Houston County Historical Markers
Houston County has 231 Texas historical markers across 14 towns and communities. 19 of them mark Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The earliest went up in 1918.
- Markers
- 231
- Mapped
- 216
- Landmarks
- 19
3 listed by the THC as missing
Common subjects here: Cemeteries, Towns and Communities, Churches and Congregations, Pioneers and Early Settlers, African American History, Military History
Crockett 85
- A. E. Gossett Home 1964
- All Saints Episcopal Church 1972
- Andrew Edwards Gossett 1972
- Andrew Edwards Gossett 1970
- Andrew Jackson McGown 1983
- Armistead Albert Aldrich 1972
- Armisted Thompson Mason Monroe 1979
- Augustus "Gus" LeGory 1980
- Beasley Drive 1973
- Beazley House 1980
- Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 2001
- Bynum Cemetery 2000
- Cannon-Stanton House 1989
- Captain John English 1936
- Col. Steward Alexander Miller 1973
- Colonel David Alexander Nunn 1973
- Concord Cemetery 2007
- Congressman Nat Patton 1978
- Crockett 1964
- Site of the Crockett Hotel 1980
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park 1971
- Downes-Aldrich House 1972
- Early Bank Building 1972
- Elisha Clapp 1999
- First Baptist Church of Crockett 1988
- First Christian Church of Crockett 1997
- First Methodist Church 1968
- First National Bank Building
- First National Bank of Crockett 1972
- First Presbyterian Church of Crockett 1980
- Five Courthouses of Houston County 1979
- Fodice Community School 1997
- Frank Mulder Gossett 1982
- George G. Alford 1981
- Glenwood Cemetery 1972
- Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector) 1972
- Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church 1998
- Hall Cemetery 1998
- Harry Frederick Moore 1992
- House Built by A. T. Monroe 1962
- Houston County 1936
- Houston County Courthouse 2000
- Isaac Adair Daniel 1997
- James Elbert Downes 1989
- Jasper Cemetery 2002
- John Edward Nite_Lucy Stepp Nite 1992
- John Gordon Beasley 1984
- John Lawrence Hall 1995
- John Long 2002 Listed as missing
- John T. Smith 1985
- Judge Elijah Gossett 1936
- Kings Highway 1918
- Lula Demby Dailey 2001
- Major Isaac Watts Burton 1936
- Mary Allen Seminary 1982
- Old McCann Cemetery 2023
- McCarter Cemetery 2003
- Miller-Spinks-Mayes Property 1992
- Monroe-Crook House 1969
- Mount Pleasant C.M.E. Church 1998
- Newton-Norris House 1990
- Oakland 1988
- Patton-Buchanan Building 1982
- Post Oak School 2002
- Site of R. E. McConnell Property 1981
- Read's Opening 2002
- The Rev. John C. Woolam 1994
- Rice Cemetery 1978
- Rudd Crawford Spinks 1982
- Samuel Fisher Tenney 1980
- Smith Brothers 1989
- Spence-Chamberlain House 1994
- Spinks-Mayes Building 1982
- Stage Coach Inn 1936
- Strode-Pritchett Log Cabin 1982
- Vicory Barker Tunstall 1973
- W. E. Mayes Property 1983
- W.V. McConnell Building 1982
- Wheeler Springs Community 1994
- Site of Wheeler Springs School 2002
- William Elbert "Buck" Mayes 1995
- William Kyle McLean 1992
- William Monroe Patton 1996
- William Van McConnell 1985
- Wortham, Major John 1936
Grapeland 27
- "Slocum Massacre" in Houston County 2024
- Augusta Cemetery 1990
- Augusta Union Church 1990
- Balis Edens Cemetery 1997
- Bobbitt Cemetery 2005
- Brewington Baptist Church 2014
- Cedar Branch Community School 2002
- Chaffin Cemetery 2002
- City of Grapeland 1972
- Darius H. Edens 1993
- Davis Cemetery 2009
- First Baptist Church of Grapeland
- First Christian Church of Grapeland 1972
- Franklin Columbus Woodard 1983
- Henry Allen Pennington House 1985
- Houston's Mound 1995
- John and Lucinda Nugent Sheridan 1984
- The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin 1976
- Joseph Randolph Yarbrough 1986
- Mission San Francisco de los Tejas 1968
- Mission San Francisco de los Tejas 1934
- Oak Grove Baptist Church
- Parker Cemetery 1989
