Near Melrose in Nacogdoches County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

John Balch

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 2, 2025

1. John Balch Marker

Inscription. Participated in the storming of Bexar, 1835 Battle of San Jacinto, 1836, Born in Tennessee in 1812, Died in 1900. His wife Elizabeth Rogers Balch, Born 1826, Died 1893

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 9247.)

Topics and series. This historical marker 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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 31° 33.954′ N, 94° 25.489′ W. Marker is near Melrose, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. It is on Cove Springs Road (County Road 339) near Melrose Blackjack Road (County Road 350). Cove Springs Cemetery, about 9 miles east of Nacogdoches off SH 21 and CR 350 (Melrose Blackjack Rd) on Cove Springs Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 158 Co Rd 339, Nacogdoches TX 75961, 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

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cove Springs Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Texas Oil Man (approx. 3.4 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 4.4 miles away); Site of "El Atascoso" (approx. 5.3 miles away); Halfway Inn (approx. 5.7 miles away); Camp Chireno, World War II P.O.W. Camp (approx. 6.3 miles away); Gingerbread House (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melrose.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 2, 2025

2. John Balch Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 2, 2025

3. John Balch Marker

Cove Springs Cemetery; Cove Springs Cemetery marker (9267) can been seen in fore ground, of to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.