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

The Patrick Community

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

1. The Patrick Community Marker

Inscription. In 1854 the Patrick brothers, James Moore (1795-1867), John Thomas Campbell (1814-68), and Minor Leander (b. 1818), led Presbyterian families from South Carolina to Rusk County. John built a six-room log house on the Shreveport-Douglass Road. The brothers nearby homes formed the hub of this community. Originally called Pleasant Springs, after the Civil War it boasted a church house and school, cotton gin, grist mill, store, and post office. By 1925 businesses closed but the school remained active until World War II. The church is all that remains of the once thriving village.

Erected 1979 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11025.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 32° 3.456′ N, 94° 38.145′ W. Marker is near Brachfield, Texas, in Rusk County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1798 and County Road 364, on the left when traveling south on Road 1798. The marker is located along the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6586 FM1798, Henderson TX 75654, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brachfield (approx. 1.1 miles away); Welch Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Richard Brown (approx. 3.2 miles away); Pine Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Buckner Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

2. The Patrick Community Marker

The view of the Patrick Community Marker from across the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 16, 2025

3. The view of the Patrick Community Marker from across the street

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.