Near Langford Cove Road at Sheldon Road, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Falls County. Son of early Texas settlers Albert G. and Elidia Anderson Gholson.
After 1858-1859 service with Texas Rangers, he re-enlisted in company under Capt. J.M. Smith, and in 1860 aided in the rescue of Cynthia Ann Parker, . . . — — Map (db m89697) HM
Near U.S. 281 at E. Brooks Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The town of Evant traces its history to an earlier settlement in this area. Langford Cove, founded in 1855 by Asa Langford (1820-1907), was located adjacent to and partly within the south boundary of the present town of Evant. A United States post . . . — — Map (db m89695) HM
On U.S. 281 north of W. Wurts Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Organized by Rev. Joe Price between 1874 and 1876 in Langford’s Cove community (later renamed Evant), the Evant Methodist Episcopal Church began with seven charter members: Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Winters, Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Winters, Mr. and Mrs. Edington . . . — — Map (db m89696) HM
On West Leon Street, 0.1 miles east of Old Georgetown Road, on the right when traveling east.
The route once known as the Old Georgetown Road was in existence by 1854 and crossed the Leon River here. A ferry operated at this crossing as early as 1854 and was owned by R.G. Grant, a local entrepreneur and land developer.
The Bowstring . . . — — Map (db m69907) HM
On County Highway 127, 0.1 miles east of County Highway 130, on the left when traveling west.
A number of German immigrants who came to Texas in the 1880s settled near Coryell City and west of Gatesville. They organized the German Bethel Baptist Church with eleven members and the Rev. Julius E. Sydow in 1886, meeting in a schoolhouse east of . . . — — Map (db m217428) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 84) at South 7th Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
An outstanding example of Second Empire Victorian style, often seen in Texas Courthouse design. Erected in 1897 on land donated by early settler R.G. Grant. Architect for this third Coryell County Courthouse was W.C. Dodson; builder, Tom Lovell. . . . — — Map (db m238633) HM
On Texas 36 Business (State Highway 36) at East Main Street (U.S. 84), on the left when traveling south on Texas 36 Business.
Built in 1910 and used until the mid 1970's, "The Depot" became the hub of commerce for Coryell County. When the route was abandoned and the building was to be torn down, the citizens of Gatesville responded. Through the Chamber of Commerce, a major . . . — — Map (db m217498) HM
On North 22nd Street, 0.1 miles north of East Main Street (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north.
Born in Warren County, Ohio, to Asahel C. and Meeky (Bobo) Bates, John Calhoun Bates completed his medical study at the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1850. He then moved to Florida where he began practicing medicine. Dr. Bates . . . — — Map (db m217499) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 84) at South 10th Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
Organized in 1856 with fewer than a dozen members, this congregation has been a part of Gatesville history for more than a century. The first meeting of the congregation was held in the Coryell County Courthouse, and early worship services were . . . — — Map (db m217497) HM
On State Highway 36 at 18th Street (Local Road 18), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 36.
On January 15, 1942, the U.S. Army established a tank destroyer tactical and firing center near Killeen covering more than 100 square miles. Camp Hood (later Fort Hood) would be used to train fifty battalions of about 1,000 men each for World War . . . — — Map (db m186759) HM
On North 8th Street at Saunders Street, on the right when traveling north on North 8th Street.
County seat of Coryell County, Gatesville began in 1854 after the county was created. Richard Grant, an Indian trader and local landowner, donated the townsite. It was named for Old Fort Gates (1849-1852), which had been established 5 miles east for . . . — — Map (db m70078) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 84) near North 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Hammack Building is located on property once owned by John Chrisman, who helped survey the town of Gatesville in 1854. The building was constructed by W. W. Hammack (1860-1913) in the late 1800s. Over the years, the Hammack family leased the . . . — — Map (db m70111) HM
On County Highway 127 at County Highway 136, on the left when traveling west on County Highway 127.
In 1895, members of the German Bethel Baptist Church (now Bethel Heights Baptist Church) established this graveyard as the German Baptist Cemetery. A.T. Voss deeded two acres of land to the deacons of the church to be used as a cemetery. The . . . — — Map (db m217424) HM
Noted Coryell County pioneer and pastor Jesse Graham was born in North Carolina. He moved with family to Tennessee and then to Alabama where he married Martha Jane Fanning and became a primitive Baptist minister. By 1850, the Grahams, who would have . . . — — Map (db m217500) HM
On Farm to Market Road 932 at Rice Road, on the left when traveling north on Route 932.
