); Westley United Methodist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jacob's Ladder (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waco.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 3, 2025

2. McLennan County Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 3, 2025

3. McLennan County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.