Waco in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Sarah Ann Vouchere Walker
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 3, 2025
1. Sarah Ann Vouchere Walker Marker
Received Republic of Texas Land Grant No. 1, Sabine County, a league and labor E. of the Brazos. Once rode horseback 300 mi. to warn Gen. Sam Houston of an impending Indian attack. Her burial site, about 100 ft. to the south, set aside in perpetuity by her grandson, George Anthony Stanfield.
Erected 1965 by Her Descendants through the McLennan County Historical Survey Committee, State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4591.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence • Women.
Location. 31° 37.582′ N, 97° 6.388′ W. Marker is in Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. It is at the intersection of North Lacy Drive and Stanfield Road, on the right when traveling north on North Lacy Drive. In front of Stanfield-Walker Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 N Lacy Dr, Waco TX 76705, United States of
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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 the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McLennan County (approx. 0.7 miles away); Moore Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Toliver Chapel Baptist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Doris Miller (approx. 3.9 miles away); Paul Quinn College (approx. 3.9 miles away); Westley United Methodist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Jacob's Ladder (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waco.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 3, 2025
2. Sarah Ann Vouchere Walker Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
