Historical Markers in Edgewood, Texas

Start with these Edgewood stories

• Barren Ridgeplaced 2010

  A post office opened at the crossroads settlement of Barren Ridge in 1850, and James Bundy was named the first postmaster.

• Small Community and Cemeteryplaced 1998

  Small community was settled by the 1870s; the first school was opened one-half mile east of this site about 1889.

• A. L. Spradlin Log Cabinplaced 1978

  Adolphus Lane Spradlin (1863-1946) came to Texas from Indiana in 1875 with his parents. He settled at Hiram in Kaufman County and married Lee Ann…

• Bennett Joseph Carter Homeplaced 2010

  In 1911, B.J. Carter (1875-1934) moved to Edgewood with his wife, Sallie Abigail (Smyre) (1880-1966), and their three daughters.

• Cheatham Memorial United Methodist Churchplaced 1982

  This church grew from services led by a Canton Methodist circuit rider in the late 1870s. The first sanctuary (1 blk.

• Edgewood Cemeteryplaced 1978

  District Judge-Elect John C. Robertson (1824-1895) and his partner, W. S. Herndon (1837-1903), gave land in 1878 for a railroad depot.

All 11 historical markers in Edgewood

• A. L. Spradlin Log Cabin1978
• Barren Ridge2010
• Bennett Joseph Carter Home2010
• Cheatham Memorial United Methodist Church1982
• Edgewood Cemetery1978
• First Baptist Church of Edgewood1985
• Highland Cemetery2009
• Old First National Bank Building1980
• Slaughter School2010
• Small Community and Cemetery1998
• William H. Humphries Home1976

Historical markers near Edgewood

• Wills Point24 stories · 7 mi
• Canton31 stories · 11 mi
• Grand Saline12 stories · 11 mi
• Emory12 stories · 15 mi
• Van12 stories · 18 mi
• Ben Wheeler6 stories · 21 mi

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