On East Larkin Street at North Palestine Street (State Highway 19), on the left when traveling east on East Larkin Street.
As early as 1850, Henderson County officials realized the need for a county jail. The first jail was completed in 1856 or 1857. It became known as the log calaboose. A new jail was built in 1874 facing North Common Street. On November 1, 1897, a . . . — — Map (db m187047) HM
On South Palestine Street (State Highway 19) 0.2 miles north of East Cayuga Drive (Farm to Market Road 59), on the right when traveling north.
Founded 1850. Named for Athens, Greece.
Supply and military training headquarters during Civil War. Sent army about 1,000 men.
Center for manufacturing and agriculture. Home of annual Old Fiddlers' Contest and of Henderson County Junior . . . — — Map (db m186664) HM
On South Prairieville Street, on the right when traveling south.
After citizens petitioned for its closure, an unofficial burial ground in this area (large lot 13) closed in 1857. That same year, local residents buried prominent planter, Mason and school superintendent William J. Brantley here on one acre donated . . . — — Map (db m31734) HM
On East Corsicana Street (U.S. 175) 0.2 miles west of East College Street, on the right when traveling east.
Athens Lodge No. 165 A.F. & A.M., founded in 1854, was the first Masonic lodge to be organized in Henderson County. Henderson County had been created in 1846, and the third county seat, Athens, had been founded in 1850. The group emphasized . . . — — Map (db m219472) HM
On Farm to Market Road 804 0.1 miles south of County Road 7900, on the right when traveling south.
Settlers began occupying the Baxter area in 1850. At first, schools were informal and community-based, although the Texas Legislature attempted several times to ignite a public school system. In 1876, the Alligator Public School began classes. Early . . . — — Map (db m269215) HM
On Royal Street at Dull Averiette Street, on the right when traveling east on Royal Street.
As the focal point of Athens schools and athletics, Bruce Field has served the community since 1922. Bruce Academy, a leading educational institution at the turn of the 20th century, was established in 1898. Both the school and sports field on the . . . — — Map (db m247190) HM
Clint W. Murchison, Sr. was born April 11, 1895, in Tyler to John W. and Clara (Williams) Murchison. His grandfather, T.F. Murchison, was one of the earliest settlers to arrive in Athens and established the first bank in Henderson County in 1890. . . . — — Map (db m155140) HM
On East Tyler Street (State Highway 31), on the right when traveling east.
Henderson County was established in 1846, the year after Texas was annexed by the United States. In 1850, after previous reductions in the county's original size, the present boundaries were set by the Texas Legislature. The restructuring resulted . . . — — Map (db m186718) HM
A native of Athens, Georgia, Dulcinea Ann Holland came to Henderson County with her family in 1847. She married E. J. Thompson in 1851. According to local tradition, she named the town of Athens after her birthplace. Following the death of her . . . — — Map (db m31717) HM
On North Prairieville Street, on the right when traveling south.
An earlier building at this location housed the law offices of Senator J. J. Faulk and Judge W. L. Faulk. In the early 1890s the site was purchased by J. R. Gauntt, a local businessman. The son of pioneer area settlers, he operated a mercantile . . . — — Map (db m187050) HM
On South Carroll Street at East College Street, on the right when traveling north on South Carroll Street.
In 1855, brothers William, Matthias and Steven Madison
Richardson arrived in Henderson County from Pickens
County, Alabama. The next year, they joined with the families
of George D. Manion, W.H. Martin, Ben F. Jordan, Dr. Robert
Jordan, Dr. . . . — — Map (db m219466) HM
On West Tyler Street at North Prairieville Street, on the right when traveling east on West Tyler Street.
Thomas Murchison was born in Tennessee and grew up in Marshall, Mississippi before moving with his parents to Houston County, Texas around 1848. Murchison moved to Athens around 1855 and worked in a general store. Around 1858, Murchison began his . . . — — Map (db m232805) HM
On East Tyler Street at South Carrol Street, on the right when traveling east on East Tyler Street.
