Near Stanton in Martin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mustang Spring

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 15, 2025

1. Mustang Spring Marker

Inscription. Watering place known as early as 1849 when Captain Randolph B. Marcy of the U. S. Army stopped here en route from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to El Paso. Described in 1859 as "Mustang Pond, two miles north of Emigrant's Road". First water west of Big Spring.

Erected 1936 by The State of Texas. (Marker Number 3543.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 32° 8.346′ N, 101° 56.22′ W. Marker is near Stanton, Texas, in Martin County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1212 0.7 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1208, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2656 FM1212, Stanton TX 79782, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Texas.

It is also in the American Southwest.

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

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was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martin County (approx. 7½ miles away); Old Martin County Jail (approx. 8½ miles away); Marienfeld (approx. 8.6 miles away); Site of St. Joseph's Church (approx. 8.7 miles away); Carmelite Monastery (approx. 8.7 miles away); Stanton Church of Christ (approx. 8.7 miles away); Connell House (approx. 8.7 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Stanton (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanton.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 15, 2025

2. Mustang Spring Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 88 times this year. Last updated on January 11, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.