Kerr's Creek
Commissioned to found a capital for colony of Green DeWitt, ex-Missouri state senator James Kerr settled here. He and six other men built homes on this stream--known ever since as Kerr's Creek. After a destructive Indian raid in 1826, the settlement was abandoned.
29.5085° N, 97.4292° W
Where to Find It
Near E city limits on FM 146 at Kerr Creek, Gonzales
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi E David Burkett Gonzales
- 0.1 mi NW Oak Forest Bridge Gonzales
- 0.1 mi W Kerr's Settlement Gonzales
- 0.8 mi W African American Education in Gonzales Gonzales
- 0.8 mi W The Eggleston House Gonzales
- 0.9 mi W Route of Gen. Sam Houston to San Jacinto Gonzales