The Rev. Robert H. Hodge (1805-1866), a native of Tennessee, immigrated in 1850 to Anderson County, Texas. After two years he came to Henderson County. He began Science Hill Academy (15 mi. S). The only classical high school in the area during that . . . — — Map (db m247189) HM
On South Palestine Street (State Highway 19) 0.2 miles East Cayuga Drive (Farm to Market Road 59), on the right when traveling north.
Formed from Houston
and Nacogdoches counties.
Created April 27, 1846,
Organized August 4, 1846.
Named in honor of
James Pinckney Henderson
1808-1858
First governor of
the State of Texas
Buffalo, Centerville and Athens . . . — — Map (db m186666) HM
On South Palestine Street (State Highway 19) at Carey Circle, on the right when traveling south on South Palestine Street.
Front:
Henderson County C. S. A.
Voted 400 – 49 for secession. Sent about 1,000 into Confederate Army, with one detachment of 150 having only 13 live to return. Caldwell's farm, three miles northeast, and Fincastle, 19 miles . . . — — Map (db m26382) HM
On East Corsicana Street (Business U.S. 175), on the right when traveling west.
The Texas Legislature created Henderson County in 1846. For the next few years, county commissioners met at various locations, including private homes and the communities of Buffalo and Centerville. Samuel Huffer later determined the center of the . . . — — Map (db m186715) HM
On South Palestine Street (State Highway 19) 0.2 miles north of East Cayuga Drive (Farm to Market Road 59), on the right when traveling north.
Prehistoric Caddoan Indians utilized the abundant deposits of rich clays in this region to make their fine pottery vessels. The modern pottery industry in Henderson County began in 1857, when Levi S. Cogburn (1812-1866), one of a . . . — — Map (db m186709) HM
On South Palestine Street (State Highway 19) 0.2 miles north of East Cayuga Drive (Farm to Market Road 59), on the right when traveling north.
Introduced in the United States in the early eighteenth century, black-eyed peas, also known as cowpeas, served primarily as animal feed on farms. The hardships of the Civil War, including the scarcity of food in the south, led to increased human . . . — — Map (db m187049) HM
On East Tyler Street at North Prairieville Street, on the left when traveling west on East Tyler Street.
Athens native Joseph William (J.W.) Brownlow (1924-2001) was born to Ed and Annie Lou Brownlow and raised in the Walnut Creek and Oakland communities. He spent 31 years in law enforcement, including 26 years as Henderson County Sheriff. J.W. met . . . — — Map (db m245062) HM
On East Larkin Street at North Palestine Street (State Highway 19), on the left when traveling east on East Larkin Street.
Completing his work as a steel rigger in 1929 employed by Otis Elevator Company on the Texas Power & Light Company in Trinidad, Texas, Jess Sweeten was offered a job as a deputy constable in Henderson County. Bob King was appointed to find a new . . . — — Map (db m187048) HM
North Carolina-born John Matthews McDonald (1827-1883) came to Texas in 1848 and lived first at Larissa, Cherokee Co. and then Mound Prairie, Anderson Co., where his brother Murdoch earlier settled. Two years later, he moved to the young town of . . . — — Map (db m31730) HM
Alderman on Athens' first city council (1901). La Rue (Town 13 mi. SE) was named for him.
Educator, merchant, civic leader, banker, humanitarian, prohibitionist, democrat, historian. Married March 16, 1892, Stella Elvira Parsons. They had . . . — — Map (db m31726) HM
On South Palestine Street (State Highway 19) 0.2 miles East Cayuga Drive (Farm to Market Road 59), on the right when traveling north.
Established 1882 (at site 1.5 mi. NE) by local planter H. M. Morrison, to make building brick. Total original machinery consisted of this press and plunger. Press was hand-operated. A mule-drawn swivel ran the plunger, mixing clay . . . — — Map (db m186712) HM
On County Road 3901 0.5 miles west of County Road 3900.
