Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp
One of Houston County's important early communities, Coltharp was settled at this site in the 1850s. Pioneer settlers included Eli and Eliza Jane Coltharp, William and Rhodey Conner, Jacob and Rhoda Gregg, Silas and Sarah Gregg, L.B. (Brice) and Frances Conner John, and Thomas J. Payne. A frame schoolhouse and masonic lodge hall, a church, and numerous stores and houses once stood at this site. The economy turned from cotton and corn to timber in the late 1880s. Bypassed by the railroad, Coltharp declined by 1925 as residents left for nearby sawmill towns.
31.3678° N, 95.1458° W
Where to Find It
from Kennard take SH 7 east 1.4 miles to CR 4700, then southeast 1.2 miles
Nearby Markers
- 0.8 mi N Allen Chapel Community
- 1 mi E Antioch Cemetery Ratcliff
- 1.2 mi W Hagerville Community
- 1.2 mi W Community of Coltharp
- 1.4 mi N Four C Mill
- 1.7 mi N Ratcliff Ratcliff