- Parker Cemetery 2003
- Refuge Cemetery 2002
- Reynard Community 1989
- Wingate, Mrs. Isabella 1936
Lovelady 15
- Antioch Cemetery 1985
- Archie Adams 1985
- C. R. Rich Building 1985
- Site of Center Grove School 1998
- Center Hill Cemetery 2003
- Eastham Prison Farm 1996
- First Baptist Church of Lovelady 1985
- First United Methodist Church of Lovelady 1982
- Fodice Cemetery 2018
- Houston-Leon County Coal Company 1996
- Lawrence House 2020
- Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery 1985
- Lovelady School Site 2003
- The Rev. Thomas Nelms Mainer 1979
- Town of Lovelady 1972
Kennard 10
- Daniel-Merriwether House 2013
- First Baptist Church of Kennard 2006
- Former Rosenwald School 1973
- Hill Cemetery 1991
- Kennard 1996
- Lake Creek Cemetery 2023
- Randolph Community 1973
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery 2015
- Stubblefield Church 2002
- Old Zion Cemetery 2000
Weches 10
- Community of Weches 1986
- Site of Daniel McLean Claim 1972 Listed as missing
- Daniel McLean_John Sheridan 1971
- The Edens-Madden Massacre 1971
- Glover School 1981
- Hayes Park 1971
- Mission Santissimo Nombre de Maria 1971
- Site of Old Town of Augusta 1971
- Pine Springs Campground 1972
- Weches CCC Camp 1994
Latexo 4
- Site of the Jones School House 1973
- Latexo Baptist Church 2000
- Milligan Cemetery 2004
- Town of Latexo 1972
Ratcliff 4
- Antioch Cemetery 1988
- Druso 1997 Listed as missing
- Ratcliff 1972
- William Preston and Rebecca Kate Conner House 1997
Austonio 3
- Collin Aldrich 1936
- Site of Old Block House 1936
- Site of the Town of Alabama 1936
Grapeland vicinity 2
Austinio 1
Germany 1
- Germany 1997
Lovelady vicinity 1
San Pedro 1
- San Pedro Community 1993
Weldon 1
Elsewhere in Houston County 66
- Aaron Lowery 1973
- Albert Holley House 1983
- Alfred M. Hallmark 1978
- Allen Chapel Community 1986
- Arbor Community 1993
- Beeson-Box Cemetery
- Bradford Davis Family 1979
- Captain Elisha Clapp 1936
- Captain George English 1936
- Cedar Branch Community and Church 1996
- Cedar Point Church and Cemetery 1986
- Center Hill 1990
- Community of Coltharp 1979
- Community of Fodice 1980
- Community of Tadmor 1985
- Cornith Cemetery 1991
- Creek Cemetery 1992
- Dalys/Dailey Community Cemetery 1991
- Denson Cemetery 1983
- Enon Cemetery 1989
- Evergreen Cemetery 1989
- Four C Mill 1973
- Franklin Columbus (Peter) Fleeks 1994
- Georgia Camp Baptist Church 1985
- Givens Homesite 1994
- Givens Homesite 1994
- Old Glover Cemetery 1981
- Grounds Cemetery 1994
- Guiceland Cemetery 1989
- Hagerville Community 1979
- Hall's Bluff 1996
- Hill Cemetery 1992
- Hopewell Community and Gudeblye School 1990
- Ivie Cemetery 1988
- James English 1983
- Jane Dotson Lively 1982
- Jim English Cemetery 1983
- John A. Box 1936
- John Wortham 1982
- Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice 1976
- Joseph T. Bowman 1990
- Joshua English 1936
- King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road 1918
- Liberty Hill Community 1988
- Livelyville Cemetery 1982
- Madden Massacre 1936
- Mt. Vernon Church and Cemetery 1979
- Nelson Box 1936
- New Energy Cemetery 1986
- Original Site of the Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin 1976
- Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp 1985
- Plain Community 1984
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
- Porter Springs Community and Cemetery 1994
- Ratcliff CCC Camp 1994
- Reverend Thomas Box 1936
- Richard (Dick) King and Rachel Ellis King 1992
- Robert S. Patton Family Cemetery 1990
- Old Shiloh Methodist Church and Campground 1973
- Stanton Cemetery 1993
- Site of Volga Community 1989
- Waneta Community and School 1990
- Weldon Cemetery 1990
- Wesley Chapel Church and Cemetery 1987
- Whitehead Cemetery 1985
- William Calvert Hallmark 1936
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