Chambers County
Formed from Jefferson and Liberty counties. Created February 12, 1858. Organized August 2, 1858. Named in honor of General Thomas Jefferson Chambers (1802-1865), the first and only superior judge of Texas before the revolution. Member of Secession Convention of 1861. County seat, Wallisville, 1858. Anahuac first known as Chambersea, since 1908.
29.7733° N, 94.6755° W
Where to Find It
near intersection of Kansas Ave. on SH 61
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi NE Black Education in Chambers County Anahuac
- 0.4 mi W Events at Anahuac Leading to the Texas Revolution Anahuac
- 0.5 mi W Lone Star Canal Anahuac
- 0.6 mi W Home of Thomas Jefferson Chambers Anahuac
- 0.6 mi W The Dr. N. T. Schilling Medical Office Anahuac
- 0.6 mi W Chambersea Anahuac