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

Edom

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 16, 2026

1. Edom Marker

Inscription. According to available records the town of Edom has occupied three different locations and is the third oldest town in Van Zandt County. James Coltharp and A. C. Beall settled six miles east of here in 1849, built a sawmill, and named the town Hamburg. A stagecoach station and post office were established. The town shifted 6 miles west to a crossroads and was called Newburg. In the 1850s the town moved to its present location and became Edom. A church was organized in 1857, and a new post office opened in 1858. Edom was incorporated in 1966.

Incise Historian John Bryant Beall

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11398.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 32° 22.332′ N, 95° 36.636′ W. Marker is in Edom, Texas, in Van Zandt County. It is on Farm to Market Road 279 west of Farm to Market Road 314, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8282 FM 279, Ben Wheeler TX 75754, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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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: Potters Brown (within shouting distance of this marker); Edom Methodist Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of C.W. Morris Cotton Gin (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church of Edom (approx. ¼ mile away); Tyler-Porter's Bluff Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Asbury Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Adren Anglin (approx. 4.2 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. Edom 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 60 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.