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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hooker Ridge

 
Clickable Map of Rains County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Rains County, TX (16) Hopkins County, TX (36) Hunt County, TX (125) Van Zandt County, TX (136) Wood County, TX (94)  RainsCounty(16) Rains County (16)  HopkinsCounty(36) Hopkins County (36)  HuntCounty(125) Hunt County (125)  VanZandtCounty(136) Van Zandt County (136)  WoodCounty(94) Wood County (94)
Emory is the county seat for Rains County
Hooker Ridge is in Rains County
Rains County (16)  ►
ADJACENT TO RAINS COUNTY
Hopkins County (36)  ►
Hunt County (125)  ►
Van Zandt County (136)  ►
Wood County (94)  ►
 
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1 ► Texas, Rains County, Hooker Ridge — Hooker Cemetery — 1851 —
On Farm to Market Road 513 at County Road 1624, on the left when traveling north on Road 513.
James and Elizabeth Kitching Hooker migrated from Tennessee to Missouri to Texas. By 1842 James had claimed a headright grant for 640 acres located in the extreme Northwest corner of then Nacogdoches County. In 1846 he helped organize Hunt County as . . . — — Map (db m280286) HM
2 ► Texas, Rains County, Hooker Ridge — 7803 — Judge James Hooker
On Farm to Market Road 513 at County Road 1624, on the left when traveling north on Road 513. Reported missing.
Prominent Hunt County pioneer (1807-1865) Came to Texas 1840. Granted a 640-acre headright by Republic of Texas. Served as commissioner to organize county and locate county seat. First postmaster of Hooker's Mill settlement where he owned area's . . . — — Map (db m280289) HM
3 ► Texas, Rains County, Hooker Ridge — Texas Sharpshooter —
On Farm to Market Road 513 at County Road 1624, on the left when traveling north on Road 513.
The Footstone below is in memory of Sgt. Christopher Columbus Neal, Co. E, 1st Battalion, Texas Sharpshooters. He enlisted as a Private in Hunt County, Tx. with Captain Benjamin Martin's 1st Texas Sharpshooters at the age of 30 on April 30, 1862. . . . — — Map (db m280291) HM WM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026