North Carolina native Eber Meredith, his wife Caroline (Ross), and their four children moved to this area of Henderson County in the 1850s. Eber Meredith bought 320 acres of land in 1859 and purchased an additional 160 acres four years later. . . . — — Map (db m310435) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1803S at County Road 3703, on the left when traveling north on Road 1803S.
Mount Zion Baptist Church organized in 1873 in the rural Black Jack community of Henderson County. Members met under a brush arbor until 1885, when they built their first sanctuary, a small frame structure. The congregation became a charter . . . — — Map (db m310464) HM
On North Needmore Street at Edmonson Ave, on the left when traveling south on North Needmore Street.
Mt. Providence Baptist Church was first organized in 1888 in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church under Reverend F.M. Jackson. For a while the church would meet in different churches, homes and brush arbors. On April 19, 1890, church trustees . . . — — Map (db m247188) HM
On Pace Ranch Road 0.5 miles south of County Highway 4622, on the left when traveling south.
David Allen Owen came to Texas with his first wife, Mary (Langsdon), who died enroute, and their 5 children. They traveled with family members and others from Randolph County, Alabama to Henderson County, Texas in 1851. Owen served as chief . . . — — Map (db m155485) HM
Constituted in Randolph County, Ala. Nov. 23, 1850; opened services here, a Baptist Branch, Jan. 1851, during resting of 150 Pilgrims in covered wagon caravan led by Samuel Tine Owen, a brother, John Bunyan Owen, and brother-in-law, K.K. Knight. . . . — — Map (db m128109) HM
On Edmonson Ave at North Needmore Street on Edmonson Ave.
A native of Falls County, R.C. Fisher graduated in 1913 from what was then Prairie View Normal College. The following year he began his career in education at Blackshear Colored School in Athens. Fisher later became principal of the school, which . . . — — Map (db m247186) HM
On County Road 3700 0.1 miles north of County Road 3709, on the right when traveling north.
This burial ground has served residents of the Flat Creek community since the years shortly after the Civil War. It is named for the Rounsavall family, which settled in Henderson County around 1857. Arba Monroe Rounsavall (1843 – 1926), a . . . — — Map (db m310478) HM
Son of Henry Clay and Dana (Moss) Craig, was born on November 17, 1889, in Shiloh, Kentucky. He began setting type in a print shop at the age of 10 and at the age of 16 became the youngest licensed printer in Kentucky. He worked as a printer for . . . — — Map (db m285769) HM
On County Road 3907 1.3 miles north of Route 3918, on the left when traveling north.
In 1856, Joseph M. Stirman of Kentucky donated five acres of his property for the building of a church and school regardless of race, sex, or religion, establishing the Sand Flat community. Of these five acres, two acres signify the resting place . . . — — Map (db m310460) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1616 at County Road 3714, on the left when traveling north on Road 1616.
James Madison Shelby (1814-1889), a native of North Carolina, moved with his large family from Alabama to Texas in the 1870s. They first lived in Smith County, then moved to southeastern Henderson County. There they established a Presbyterian church . . . — — Map (db m247185) HM
Near Larue Street east of Dean Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born in Athens on April 25, 1891, Sid Williams Richardson became known as the "Billionaire Bachelor." When he was 16, Sid traveled to Louisiana, to purchase cattle with money he saved. A natural trader and negotiator, Richardson sold the calves . . . — — Map (db m155141) HM
On North Needmore Street near Edmonson Ave, on the right when traveling north.
Athens' first public school for African Americans was established in 1876-77. Athens Colored School held classes in a Baptist church and later in a 2-room schoolhouse erected at this site. Richard C. Fisher, who joined the school's faculty in 1914 . . . — — Map (db m247187) HM
On U.S. 175 0.1 miles east of County Road 4706, on the right when traveling west.
