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

Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley

Photographed By Robert Buch, May 25, 2012

1. Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A veteran of the Union Army during the Civil War, Dr. L. H. Colley (1843-1924) and his wife, Martha Sabrina (Fowks) (1860-1914), migrated from Missouri to Texas in 1880. They settled in Bransford community in 1885, where Dr. Colley became a respected physician and an election official for the Pleasant Run school district. In 1914, when Walter G. Couch opened a grocery store in a two-room building near the Colley's home, Dr. Colley suggested naming the area Colleyville. The community has grown to include Bransford, Old Union, Pleasant Glade, Pleasant Run, and Spring Garden.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1272.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 32° 53.097′ N, 97° 9.411′ W. Marker is in Colleyville, Texas, in Tarrant County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Cottage Lane North on Main Street. Located in front of City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Main Street, Colleyville TX 76034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies. Pleasant Run Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Spring Garden School (approx. 2½ miles away); Pleasant Glade Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of Bedford School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bedford Reunion (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bedford Church of Christ (approx. 3.2 miles away); Florence School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Smithfield Masonic Lodge No. 455 A.F. & A.M. (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colleyville.

Photographed By Robert Buch, May 25, 2012

2. Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley Marker

Colleyville City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Robert Buch, May 25, 2012

3. Colleyville City Hall

Marker is on the right of this image.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2012, by Robert Buch of Colleyville, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,315 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2012, by Robert Buch of Colleyville, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.