Azle in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Azle Schools

Photographed by Joe Lotz, June 21, 2026

1. Azle Schools Marker

Inscription.
According to local tradition, pioneer settler J.G. Reynolds started the first area school in the 1850s. Early classes were held in log cabins and in the Ash Creek Baptist Church building. Despite interruptions caused by Indian attacks and the Civil War, the Azle Schools grew through consolidation with such nearby schools as Promised Land, Steele, Slover, Sabathany, Liberty, Briar, Bluff Springs and a local college started by William Lipscomb. An independent district since the 1950s, the Azle school system serves as a reminder of the community's pioneer heritage.

Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 256.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 53.736′ N, 97° 32.566′ W. Marker is in Azle, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is at the intersection of Bonfield Street and NW Pkwy Street, on the left when traveling north on Bonfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100-198 Bonfield St, Azle TX 76020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Methodist Church of Azle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Azle Christian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); James Azle Steward

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Azle Post Office (approx. 0.3 miles away); William M. Rice (approx. half a mile away); Ash Creek Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ash Creek Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Azle.

Photographed by Joe Lotz, June 21, 2026

2. Azle Schools Marker

Photographed by Joe Lotz, June 21, 2026

3. Azle High

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.