Near Crockett in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

William Calvert Hallmark

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 18, 2025

1. William Calvert Hallmark Marker

Inscription. William Calvert Hallmark, A Veteran of San Jacinto. Born in Tennessee, May 20, 1804. Died January 26, 1880.

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 11197.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 31° 12.689′ N, 95° 33.878′ W. Memorial is near Crockett, Texas, in Houston County. It is on County Road 3390 west of County Road 3380, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Bynum Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 654 Co Rd 3385, Crockett TX 75835, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bynum Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Collin Aldrich (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3.7 miles away); Site of Old Block House (approx. 4.7 miles away); Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms (approx. 4.9 miles away); Oakland (approx. 5.6 miles away); Rockland Cemetery, Church and School (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crockett.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 18, 2025

2. William Calvert Hallmark Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.