On Farm to Market Road 1602 north of County Road 230, on the right when traveling north.
First called Gap for its geographic setting between two hills, this sparsely settled community became known as Martin's Gap in the 1860s after a man named Jim Martin reportedly was killed by Indians while traveling through the area. When local . . . — — Map (db m283672) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1602 at County Road 230, on the left when traveling north on Road 1602.
Mountain burial site for frontiersman Jim Martin, killed here by Indians in 1860's, when county had fewer than 500 people. Gap bore his name for 20 years.
Settled in 1873 by Capt. Battle Fort, Confederate veteran and lawyer. A post-office . . . — — Map (db m283667) HM
