Walker County
Created, 1846, from Montgomery County. First named for Robert J. Walker, U.S. Senator; in Civil War, Samuel H. Walker, Texas Ranger and Mexican War hero, was made honoree. Huntsville, county seat, was once an Indian trading post. First courthouse was built, 1848. A second one burned, January, 1888, and the present one was built in August, 1888. Walker County today contains much of Sam Houston National Forest. Headquarters for Texas Department of Corrections and Sam Houston State College, the oldest state-supported college in Texas, are in Huntsville.
30.7235° N, 95.5513° W
Where to Find It
N side of Walker County courthouse square; Huntsville.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi E Founding of Huntsville and of Historic Indian Post Huntsville
- <0.1 mi N Old Gibbs Store Huntsville
- <0.1 mi E The Five Courthouses of Walker County Huntsville
- <0.1 mi E Walker County Huntsville
- 0.1 mi N First United Methodist Church of Huntsville Huntsville
- 0.1 mi SE Henry Opera House Huntsville