Near Tyler in Smith County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Smith County
Photographed by Randal B. Gilbert, December 5, 2015
1. Smith County, Texas Marker
Bronze Text Plaque
Created April 11, 1846, organized
July 13, 1846, named in honor of
General James Smith
pioneer soldier and stateman,
friend of General Sam Houston,
Thomas J. Rusk and J. Pinckney
Henderson
Born September 10, 1792
Died December 25, 1855
Buried with military honors
at Henderson.
Tyler, the County Seat
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 7756.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 1846.
Location. 32° 21.713′ N, 95° 23.51′ W. Marker is near Tyler, Texas, in Smith County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 64 and Dixie Drive (County Road 1143), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 64. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tyler TX 75704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Wood-Verner Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Major John Dean House (approx. 3.7 miles
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More about this marker. As a part of the 1936 Texas Centennial, the Texas Highway Department placed county markers like this one for every county. This Highway had been built in 1915 as a part of the transcontinental Dixie Overland Highway.
Photographed by Randal B. Gilbert, December 5, 2015
2. Smith County, Texas Marker
Photographed by Randal B. Gilbert, December 5, 2015
3. Smith County, Texas Marker
The road in the background was originally the "Mound Indian Trail" and at the time of the formation of the county became the Buffalo or Lollar's Bridge Road.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 26, 2023
4. Smith County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2015, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,530 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2015, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. 4. submitted on November 27, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
