Millsap in Parker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Soda Springs

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 22, 2025

1. Soda Springs Marker

Inscription. Early settlers were attracted to this area of Parker County by the abundant water supply available from the Brazos River and Soda Springs. A number of farming and ranching families established homes here, and a Baptist congregation was soon organized by the Reverend George W. Slaughter. A log church was erected in the 1850s and served the congregation until 1895, when it was replaced by a new frame structure. A one-room school served the community until 1945. The Soda Springs Cemetery, established in the 1850s, contains the graves of many area pioneers.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4974.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 32° 40.832′ N, 98° 3.206′ W. Marker is in Millsap, Texas, in Parker County. It is at the intersection of Soda Springs Cemetery Road and Soda Springs Road, on the right when traveling west on Soda Springs Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1801

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Soda Springs Road, Millsap TX 76066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Plant of Acme Brick Co. (approx. 2½ miles away); Original Plant of Acme Brick Company (approx. 2.7 miles away); Poe Prairie (approx. 3.4 miles away); Millsap Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Millsap United Methodist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Brock Methodist Church (approx. 6½ miles away); USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) (approx. 8.3 miles away); Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millsap.

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 22, 2025

2. Soda Springs Marker

Photographed by Matthew G French, March 22, 2025

3. Soda Springs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.