Following the close of the Civil War in 1865, Armstead Barker brought his family to this area. Other African American families followed, and their settlement became known as Gum Creek. By the mid-1880s, African American children in the area attended . . . — — Map (db m269216) HM
On West Corsicana Street (Business U.S. 175) 0.1 miles west of North Pinkerton Street, on the right when traveling west.
As the geographic center of the newly redrawn Henderson county lines, Athens became the county seat in 1850. Charles H. and Lillian (Barksdale) Hawn arrived with a load of lumber on the first train to stop in Athens in 1881. Charles Hawn quickly . . . — — Map (db m232810) HM
Known as first white child born in Terrell; daughter of Confederate army surgeon, Dr. Homer Lee Parsons (M.D., Yale University) and wife, Margaret C. R. R. Parsons.
In role of wife and mother "Mammy La Rue" was beloved of family and . . . — — Map (db m31728) HM
On South Prairieville Street near West College Street, on the left when traveling south.
"The Athens Review" was established as a weekly newspaper by J. B. Bishop and George M. Johnson, editors and owners, on Dec. 24, 1885. The earliest newspaper in Henderson County, "The Athens Bulletin," had been founded by printer J. H. Cox and . . . — — Map (db m31689) HM
On Cream Level Road 1.5 miles north of Edmonson Ave, on the right when traveling north.
According to family history, Thomas Boucher Wood (1820-1897) was born in Columbus, Mississippi. He attended the University of Louisville in Kentucky in 1843 and again in 1849, at which time he received his doctoral degree in medicine with a thesis . . . — — Map (db m310456) HM
On Lovers Lane at East College Street, on the right when traveling north on Lovers Lane.
Henderson County Methodists were first organized in 1852 by the Rev. Hezekiah Mitcham. Worshipers met in homes and brush arbors around the county. In 1854, the Rev. W.M. Sansom was assigned to this circuit, and in 1859 he formally organized 12 . . . — — Map (db m247191) HM
On South Prairieville Street north of Lakeside Dr.
Granddaughter of prominent businessman, Clint W. Murchison
Sr., Virginia "Ginger" Murchison was born in Dallas to John Dabney
(1921-1979) and Lucille Hughes "Lupe" (Gannon) Murchison (1925-2001).
Ginger attended school in Dallas and at Henderson . . . — — Map (db m285768) HM
On State Highway 175 at Richardson Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 175.
Born in South Carolina, William Richadson moved to Pickens County, Alabama in 1830. There he married Mary "Polly" Kilpatrick (1813-1889) on Feb. 13, 1834. Children born to them were John K., James J., Sara F., Margaret C., Martha E., William A., . . . — — Map (db m37035) HM
On County Road 3621 0.4 miles south of State Highway 31, on the left when traveling north.
A native of Mississippi, Arthur Columbus Horton came to Texas with his family in 1876. He studied medicine at Barnes Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri and the University of Dallas Medical College (later Baylor University College of Medicine). . . . — — Map (db m310429) HM
On State Highway 31 at Stuart Street, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 31.
After migrating from Norway in 1845, Ole Reierson bought the land that included this cemetery site (1.1 mi. ESE). He chose the spot for his burial and carved several of the plain brown gravestones before he died in 1852. The . . . — — Map (db m31633) HM
Near County Route 3600 4 miles north of Chapman Lane (County Road 3606), on the right when traveling north.
Located on the C.B. Jennings survey and atop Jennings Mountain, the four-acre Echols Cemetery was established as a local burial ground for settlers in Brownsboro. Richard O. Echols (1851-1905) and Margaret Ann (Williams) Echols (1859-1939) settled . . . — — Map (db m310479) HM
On County Road 3621 0.4 miles south of State Highway 31, on the left when traveling north.
Settlement in this area began in the 1840s. By 1849 the Red Hill Methodist Church had been established about three miles northwest of here. Sometime prior to 1877 the Red Hill Methodist congregation began to hold camp meetings at this site. In 1877 . . . — — Map (db m310432) HM
On County Road 3405, on the right when traveling south.
