Near Jacksonville in Cherokee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Old Neches Saline Road

(Crosses Highway 175 Here)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 1, 2025

1. Old Neches Saline Road Marker

Inscription. Originally an Indian trail. Used in 1765 by the Spanish priest Calahorra on an Indian peace mission. Gained importance, 1820s, for use in hauling salt from Neches Saline to Nacogdoches.

Survivors of the Killough family massacre of 1838 fled via the road to Fort Lacy. The Texas Army used it en route to fight Mexican rebel Cordova in 1838 and in Cherokee War, 1839.

Some of Kentucky volunteers went this way to the Mexican War, 1846. After Indian wars, road brought in many settlers.

Jacksonville, Dialville, and Larissa grew up along its path.

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6969.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.

Location. 31° 59.413′ N, 95° 18.886′ W. Marker is near Jacksonville, Texas, in Cherokee County. It is on U.S. 175 near County Route 3405, on the left when traveling west. 2 miles NW of Jacksonville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville TX 75766, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Jefferson Dean (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jackson Smith

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); David Greene Templeton (approx. 1.9 miles away); Judge H.T. Brown (approx. 2.1 miles away); Newburn-Rawlinson House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Jacksonville College (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fred Douglass School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Sweet Union Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, February 27, 2010

2. Old Neches Saline Road Marker

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, February 27, 2010

3. Old Neches Saline Road Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 1, 2025

4. Old Neches Saline Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,949 times since then and 148 times this year. Last updated on November 30, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on December 2, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 4. submitted on December 2, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.