Historical Markers and War Memorials in Leon County, Texas
Adjacent to Leon County, Texas
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Texas (Leon County), Buffalo — 9625 — Colonel Robert Simonton Gould — (1826 - 1904) —  |
| On U.S. 79 0.8 miles south of Interstate 45, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| Born in North Carolina. Educated at University of Alabama. Came to Texas in 1850. Practiced law in Centerville. Served as the first District Attorney, then as Judge in the old 13th Judicial District. Represented Leon County as member of . . . — — Map (db m158914) HM | |||
| 2► Texas (Leon County), Centerville — 16837 — First United Methodist Church of Centerville — |
| On South Commerce Street (State Highway 75) at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south on South Commerce Street. | |||
| Circuit riders Henry H. Cassady and George W. Tittle served local Methodists before a formal church organized in 1850. H. D. Hubert was the first appointed preacher in 1853. The congregation met in a schoolhouse before building a sanctuary in 1871. . . . — — Map (db m135877) HM | |||
| 3► Texas (Leon County), Centerville — 9624 — Fort Boggy — |
| On Interstate 45, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| Pioneers who settled in this area about 1840 included members of the Middleton, Byrns, Staley, Erwin, Jones, Capp, Bloodworth, Philpott, Easton, Howell, and Hinton families. Nearby Kichai and Kickapoo Indian camps afforded these early settlers . . . — — Map (db m119705) HM | |||
| 4► Texas (Leon County), Centerville — 9628 — Leon County — |
| On State Highway 75 1.8 miles north of Farm to Market Road 977, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| . . . — — Map (db m119576) HM | |||
| 5► Texas (Leon County), Centerville — 9629 — Leon County Courthouse — |
| On East St Marys Street (State Highway 7) at Commerce Street (State Highway 75), on the left when traveling east on East St Marys Street. | |||
| Built 1887 of slate brick, locally made. One of oldest Texas courthouses still in its original state. County created in 1846. County seat was moved from Leona to Centerville in 1850. Two earlier courthouses have occupied this site. . . . — — Map (db m119577) HM | |||
| 6► Texas (Leon County), Leona — 9622 — Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County — |
| On North Leona Boulevard (State Highway 75) at Farm to Market Road 977, on the right when traveling north on North Leona Boulevard. | |||
| Here a log building was erected in 1846. County officials installed Nov. 12, 1846 Geo. V. Lusk, Chief Justice Wm. Childress, Probate Judge Israel P. Reinhardt, County Clerk Wm. B. Middleton, Sheriff David Foster, Coroner Baxter King, . . . — — Map (db m119575) HM | |||
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