On Liberty Hill Road at Wadell Road, on the left when traveling south on Liberty Hill Road.
In memory of
Hugh Porter McClimons, his wife, Jane Bailey, and her brothers, Hugh and Robert Bailey, pioneers, who helped build this section of Greenville and Spartanburg district.
Hugh Porter McClimons came from Aronak, Ireland, at the age . . . — — Map (db m22445) HM
19th century Texas frontier champion who became foundation sire for the most popular quarter horse strain of the 20th Century. A Virginia type horse foaled by a Kentucky thoroughbred mare, Steel Dust was brought in 1844 as a colt to the Texas . . . — — Map (db m152094) HM
On North Dallas Avenue north of W Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
19th century Texas frontier champion who became foundation sire for the most popular Quarter Horse strain of the 20th century. A Virginia type horse foaled by a Kentucky thoroughbred mare, Steel Dust was brought in 1844 as a colt to the Texas . . . — — Map (db m300846) HM
Near County Road 103 north of U.S. 82, on the left when traveling north.
Marshall Formby moved with his family from Hopkins County, Texas, to McAdoo at the age of five and worked most of his life for the betterment of West Texas. A graduate of Spur High School, Formby earned a degree in government from Texas Tech . . . — — Map (db m246449) HM
On Texas Route 154 north of County Road 4764, on the right when traveling north.
The picnic area on SH 19 in Hopkins County is an early roadside park developed by the Texas Highway Department - now Texas Department of Transportation. It was built from 1939-1940 using labor from the National Youth Administration, a Federal Works . . . — — Map (db m120300) HM
On Historic Town Square at East Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Historic Town Square.
Among the stock brought to Texas by Jones, Greene and Middleton M. Perry, sons-in-law of Thomas McKee Ellis, was a yearly colt, nondescript in appearance except for lines which suggested to the two farmers and stockmen that he might develop into a . . . — — Map (db m300535) HM
On U.S. 82 at Farm to Market Road 264, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82.
Born in Hopkins County in east Texas, Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr., moved with his family to McAdoo (3 mi. N) when he was five years old and spent his adult life working for the betterment of this part of the state. Educated at Texas Technological . . . — — Map (db m105159) HM
On Texas Route 154 near County Road 4764, on the right when traveling north.
In the vicinity of Old Tarrant, south of here, the Civil War refugee family of Mrs. Amanda Stone, of Louisiana, was shown great kindness when rescued by Hopkins countians after a road accident. The Stones saw the Texans share the little they had, . . . — — Map (db m119382) HM
On Interstate 30 Frontage Road 0.4 miles east of County Highway 3341, on the right when traveling east.
Formed from Lamar and Nacogdoches Counties Created March 25, 1846
Organized July 13, 1846
Named in Honor of the Pioneer Hopkins Family Which Came to Texas From Kentucky and Indiana
County Seat, Tarrant 1846-1858 Sulphur Springs, . . . — — Map (db m186645) HM
On Farm to Market 1537 at County Road 3511, on the left when traveling east on Farm to Market 1537.
No records date the founding of
this church, but a meeting led by
elders B.H. Elder and G.L. Smith in
the nearby township of Tarrant
resulted in reorganization of the
fellowship in 1875. This church
building was erected in the 1890s
about one . . . — — Map (db m314210) HM
On North Davis Street at Atkins Street, on the right when traveling north on North Davis Street.
Chartered on August 13, 1890, the Sulphur Springs Loan and Building Association is the oldest surviving savings association in the state of Texas. Charter members of the association included local business leaders Phil H. Foscue, W. F. Henderson, T. . . . — — Map (db m187090) HM
On West Walnut Street at North State Street, on the right when traveling east on West Walnut Street.
Absalom Bishop (1804-1883) began his military service as a Captain of Militia in the Seminole War in Florida. He later attained the rank of Colonel. Bishop lived in several states before arriving in Hopkins County, Texas, in 1852, and then in what . . . — — Map (db m108529) HM
On Farm to Market Road 275 near County Road 1567, on the left when traveling south.
Miller Grove, settled prior to the formation of Hopkins County, boasts one of the area's earliest schools. Commissioners court records from 1856-57 list Charles J. Phillips as teacher for $65.78 per term at Miller Grove, one of 23 county schools, in . . . — — Map (db m280069) HM
Near Church Street at Jefferson Street (Business U.S. 67) when traveling east.
The third Hopkins County Courthouse, built in 1882, was destroyed on Feb. 11, 1894 by a fire that also burned the jail and several nearby structures. Plans were soon made for a new court building to be erected on this corner rather than in the . . . — — Map (db m119782) HM
On Texas Route 154 0.4 miles south of County Road 4761, on the right when traveling south.
Eldridge Hopkins, for whose family Hopkins County was named in 1846, donated this site for the county seat. Named for Gen. Edward H. Tarrant (1796-1858), Texas Ranger and Mexican war veteran, Tarrant Post Office was established in March 1847. A . . . — — Map (db m119766) HM
On Texas Route 154 0.1 miles west of Route 19, on the left when traveling west.
Located where the Bonham-Jefferson Road crossed the South Sulphur River, this pioneer bridge served the area's rich cotton trade for some 20 years.
It was constructed before 1850 by landowner Brig DeSpain and his neighbors to provide access to . . . — — Map (db m119785) HM
On Farm to Market Road 275 south of County Road 1142, on the right when traveling south.
This burial ground has served the Miller Grove community since it was settled prior to the 1846 formation of Hopkins County. Tradition holds that the James Snow Pippin family donated this land, which started as a family burial ground, for use as a . . . — — Map (db m280064) HM
On West Dallas Avenue (State Highway 24) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Dallas Avenue.
Born in Champlain, New York, on June 13, 1812, to Daniel and Sarah (Gordon) Corbet, Nathaniel Corbet was raised near the Canadian border. At age 21, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, joining the elite and newly organized United States Regiment of . . . — — Map (db m187094) HM
On East Sherman Ave (County Road 1010) 0.1 miles east of SE 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
George Yates (1807-1886), his wife Mary Polly Wallace Yates (1809-1886), and their family migrated to Texas in 1846. They settled in an area of the newly-formed Hopkins County that would later become part of Delta County. George Yates raised . . . — — Map (db m286239) HM
On Church Street south of Houston Street, on the right when traveling south.
Deed records indicate that a newspaper was being published in Hopkins County as early as 1854. It was known as the "Texas Star" and was located in Tarrant, which then served as county seat. In 1855, the printing presses were purchased by William . . . — — Map (db m119745) HM
On County Road 3357 1.1 miles east of County Road 900, on the left when traveling south.
Settlers established the community of Saltillo around 1850 along the
Old Jefferson Road. John A. Arthur III and G.B. Hackleman opened the first
stores, and a post office began operation in 1860. Arthur is credited with
naming the town after the . . . — — Map (db m234995) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
