Near Buckholts in Milam County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Bryant Station
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 7, 2015
1. Bryant Station Marker
Established as an
Indian trading post by
Major Benjamin F. Bryant,
frontiersman who had commanded
a company in the Battle of
San Jacinto.
Appointed Indian agent in 1842 by
Sam Houston
President of the Republic of Texas
Little River crossing on
trail and stage routes,
U.S. post office, 1848-1874
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
(Bronze tablet mounted to marker)
Major Bryants home and trading post stood six miles southeast of this marker.
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 7939.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 30° 54.62′ N, 97° 11.052′ W. Marker was near Buckholts, Texas, in Milam County. It was on U.S. 190 0.2 miles County Road 104, on the right when traveling east. Marker is
this page online
Regionally, this marker was in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It was also in the American South. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 10 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Texas 36th Division Memorial Highway (here, next to this marker); First United Methodist Church of Rogers (approx. 2.8 miles away); Joseph "Joe Tex" Arrington, Jr. (approx. 2.9 miles away); Alvin Ailey (approx. 2.9 miles away); Buckholts SPJST Lodge Hall (approx. 4.7 miles away); Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); Ocker Brethren Church (approx. 9.3 miles away); Zabcikville (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buckholts.
Also see . . . Bryant Station, TX. From the Texas State Historical Associations “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on November 16, 2015.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 7, 2015
2. The Texas 36th Division Memorial Highway
and Bryant Station Markers
and Bryant Station Markers
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 7, 2015
3. View to Northwest Along US 190
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 7, 2015
4. View to Southeast Along US 190
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 946 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
