Wise County Historical Markers
Wise County has 110 Texas historical markers across 18 towns and communities. 14 of them mark Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The earliest went up in 1936.
- Markers
- 110
- Mapped
- 105
- Landmarks
- 14
Common subjects here: Cemeteries, Churches and Congregations, Military History, Pioneers and Early Settlers, Towns and Communities, Native American History
Decatur 44
- Anneville School 1968
- Battle of the Knobs 1967
- Butterfield Overland Stage Line 1936
- Old Campsite of Jesse and Frank James 1967
- Cattle Trail Crossing 1968
- Charles Vernon Terrell 1972
- Colonel Absalom Bishop 2014
- Decatur Baptist College 1964
- Decatur First United Methodist Church 1981
- Depression Era Projects in Wise County 2019
- Dr. William Renshaw 1977
- East Side Elementary School 2013
- El Castile (Old Waggoner Home) 1962
- Episcopal Mission of the Ascension 1968
- First Baptist Church of Decatur 2006
- First National Bank of Decatur 1983
- Flat Rock Cemetery 1972
- Glass Manufacturing in Wise County 2020
- Gose Trees 1973
- Greenwood Masonic Lodge #779 2016
- Harding-Gregg Log Cabin 2024
- New Salem Freewill Baptist Church 2012
- Oak Grove United Methodist Church 1984
- Oak Lawn Cemetery 1991
- Perrin Log Cabin 2013
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery #1 2018
- Preskitt Cemetery 2000
- Randolph (Uncle Ran) Vesey 1979
- Randolph Vesey 1965
- Rush Creek Community Cemetery 1997
- S. W. Tilghman House 1974
- Sam Woody's Cabin 1970
- St. John Missionary Baptist Church 2012
- Old Stone Prison 1968
- Sweetwater Cemetery 2022
- Texas Ranger Captain Ira Long 1967
- Texas Tourist Camp Complex 1994
- Trimble Cemetery 2009
- Waggoner Cemetery 1994
- Wise County Courthouse 1964
- Wise County Messenger 1981
- Site of Wise County Poor Farm & Cemetery 1971
- Wise County Reunion 1976
- Wise County, C.S.A. 1963
Bridgeport 13
- Bridgeport Coal Mines 1971
- Bridgeport Lodge No. 587, A.F. & A.M. 1988
- Bridgeport Schools 2019
- East Mound Cemetery and School 1974
- First Baptist Church Bridgeport 2011
- First Presbyterian Church of Bridgeport 2011
- First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport 2001
- Hunt, Col. William Hudson 2008
- Hyde Cemetery 1980
- Paschall 1997
- Republic of Texas' Santa Fe Expedition in Wise County 2012
- St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church 2015
- Toll Bridge & Old Bridgeport 1972
Alvord 12
- Alvord Lodge No. 512, A. F. & A. M. 1994
- Audubon 1970
- Ball Knob Cemetery 1967
- Capture of Willie and Bud Ball 2020
- City of Alvord 1982
- First United Methodist Church Alvord 2014
- General Ernest O. Thompson 1972
- Hopewell Baptist Church 2010
- Hopewell Cemetery 2013
- Huff Family Massacre 1968
- Mount Zion Baptist Church and Jonestown Cemetery 1983
- Rhoads Family Cemetery 2002
Chico 11
- Babb Cemetery 1968
- Brown Hotel 1969
- First Baptist Church of Chico 1974
- Hanna-Robinson-Richey Drugstore 1976
- Indian Captives Dot and Bianca Babb 1971
- Lake Bridgeport 2017
- The Methodist Church in Chico 1972
- Olive Branch Cemetery 1981
- R. C. Mount House 1975
- Robert Calvin Mount 1967
- Siddons-Barnes Log Cabin 1996
Paradise 7
- Cottondale 1975
- Dallas, Pacific & Southeastern Railway 2013
- Dr. M. W. Matthews 1971
- Site of Draco 1968
- First Christian Church of Paradise 1984
- George Lafayette Ramsdale 1985
- Site of Old Town Paradise 2014
Aurora 4
Rhome 4
Boyd 2
- Deep Creek Community 1970
- Masonic Lodge #479 1965
Slidell 2
- A. H. Fortenberry 1977
- Slidell 1974
Willow Point 2
- Samuel G. Evetts 1988
- Willow Point Cemetery 1986
Cottondale 1
- "Machine Gun" Kelley 2015
Flat Rock 1
Greenwood 1
- Greenwood 1988
Keeter 1
- Keeter Cemetery 1992
Newark 1
Pleasant Grove 1
Runaway Bay (Bridgeport) 1
Sand Hill 1
- Sand Hill Community 1972
Elsewhere in Wise County 1
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