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Historical Markers in Tenaha, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Shelby 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 Shelby County, TX (37) Nacogdoches County, TX (157) Panola County, TX (44) Rusk County, TX (91) Sabine County, TX (50) San Augustine County, TX (46) De Soto Parish, LA (51) Sabine Parish, LA (22)  ShelbyCounty(37) Shelby County (37)  NacogdochesCounty(157) Nacogdoches County (157)  PanolaCounty(44) Panola County (44)  RuskCounty(91) Rusk County (91)  SabineCounty(50) Sabine County (50)  SanAugustineCounty(46) San Augustine County (46)  DeSotoParishLouisiana(51) De Soto Parish (51)  SabineParish(22) Sabine Parish (22)
Center is the county seat for Shelby County
Tenaha is in Shelby County
Shelby County (37)  ►
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De Soto Parish, Louisiana (51)  ►
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1 ► Texas, Shelby County, Tenaha — 7684 — First United Methodist Church — of Tenaha —
On North George Bowers Drive (U.S. 59) at McNeill St, on the right when traveling north on North George Bowers Drive.
This Methodist Church was one of the first institutions established in Tenaha after its founding in 1886. The congregation was established by Methodists from the Woods Post Office and Ramah communities, who had come to help develop a railhead town . . . — — Map (db m268292) HM
2 ► Texas, Shelby County, Tenaha — 14001 — Ramah Cemetery —
On County Road 4475 north of U.S. 84, on the left when traveling north.
The Ramah community dates to the early 1870s, when William Tell Pou and his wife Mollie Lucy (Grace) first homesteaded here. They helped found Ramah Baptist Church, established in 1874 and named for the biblical city of Ramah, meaning high place. . . . — — Map (db m268289) HM
3 ► Texas, Shelby County, Tenaha — 14284 — Tennessee Community Cemetery —
On Farm to Market Road 947 at County Road 4653, on the right when traveling west on Road 947.
Originally known as Mount Carmel, the community served by this cemetery adopted the name Tennessee, as many families from that state settled here. Ancestors of John B. Woodfin (1856-1945) are said to have first set aside land for this burial ground, . . . — — Map (db m268296) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 12, 2026