Wharton County Historical Markers
Wharton County has 88 Texas historical markers across 16 towns and communities. 9 of them mark Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The earliest went up in 1936.
- Markers
- 88
- Mapped
- 67
- Landmarks
- 9
Common subjects here: Churches and Congregations, Towns and Communities, Historic Homes, Cemeteries, Ranching and Cowboys, Military History
Wharton 32
- Albert Clinton Horton 1986
- City of Wharton 1986
- Early Wharton County Jails 2023
- Elkins, Nettie, House
- First Baptist Church of Wharton 1986
- First East Bernard School 1965
- First United Methodist Church of Wharton 1999
- Garrett, John and Sophie, House
- Harris Park 2024
- Site of The Home of Robert McAlpin Williamson 1936
- Joseph A. Hamilton House 1984
- Judge Edwin Hawes House 1982
- Judge George E. Quinan 1988
- The Judge Robert McAlpin Williamson Home
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church 2024
- Site of Plaza Hotel and Plaza Theater 1994
- Security Bank and Trust Company 1988
- Shearith Israel Synagogue 1988
- St. James Missionary Baptist Church 2022
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church 1996
- St. Paul Lutheran Church 1990
- St. Thomas' Episcopal Church 2017
- Texas Gulf Sulphur Company-Newgulf 1996
- Wharton Cemetery 2002
- Wharton Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture 2020
- Wharton County 1936
- Wharton County Abstract Company
- Wharton County Courthouse 2007
- Wharton County Library 2019
- Wharton Hispanic Cemetery 2020
- Wharton Training School 2019
- Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp 1991
El Campo 12
- Culp Krueger 1962
- El Campo 1990
- El Campo First Baptist Church 2009
- El Campo Independent School District 1994
- El Campo Library Building 1990
- First Christian Church of El Campo 2003
- First National Bank of El Campo 1991
- First Presbyterian Church of El Campo 2020
- KULP Radio 2024
- St. John Cemetery 2022
- St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Parish 2005
- Webb, Mack Hardware Store
Egypt 8
Hungerford 6
Louise 6
Boling 4
East Bernard 4
Glen Flora 4
- First Missionary Baptist Church 2022
- Glen Flora 2016
- Glen Flora Plantation 1967
- Old Jerusalem Cemetery 2020
Danevang 3
Pierce 3
- Site Of Pierce Hotel 1984
- Shanghai Pierce Ranch 1936
- Shanghai Pierce Ranch House 1967
Burr 1
Egypt vicinity 1
Lane City 1
Lissie 1
Newgulf 1
- Newgulf Campo Santo 2020
Taiton 1
- Drastata Farm 2022
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