Grayson County Historical Markers
Grayson County has 185 Texas historical markers across 17 towns and communities. 39 of them mark Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The earliest went up in 1936.
- Markers
- 185
- Mapped
- 180
- Landmarks
- 39
3 listed by the THC as missing
Common subjects here: Churches and Congregations, Historic Homes, Cemeteries, Towns and Communities, Schools and Education, Women's History
Sherman 71
- Aaron S. Mangum 1994
- Andrew Hanson 1972
- Andrew L. Randell 2004
- Austin College 1970
- B. H. Zauk 1997
- Site of Binkley Hotel 2002
- Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County 1999
- Capt. John Henry LeTellier 1962
- Site of Captain LeTellier's School 1969
- Captain N. A. Birge House 1988
- Carr-Taliaferro House 1978
- Old Cedar Community 1970
- Central Christian Church 1987
- City of Sherman 1936
- Courthouses of Grayson County 2001
- Dannel Funeral Home 2009
- Dickson, James Nelson 2004
- Eleventh Texas Cavalry 2003
- Federal Building (United States Courthouse) 1997
- First Presbyterian Church 2005
- First Site of City of Sherman 1972
- First United Methodist Church of Sherman 1970
- Fred Douglass School 1997
- Friendship Cemetery 1967
- Friendship Methodist Church 1967
- Grayson Bible Baptist Church 2009
- Grayson County 1969
- Grayson County Poor Farm 2018
- Grayson County, C. S. A. 1963
- The Great Sherman Storm of 1896 1975
- Hall Furniture Building 2002
- Hendrix Cemetery 1984
- Home County of Allison Mayfield, Conservationist 1966
- Jesse P. Loving 2000
- Judge C. C. Binkley 1997
- Kidd-Key College and Music Conservatory 1967
- Lee Simmons 1967
- Lyon House 1975
- Masonic Temple 1924 1988
- Mattie Davis Lucas 2001
- Merchants and Planters National Bank 1966
- Metz House 1976
- Mita Holsapple Hall (1885-1965) 2002
- Ninth Texas Cavalry 1995
- Odd Fellows Hall 1965
- Site of Old Sherman Opera House 1969
- Olive Ann Oatman Fairchild 1970
- Park of Old Settlers Association of Grayson County 1970
- Perrin Air Force Base 1988
- Peter W. Grayson 2004
- Pioneer Cotton Seed Oil Mill 1967
- Pool Manufacturing Company 1967
- President T. Roosevelt's Visit to Grayson County 1971
- The Rev. J.M. Binkley 1997
- The Rev. John Silliman Moore 2002
- The Reverend J.H. Reynolds 2004
- Roberts House 1993
- Saint John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 1993
- Sherman Little Theater (The Sherman Community Players) 2001
- Sherman Manufacturing Company 1967
- Old Sherman Public Library 1986
- Sherman Riot of 1930 2021
- St. Mary's Catholic Church 2001
- Thomas Jefferson Shannon 1983
- Tom Randolph 2002
- Travis Lodge No. 117, A. F. & A. M. 1991
- Trinity United Presbyterian Church 1976
- Trinity United Presbyterian Church 2005
- Walnut Street Church of Christ 1986
- Washington Iron Works Inc. 1978
- Wilson N. Jones 2006
Denison 38
- Old Bass Home 1968
- Birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower 1962
- Carpenters Bluff Bridge 2002
- The Civilian Conservation Corps at Loy Park 1998
- Coffman Cemetery 1980
- Colbert's Ferry 1936
- Cold Springs Log Cabin School 1977
- Davis-Ansley Log Cabin Home 1976
- E. M. Kohl Building 1976
- First Presbyterian Church 2011
- The Fitzgerald Home 1969
- Forest Park 2017
- Hopewell Baptist Church 1977
- Iron Ore Creek Cemetery 2024