Rock Hill Cemetery has served this area since the late 1800s. It is located on land granted to pioneer Alexander J. Clayton, who migrated here from Alabama with his wife, Martha (Carver), and his children in 1854. Clayton, who was born in North . . . — — Map (db m31618) HM
On State Highway 31 at Stuart Street, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 31.
First Norwegian colony in Texas. Founded in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reierson (1810-1864) and Ole Reierson, of Holt, Norway.
In "Christianssandsposten", J.R. Reierson urged Norwegians to find "a rich life" by migrating to Texas. His associate . . . — — Map (db m31634) HM
On State Highway 31, on the right when traveling west.
Driven from Eastern states by white settlers, Cherokee Indians migrated to the East Texas area, becoming established by 1820. In 1822, they unsuccessfully sought title to their land from Mexico.
The years following were ones of an . . . — — Map (db m293928) HM
On Forest Grove Drive at Lonely Ln, on the left when traveling west on Forest Grove Drive.
The name of this cemetery comes from a
nearby chapel whose African-American
minister, Joseph Evans (1823-1883),
counted both blacks and whites as
members of his congregation. 1870 is the
date of the earliest known burial, that of
Sidney J. . . . — — Map (db m310474) HM
On W 2nd Street north of North Broad Street (Texas Highway 31), on the left when traveling north.
The Chandler United Methodist Church dates back to the 1870s when a group of Methodists came to Stillwater, about two miles north of Chandler, on the Upper Athens-Tyler stagecoach road. A.H. Chandler, who settled in the northeastern part of . . . — — Map (db m293952) HM
On State Highway 31 0.2 miles west of Parker Street (County Road 3302), on the left when traveling west.
In 1830, John Crane applied to be a part of Joseph Vehlein's colony. Reportedly from Virginia, he was a veteran of the War of 1812. He moved his wife and seven children to what is now Walker County, Texas, in 1834. There, he organized men and became . . . — — Map (db m31567) HM
On County Road 317 west of County Road 314, on the right when traveling east.
Julius Rosenwald was a Jewish American philanthropist. He believed the most serious problem of the United States was the plight of Black Americans. Dr. Booker T. Washington, though having been a slave, rose to become the nationally respected . . . — — Map (db m229538) HM
Occupied since 1903 by Charles Richard and Nannie Jane Spear Yarborough and 3 generations of descendants. Birthplace in 1903 of United States Senator Ralph Webster Yarborough.
In this house Charles R. Yarborough, as Justice of the Peace, . . . — — Map (db m307811) HM
On Farm to Market Road 59 0.2 miles north of Ranch to Market Road 3273, on the left when traveling north.
By 1860, David Thompson acquired land in this vicinity on the original Hezekiah Mitcham land survey. He established a grist mill and cotton gin on Wildcat Creek. Thompson's sons conveyed land at this site for Union Church and School purposes. By . . . — — Map (db m247221) HM
Near County Road 3907 0.2 miles south of Farm to Market Road 2709.
Permanent settlement of the area that became the Cottonwood community began in the 1840s and 1850s. Pioneer families, including the Stirmans, Greens, Cokers, Fraziers, Benges, Grahams, Hendleys and Wheelers, established a community church, school, . . . — — Map (db m310459) HM
On County Road 2938 0.1 miles east of County Road 2816, on the left when traveling west.
The community of Goshen was established after the Civil War. Named for the Biblical "land of milk and honey," the town of Goshen served the rural farms and communities as a marketing center. It was also a rest stop for trail drivers herding cattle . . . — — Map (db m310428) HM
On County Road 2904 0.2 miles north of County Road 2907, on the right when traveling north.
Located in the Elizabeth Washburn Survey on land owned by Andrew and Nancy Moorehead, this site first served as a burial ground for members of their extended family. Natives of South Carolina, the Mooreheads migrated west and settled in Alabama . . . — — Map (db m310472) HM
On Old Hwy 85 (County Road 2927) at Levee Dr, on the right when traveling south on Old Hwy 85.
