May in Brown County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The May Community

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 6, 2015

1. The May Community Marker

Inscription. Originally part of a Mexican land grant given to Empresario John Cameron in 1827. May developed in the 1870s when several pioneer families settled here. Baptists and Methodists quickly organized churches. A one-room school known as Old Swayback provided the first formal education for the children. Nathan L. May built a trading post in 1879 and became the town’s first postmaster in 1881. By 1907 the village had a blacksmith shop, general store, newspaper and bank. The early history of May climaxed in 1911 with the coming of the railroad.

Erected 1981 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5377.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 31° 58.947′ N, 98° 55.227′ W. Marker is in May, Texas, in Brown County. It is on U.S. 183 0.1 miles north of County Road 485, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: May TX 76857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: May United Methodist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Wolf Valley Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Rising Star (approx. 8.3 miles away); Heflin Cemetery

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(approx. 8.4 miles away); Rising Star (approx. 8.4 miles away); Rising Star Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.4 miles away); Community of Sidney (approx. 11 miles away); Pendergrass Cemetery (approx. 11.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in May.

Also see . . . May, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on October 14, 2015.)

The May Community Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 6, 2015

2. The May Community Center

View to North Along US 183 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 6, 2015

3. View to North Along US 183

Marker is on right (east) side of highway

View to South Along US 183 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, October 6, 2015

4. View to South Along US 183

Marker is on left (east) side of highway

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,926 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 14, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.