Near Newcastle in Young County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Harmonson Rancho

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

1. Harmonson Rancho Marker

Inscription. Kentucky native Peter Harmonson (1797-1865) came to Texas in 1845 as a settler in the Peters Colony. The following year he helped form Denton County, where he served as the first sheriff. In 1854 he brought his family here and established a ranch near this site known as Harmonson Rancho. An organizer of Young County, he served as its first chief justice. He died from a wound received in an Indian raid on the Elm Creek community. In 1869, after it was sold, his ranchsite and his son Z.J. “Jack” Harmonson figured in a skirmish between Indians and local cattlemen.

Erected 1982 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2384.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 33° 11.631′ N, 98° 43.675′ W. Marker is near Newcastle, Texas, in Young County. It is on U.S. 380 0.3 miles east of Austin Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newcastle TX 76372, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great 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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap (approx. 1.4 miles away); Joseph Alfred Woolfolk (approx. 2.6 miles away); Major Robert Simpson Neighbors

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine (approx. 3 miles away); Fort Belknap (approx. 3 miles away); Camp Belknap, C.S.A. (approx. 3 miles away); Major Robert S. Neighbors (approx. 3 miles away); Tonkawa Scouts, C.S.A. (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newcastle.

Also see . . . Peter Harmonson. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on March 30, 2016.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

2. Harmonson Rancho Marker

View to south from US 380

View to West on US 380 Towards Town of Newcastle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

3. View to West on US 380 Towards Town of Newcastle

Marker is on left (south) side of highway

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,489 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.