Replaced Buffalo as county seat, 1848, due to central location in county; on land donated by James Harper Starr (1809-90), Texas statesman. Clerk's records were kept in a log cabin courthouse. When county was reduced in area, 1850, county seat was . . . — — Map (db m310426) HM
On County Road 4350 north of County Road 4336, on the right when traveling north.
In the late 1850s the Ralph Hunter League in eastern Henderson County was divided among David O. Warren's heirs and settlement of this area began in earnest. According to local history, John Dickey Morrison (1830-1896), though not an ordained . . . — — Map (db m269072) HM
On Farm to Market Road 317 at Farm to Market Road 607, on the right when traveling west on Road 317.
Located east of Athens and organized on December 13, 1880, the
Leagueville Baptist Church originally met in the Leagueville
schoolhouse. Elders designated the group as a Missionary Baptist
Church of Christ, named Missionary Baptist Church at . . . — — Map (db m310468) HM
On Farm to Market Road 317 at Farm to Market Road 607, on the right when traveling west on Road 317.
The Leagueville community developed out of the Aaron York survey. Tradition holds this cemetery began west of an early schoolhouse located on land donated by B.T. and Annie Roberts. The community's pioneer schoolhouse also provided space for . . . — — Map (db m310467) HM
On Pecan Road near Texas Highway 334, on the left when traveling south.
By 1900, a community had developed here on property owned by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, which laid tracks through the area to create a more direct path to Dallas. The company purchased land in 1898 from attorney Marshal Hamlet "Ham" . . . — — Map (db m310473) HM
On North Walker Street near West Allen Street, on the left.
In 1894, the Reverend Monroe F. Jackson came to Malakoff and founded this congregation. He named it Good Hope Baptist Church. The same year, church trustees Sam Robinson, Monroe Porter, and Governor Wilson acquired land at this site for a church . . . — — Map (db m61228) HM
On South College Street near East Mitcham Street, on the left when traveling south.
Organized in 1852 by the Rev. Hezekiah Mitcham (1800-1865), this fellowship began with six charter members who first held services in various locations throughout the county. In 1854 the small congregation erected one of the first Methodist church . . . — — Map (db m61226) HM
On Farm to Market Road 773 0.1 miles north of County Road 3800, on the right when traveling north.
This burial ground has served the residents of Murchison since the late 1800s. The Murchison Community, named for Confederate officer T.F. Murchison, developed as a station on the Texas and St. Louis Railway. A number of individuals and families . . . — — Map (db m310475) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 1803 0.3 miles south of County Road 3704.
This burial ground has served this area of eastern Henderson county since the mid-1800s, when the Black Jack community was established. Cradled between the towns of Brownsboro and Murchison, Black Jack became a desirable place to settle due to the . . . — — Map (db m310471) HM
On Farm to Market Road 314 at County Road 3607, on the left when traveling north on Road 314.
Located south of Brownsboro in the community known as
New Hope, the New Hope United Methodist Church began as a
small gathering in a combination school and church building.
Church records began in 1884, but services likely date to the
1860s, . . . — — Map (db m310470) HM
On Farm to Market Road 607 south of Farm to Market Road 804, on the right when traveling north.
Henderson County pioneer Davis Reynolds (1800-1869) came to Texas in 1856 with his wife Catherine (1802-1871) their unmarried children, James, Julia, Catherine, and John H., and several slaves. Traveling by wagon and foot, they journeyed from Gordon . . . — — Map (db m269214) HM
On Farm to Market Road 607 near County Road 4334, on the right when traveling north.
The New York Cemetery, established in the 1870s near the local Methodist Church, grew from a tiny burial ground through the generous land donations of area settlers. The earliest marked grave is that of Enoch Tunnell (1816-1879). Twelve more graves . . . — — Map (db m269209) HM
On Farm to Market Road 607 at County Road 4334, on the right when traveling north on Highway 607.
