Edom in Van Zandt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 16, 2026

1. Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road Marker

Inscription. First mapped in 1846 and 1849 by state surveyors John Lawler and Samuel Huffer, this trail may pre-date Mexican rule. Used as a military road and a cattle trail, it extended from Tyler in Smith County to Porter's Bluff in northwestern Navarro County. By 1870, the Memphis and El Paso Stage Line made twelve mail stops along that route, nine of them in Van Zandt County. Much of the old trail near Edom was included when State Highways 64 and 279, as well as local farm roads, were created. In 1997, vestiges of the Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road were still visible in some locations.
Incise Historian: Neil S. Hays

Erected 1997 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11441.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 32° 22.378′ N, 95° 36.943′ W. Marker is in Edom, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is on Farm to Market Road 2339 west of Farm to Market Road 279, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Farm to Market Rd 2339, Ben Wheeler TX 75754, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in the American 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Edom (approx. 0.3 miles away); Potters Brown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edom Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Baptist Church of Edom (approx. half a mile away); Site of C.W. Morris Cotton Gin (approx. half a mile away); Asbury Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Adren Anglin (approx. 4 miles away); Primrose-Sexton Community (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edom.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 16, 2026

2. Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.