Madisonville is the county seat for Madison County
Madisonville is in Madison County
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On State Highway 21, 0.1 miles Pine st, on the left when traveling west.
A part of the national Civilian Conservation Corps program of the New Deal era, Camp Sam Houston in Madisonville was a soil conservation camp. Begun in July 1935 and occupied by workers one month later, the camp provided jobs for 196 men. Members of . . . — — Map (db m219454) HM
On West Trinity Street at South Elm Street, on the right when traveling east on West Trinity Street.
In 1856, two years after the formation of Madisonville, J. W. D. Creath, a missionary to the fledgling State of Texas for the Southern Baptist Convention, deeded two town lots south of this site to the trustees of Madisonville Baptist Church. In . . . — — Map (db m119573) HM
On South McIver Street at West Main Street (State Highway 21), on the right when traveling south on South McIver Street.
First United Methodist Church traces its origins back to 1842, before Madison County organized, when circuit riding preacher Henderson Palmer from the Galveston District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, south served the area. Circuit riders from . . . — — Map (db m220345) HM
On State Highway 90 at Jozye Road (Farm to Market Road 1452), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 90.
Mormon Missionaries came to this part of Madison County in 1907 and were kindly received by families here, in what was then known as the Center community. The first baptisms occurred in 1907-08. In December 1908 a Sunday School was organized with . . . — — Map (db m157953) HM
On South May Street (State Highway 75) at Bacon Street, on the right when traveling north on South May Street.
Born in Madisonville on February 16, 1896, Jubal Richard "J.R." Parten secured his legacy as a pioneer in the American oil industry and a reputation in local, state and national politics. Studying government and law at the University of Texas, . . . — — Map (db m135787) HM
On East Collard Street at North Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west on East Collard Street.
This congregation was organized in November 1858 by Brother Benton Sweeney and nineteen charter members. Served by traveling ministers for many years, the members worshiped in a number of buildings erected at various sites in town. Known as the . . . — — Map (db m220343) HM
On West Trinity Street at Casey Street, on the left when traveling west on West Trinity Street.
In 1880, Madisonville's first school for African American students was established on the northeast side of town in a one-room schoolhouse. Spencer Davis served as the first teacher. In 1885, the school was moved to this site, on land donated by the . . . — — Map (db m220347) HM
On Spur 104, 0.5 miles north of State Highway 75, on the left when traveling south.
John and Elizabeth Kellett Park buried her brother, Thomas Jefferson Kellett, on their land at this site in 1852. Thomas Kellett was born in South Carolina and served in the Army of the Republic of Texas. John Park's brother Andrew, also a native of . . . — — Map (db m220339) HM
On North Madison Street, 0.1 miles north of East Cottonwood Street, on the right when traveling south.
Russian-born Jewish immigrants Jake Shapira (d. 1903) and his wife Sarah owned a boarding house at this site which burned in 1903. The following year Sarah had this Victorian hotel built. The structure reflects Eastlake styling and features . . . — — Map (db m220344) HM
On South Martin Luther King Jr. at West Trinity Street, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr..
The Rev. N.C. McCloud organized this church in 1885 and served as its first pastor. Many of the congregation's initial members were former slaves. Early services were held in the area's school for African Americans until 1902 when the congregation . . . — — Map (db m220349) HM
On West Trinity Street at South Elm Street, on the right when traveling east on West Trinity Street.
Madison County native Truman Kimbro was born in Cottonwood (6 mi. W), and attended school in nearby Center. Drafted into the army in December 1941, he arrived in Europe in October 1943 with the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was . . . — — Map (db m119571) HM
On State Highway 21 east of North Casey Street, on the right when traveling east.
Organized in 1873 by the Rev. W. A. Parks and ten charter members, the Methodist Episcopal Church was the second African American church in Madisonville. Early worship services were held in members' homes and a brush arbor. In the absence of a . . . — — Map (db m135754) HM