A native of Georgia, Thomas Hunt Hall came to Texas in 1854 and settled in Smith County. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, he became a Methodist minister. He enlisted in the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m269213) HM
Near State Highway 198 at County Road 2530, on the left when traveling north.
Lee Powell Simpson was a community leader whose work
played a vital role in the development of Mallard Prairie
(later Payne Springs). He was born in Alabama (Washington
co.) to Uriah E. and Elizia B. (Coalson) Simpson. By 1880, he
and several . . . — — Map (db m310444) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2329 at Farm to Market Road 3054, on the right when traveling west on Road 2329.
Surrounded by a forest of trees, Payne Cemetery is the final resting place for many of the area’s pioneer settlers and their descendants. In the 1870s, early pioneers moved to this area of Henderson County hoping to improve their lives. One early . . . — — Map (db m310440) HM
On State Highway 198 at County Road 2530, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 198.
For over a century, this church and cemetery have served the community of Payne Springs, originally known as Mallard Prairie. By 1880 the church already had a large membership and met in a log structure. The church building served as a gathering . . . — — Map (db m310442) HM
On County Road 4230 east of Farm to Market Road 315, on the right when traveling east.
Little physical evidence remains of the early Henderson County community of Fincastle. The pioneer cemetery and church building at this site stand as reminders of the once-flourishing trade center.
In 1851 Dr. Pleasant P. Adams deeded 1,091 . . . — — Map (db m269064) HM
On Lee Street west of Farm to Market Road 315, on the right when traveling west.
The Texas & New Orleans Railroad laid out the town of Poynor when it reached the area in 1901. The post office opened the following year, and the town immediately began to grow. Early residents met in a Union church building for worship services, . . . — — Map (db m269063) HM
On Cemetery Road at Shadey Lane (County Road 4346), on the left when traveling north on Cemetery Road.
Poynor overlooks the valley of Caddo Creek in the southeast corner of Henderson County, and was established along the Texas and New Orleans railroad in 1901. Originally, Poynor was known as "David" in honor of David Marion Dickerson (1822-1902), . . . — — Map (db m269068) HM
Near Church Road 0.4 miles south of South Tool Drive (Texas Highway 274), on the left when traveling south.
A native of North Carolina, Durham Avant came to Texas in 1834 with his wife, Susan (Winsett), and after a time they settled in present day Henderson County. Avant served as a Texas Ranger and in 1850 helped survey and determine a central location . . . — — Map (db m309684) HM
On Church Road 0.4 miles south of S Tool Drive (Texas Highway 274), on the left when traveling south.
In August 1893, T.H. Cobble donated property (now part of
Tool Cemetery) for a school in the Hog Fork Community in
January of the following year, area residents organized
the Providence Missionary Baptist Church and began
holding services in . . . — — Map (db m309675) HM
Near Church Road 0.4 miles south of South Tool Drive (Texas Highway 274), on the left when traveling south.
Alabama born William Avant grew up in what is now Henderson County after coming to Texas with his parents in 1834. At the age of 14, he served with his father, Durham, as a Texas Ranger. In 1849 he was issued a land grant in the Mercer colony (NE of . . . — — Map (db m309685) HM
On State Highway 31 west of Farm to Market Road 274, on the right when traveling east.
A sandstone image of a human head - carved by prehistoric men - was found near here in 1929 by workmen of Texas Clay Products Company. It was dug from gravel pit now under Cedar Creek Lake.
The carving weighed 98 pounds, was 16 by 14 inches, . . . — — Map (db m30027) HM
On State Highway 31 west of Farm to Market Road 764 (State Highway 274), on the right when traveling east.
Three main tributaries - the West, Elm, and East forks - feed the Trinity from headwaters in North Texas. Discovery of prehistoric Malakoff Man carved stone heads near this site in the 20th century revealed that humans inhabited the Trinity valley . . . — — Map (db m30029) HM