School classes were first conducted in a church tabernacle when Ireland was founded in 1911. The town was platted on the Coryell-Hamilton County line and named for Texas Governor John Ireland (1827-1896). A wooden frame school was erected in 1914, . . . — — Map (db m71782) HM
On The 36th Division Memorial Highway (State Highway 36) at County Road 193, on the left when traveling north on The 36th Division Memorial Highway.
This congregation traces its history to the late 1860s, when early settlers of Jonesboro met together in a combination church-school Masonic Lodge building for worship services. W. L. Jones donated land for a Methodist church in 1871, and the . . . — — Map (db m119007) HM
On County Road 194, 0.9 miles south of 36th Division Memorial Highway (State Highway 36), on the right when traveling north.
This cemetery, probably named for noted pioneer educator D.R. Wood, was established with the 1858 burial of Sarah E. Shipman, wife of prominent local rancher John K. Shipman. More than 20 additional burials were recorded before John Shipman deeded . . . — — Map (db m92481) HM
On State Park Road 14, 0.3 miles west of Mother Neff Parkway (Texas Route 236).
First official state park in Texas; suggested the idea for the State Parks system. Originated with a 6-acre plot willed to Texas in 1916 by Mrs. Isabella E. Neff, mother of Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas (1921-1925) Because Texas then had no state . . . — — Map (db m217215) HM
On College Avenue at Mooney Avenue, on the right when traveling west on College Avenue.
This church traces its history to 1893 when a revival was held in Oglesby. The official founding date of this congregation is September 1896. J.M.B. Gresham was elected as the first pastor of the church, which held services once or twice monthly . . . — — Map (db m217505) HM
On College Avenue at Webster Street, on the left when traveling west on College Avenue.
This congregation was organized in 1891 as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and boasted 56 members in its first year. The Rev. J. David Crockett served as its first pastor. A church structure built in 1891 was destroyed by a tornado in 1893. A . . . — — Map (db m217507) HM
On Farm to Market Road 183 at Pearl Road, on the left when traveling west on Highway 183.
This church was organized in 1884 under the guidance of the Rev. E. Berry, a pioneer area missionary and preacher. Originally located in the Bee House community (4 Mi. W), it was first known as the Bee House Missionary Baptist Church. Early worship . . . — — Map (db m217377) HM
On Farm to Market Road 183 at County Highway 183, on the right when traveling west on Highway 183.
Originally named for Swayback Mountain, the community served by this cemetery was named Wayback through a clerical error in 1884. The name was changed to Pearl in 1890 for the young cousin of postmaster E.P. Davenport.
In the early 1890s Pearl . . . — — Map (db m217403) HM
On Farm to Market Road 183 at Pearl Road, on the right when traveling west on Highway 183.
Worship services were first held in the Bee House community about 1878, then in the first Pearl schoolhouse on Cowhouse Creek. This church was organized in October 1895. The members bought three acres of land, built a sanctuary, and added to it in . . . — — Map (db m217385) HM
On Farm to Market Road 183 at County Highway 153, on the left when traveling west on Highway 183.
A group of Methodists gathered in the home of the Rev. John Wesley Shook (1846-1921) in the winter of 1875-76 to organize a congregation. Early worship services were held in the Hope Schoolhouse.
In 1890 landowner Charley Karnes (1854-1933) . . . — — Map (db m217389) HM
On Farm to Market Road 183 at County Highway 139, on the left when traveling west on Highway 183.
Evolved from a log cabin with puncheon floor and with split log benches to a modern plant with a gymnasium. Furnished its fair share of educated citizens.
In early days, a one or two teacher school. First trustees were J.H. Harrison, V.C. . . . — — Map (db m217397) HM
On Farm to Market Road 932 at County Route 101, on the right when traveling south on Route 932.
This congregation traces its history to 1886, when the Rev. W. M. Blakely and ten charter members organized the Basham Baptist Church in the old Basham School Building at the Smith Cemetery (ca. 1.7 mi. S). Basham Baptist Church merged with Salem . . . — — Map (db m71647) HM
On U.S. 84, 0.5 miles west of Farm to Market Road 1829, on the left when traveling west.
Formed from Bell County
Created February 4, 1854
Organized March 4, 1854
Named in Honor of
James Coryell
Born in Tennessee in 1796
Member of the Bowie Expedition
tο the old San Saba Silver
Mines in 1831
A Texas . . . — — Map (db m217503) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 183, 0.7 miles south of U.S. 84, on the left when traveling south.
John Raney Bertrand was born in Brazoria County, the son of French immigrants who came to Texas before the Texas Revolution. He was a partner in a mercantile business in Washington County for several years before leaving to join the Confederate Army . . . — — Map (db m217408) HM
