Mission Valley in El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Captain Frank Jones
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
1. Captain Frank Jones Marker
1856
Killed by bandits
June 30, 1893
near San Elizario
while commanding
Company D
Texas Rangers
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 8830.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1863.
Location. 31° 42.475′ N, 106° 20.685′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. It is in Mission Valley. It is at the intersection of Alameda Avenue and Valdespino Street, on the right when traveling north on Alameda Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8476 Alameda Avenue, El Paso TX 79907, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Trans-Pecos & Big Bend Region. 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: San Antonio de Senecϊ (a few steps from this marker); Ysleta High School / La Preparatoria Ysleta (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Mission and Pueblo in Texas (approx. 1½ miles away); Oldest Mission in Texas (approx. 1½ miles away); Ysleta Mission / Misiσn de Ysleta (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ysleta Plaza
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Site Of The First Mission In Texas (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 4, 2010
2. Captain Frank Jones Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,255 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
