Near Elgin in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M.

Photographed By Keith Peterson

1. Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M. Marker

Inscription.

Settled as early as the 1840s, Post Oak Island was one of this area’s earliest communities. There, on September 15, 1855, I.J. Kidd, T. Gatlin, P.A. Middleton, M. Gardner and A.S. Harper established a Masonic lodge. On February 2, 1856, the lodge was officially constituted as Post Oak Island Lodge #181, and by October 1860, lodge members had paid the mortgage on their lodge hall. They moved the hall in 1878 to Sam Smith Springs (Lawhon Springs), and in 1901, they moved it again, to Beaukiss. Despite the relatively small population of Beaukiss, the long-standing institution has maintained a high membership, pulled from the area’s dispersed rural communities.

Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13604.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1913.

Location. 30° 26.601′ N, 97° 14.628′ W. Marker is near Elgin, Texas, in Williamson County. Marker is on County Road 480 near Farm to Market Rd, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elgin TX 78621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon (approx. 1.6 miles away); V.F.W. Memorial

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Lawhon Springs Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Adina Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Type Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Mager Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Pleasant Grove Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elgin.

Photographed By Keith Peterson

2. Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,333 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.