Rising Star in Eastland County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Rising Star
Post office established 1880. The most creditable story as to how the town gots its name is that the settlers suggested the name Star for the post office but it was rejected by the U.S. postal authorities as another Texas town had that name. The settlers argued all night over the name selection, looked up and saw the morning star as they started home from their meeting and agreed to call it Rising Star.
The city was first incorporated in 1891, in a 1905 election. There was a vote to dissolve the corporation but the charter was restored later the same year.
Rising Star is the home of Texas (1939-1941) poet laureate Lexie Dean Robertson. Unique local structure is city hall built of stone from buried petrified forest.
Economy is based on ranching, farming (a chief crop is Spanish peanuts), commercial pecans, industry, oil.
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4274.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 6, 1876.
Location. 32° 5.758′ N, 98° 58.328′ W. Marker is in Rising Star, Texas, in Eastland County. Marker is on W. College Street (State Highway 36) west of Cooper Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the south end of Colquitt Williams Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rising Star TX 76471, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rising Star Area Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); First United Methodist Church of Rising Star (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wolf Valley Cemetery (approx. 5.3 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 6˝ miles away); Pioneer Cemetery War Memorial (approx. 6˝ miles away); The May Community (approx. 8.4 miles away); May United Methodist Church (approx. 9.6 miles away); Cross Plains Cemetery (approx. 11.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rising Star.
Also see . . . Rising Star, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on October 12, 2015.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 759 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 12, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.