Comanche County, Texas
Historical Markers in Comanche, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 18 Texas historical markers in Comanche, in Comanche County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Outlaws & Lawmen, Ghost Towns, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2019. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Comanche stories
- Robert Thomas Hillplaced 1995
Robert Thomas Hill began life on August 11, 1858, in the aristocratic comforts of his parents' Nashville, Tennessee, home.
- Comanche Countyplaced 1936
First settled in 1854 by five families, the county, created and organized 1856, was named for Comanche Indians, Lords of Texas frontier, who were…
- Lindsey-Gore Homeplaced 2011
Attorney and politician Newton R. Lindsey (1847 – 1908) constructed this home between 1881 and 1888.
- Texas Ranger Captain James Cunninghamplaced 1967
Born in Alabama, settled in Comanche County, 1855. Commander of Texas Ranger Company stationed in Comanche County, 1858.
- Big Eye Cemeteryplaced 2019
George William Montgomery moved to Comanche County from Mississippi in 1855. In 1869, George and Nancy C. (Hicks) Montgomery purchased 480 acres in…
- Choctaw Robinson Treeplaced 1975
The Rev. William Robinson (1809-98), pioneer Baptist missionary, was born in North Carolina and came to Texas in 1848.
Comanche on the Texas history calendar
All 18 historical markers in Comanche
- Big Eye Cemetery2019
- Choctaw Robinson Tree1975
- Comanche County1936
- Cunningham Family Reunion1989
- Fleming Oak1965
- General Ashbel Smith, C.S.A.1965
- George Washington Gentry1980
- Hardin, John Wesley1966
- Hasse Community1970
- Indian Raid in Comanche1969
- L. B. Russell Home1967
- Lindsey-Gore Home2011
- M. R. (Boss) Greene1968
- Old Cora Courthouse1986
- Old Corn Trail1967
- Robert Thomas Hill1995
- Texas Ranger Captain James Cunningham1967
- The Comanche Chief2000
Historical markers near Comanche
- Dublin8 stories · 20 mi
- Brownwood16 stories · 26 mi
- Hamilton9 stories · 29 mi
- Goldthwaite6 stories · 30 mi
- Stephenville6 stories · 33 mi
- Ranger5 stories · 40 mi
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