Coldspring is the county seat for San Jacinto County
Shepherd is in San Jacinto County
San Jacinto County(20) ► ADJACENT TO SAN JACINTO COUNTY Liberty County(91) ► Montgomery County(68) ► Polk County(38) ► Trinity County(19) ► Walker County(99) ►
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Inhabited from about 1835 to 1900 by members of the Coushatta Tribe. Most of the Indians had small farms, but also worked for wages after crops were harvested. Burial pits excavated by archeologists (1968) revealed skeletal remains, ironstone . . . — — Map (db m206592) HM
Organized in 1882 in town founded by railroad backers and named for landowner-banker B.A. Shepherd. Site for church was given by Paul Bremond, rail magnate. Greek Revival building (first church erected in Shepherd) was shared in early years with . . . — — Map (db m206593) HM
Originated in vicinity of Old Drew's Landing, a Trinity River port for settlers bringing in goods and shipping cotton, tobacco, and other products to markets. An early nearby community was Big Creek.
Into these pioneer settlements came Houston . . . — — Map (db m206614) HM
