McAdams Homeplace
John McAdams, III (1815-92), a veteran of the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas Army, moved to present Walker County from the Sabine District. He and his first wife Hester White (1818-49) built this home in the 1840s. He later wed Mary Frances Bankhead (1834-1905). A land speculator, planter, and rancher, he also ran a cotton gin and sawmill. The area around his land became known as McAdams community. A post office was located there from 1888 to 1917. The family cemetery is now a public burial ground. In 1968 the house was moved here from the original site (1 mi. E).
30.7669° N, 95.7718° W
Where to Find It
From Huntsville take SH 75 NW approx. 3 miles to FM 1696; then W on FM 1696 approx. 7.5 miles to McAdams Cemetery (Homeplace is opposite the road from the cemetery).
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi W Burials of Enslaved People in McAdams Cemetery Huntsville
- <0.1 mi W McAdams Cemetery
- 5.1 mi NE Harmony Cemetery Huntsville
- 5.6 mi NE Near Gravesite of Veteran of American Revolution Mark Manning Crabbs Prairie
- 5.9 mi S Buck Foster Cemetery Bedias
- 6.4 mi E Cook Springs Baptist Church