- J. K. Miller House 1972
- Jesse Elvis Hendricks Log Cabin 1983
- Joseph G. McCoy, Promoter of Chisholm Trail 1967
- L. A. Washington, Jr. and wife Martha A. 1968
- Lake Texoma 1967
- Lone Star Masonic Lodge No. 403, A. F. & A. M. 1985
- Mayes House 2010
- Miller's Spring 1972
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 1975
- North-South Railway Connection 1993
- Oak Ridge Cemetery 2017
- Present Home of XXI Club 1966
- Site of Saint Francis Xavier Academy 1998
- Sand Springs 1972
- Sanford Homeplace 1999
- St. Luke's Church 1969
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church 1983
- Site of Terrell High School 2005
- Thomas V. Munson Home 1967
- Old Thompson Home 1968
- W. B. and Ella Munson Home 2013
- Waples Memorial United Methodist Church 2010
- Waples-Platter Grocery Company 2014
- Woodlake 2024
Van Alstyne 16
- Barron-Veazey House 1990 Listed as missing
- Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44) 2002
- Site of Campus of Old Columbia College 1979
- Cannon Cemetery 1996
- Elliott Cemetery 1986
- Fifrty Feet North to Grave of Collin McKinney 1968
- First Christian Church 1967
- First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne 1972
- Howe Lodge No. 430, A. F. & A.M. 1986
- James P. Dumas 1968
- Mantua Masonic Lodge No. 209, A. F. & A. M. 1983
- Old Town of Cannon 1967
- Umphress-Taylor Home 1981
- Van Alstyne 1994
- Van Alstyne Cemetery 2009
- Younger Scott McKinney Home 1983
Whitewright 12
- Bethel Baptist Church 1984
- Everheart-Canaan Cemetery 2004
- First Methodist Church of Whitewright 1994
- First Presbyterian Church and Manse 1994
- Grayson College 1965
- Kentucky Town 1965
- Kentuckytown Baptist Church 1966 Listed as missing
- Martindale-Lackey-Hudgins House 2010
- Samuel E. and Mary C. Marshall House 2001
- Vittitoe Cemetery 1985
- Whitewright 1992
- Whitewright Masonic Lodge No. 167 2002
Whitesboro 9
- Allison Cemetery 1997
- Bennett-Richardson House 1992
- Diamond Horse Ranch 1967
- Dixie Cemetery 2024
- Mary Florence Cowell 2000
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery 2019
- R. N. Younger Home 1965
- Sanborn Ranch 1967
- Whitesboro 1975
Pottsboro 8
- Fink 1988
- Site of Fort Johnson 1936
- George R. Reeves 1967
- Hagerman 1995
- Pottsboro 1994
- Preston Road/Shawnee Trail 1998
- Sophia Porter 1965
- Site of the Trading Post of Holland Coffee 1936
Bells 5
- Antioch Baptist Church 2001
- Dugan Family 2000
- First Baptist Church of Bells 1980
- Greenwood Cemetery 1973
- Washburn Cemetery 1997
Howe 5
- First Christian Church of Howe 2002
- Hall Cemetery 1973
- Jabez and Harriet Haning 1994
- Mame Roberts 2002
- William Whitley Wheat 2002
Tioga 4
- Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga 1967
- Tioga Cemetery 2004
- Tioga Cemetery 2004
- Tioga United Methodist Church 1976
Pilot Grove 3
- Binion Homestead 1996
- Pilot Grove 1965
- Pilot Grove Baptist Church 1994
Sadler 3
- Louis Wilmouth 1936
- Sadler Cemetery 2010
- Sadler United Methodist Church 1977
Tom Bean 3
- City of Tom Bean 1998
- Site of Early Grayson County Settlement - Whitemound 1967
- First United Methodist Church 1975 Listed as missing
Collinsville 2
Gunter 2
Dorchester 1
- Dorchester School 1985
Sherman-Denison 1
Southmayd 1
Elsewhere in Grayson County 1
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