Near Celeste in Hunt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Headwaters of the Sabine River

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

1. Headwaters of the Sabine River Marker

Inscription. A half mile to the west rises the Sabine River, lower channel of which separated new world empires of France and Spain and in 1836 became Republic of Texas - United States border. Fork here is called Cow Leach for Indian Chief who lived in the area. This marker is on a 3-way watershed: flow to the north goes into the Sulphur and to the Mississippi; the west drains to the Trinity; south goes into the Sabine, which forms Texas - Louisiana boundary and pours more water into Gulf of Mexico than any other Texas river (6,400,000 acre feet annually).

Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7827.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 33° 19.367′ N, 96° 12.453′ W. Marker is near Celeste, Texas, in Hunt County. It is on U.S. 69 ¼ mile County Road 1050, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located along the east side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7556 US-69, Celeste TX 75423, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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: Birthplace of Mack Harrell (approx. 2 miles away); First Baptist Church of Celeste (approx. 2.2 miles away); Audie Murphy (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lane Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles

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away); Leonard (approx. 4.6 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Leonard (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Leonard (approx. 4.9 miles away); Dr. William Chamberlayne Jones (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Celeste.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

2. Headwaters of the Sabine River Marker

The view of the marker along the highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

3. The view of the marker along the highway

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 188 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.