Seminole in Gaines County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Gaines County

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

1. Gaines County Marker

Inscription. Created August 21, 1876
Organized October 24, 1905
Named for James Gaines
Born in Virginia in 1779
Established a ferry across
the Sabine River in 1819
A signer of the
Declaration of Independence
Member of the Congress
of the Republic.
Gold lured him to California,
where he died.
A country of cattle, oil and farming
Seminole, the county seat

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 2095.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1909.

Location. 32° 43.102′ N, 102° 38.68′ W. Marker is in Seminole, Texas, in Gaines County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 385) and SE Avenue B, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 South Main Street, Seminole TX 79360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 5 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gaines County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Gaines County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seminole (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dan Cobb (approx. half a mile away); Oil Industry in Gaines County (approx. 7.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Gaines County - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on June 13, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

2. Gaines County Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

3. Gaines County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 26, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.