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Harrison County, Texas
Historical Markers in Harleton, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Harleton, in Harrison County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1993 and 2014.
Start with these Harleton stories
- Liberty Cemeteryplaced 2002
This burial ground originally served the congregation of the Baptist Church of Christ at Liberty.
- Smyrna Cemeteryplaced 1997
Pioneer physician John Chadd received a land grant in 1845 made by Texas Governor J. Pinckney Henderson.
- County Line Cemeteryplaced 2004
Early settlers to this area included: Eli Henderson McCoy, who came from North Carolina in 1859 and later served in the Confederate Army; Jeremiah…
- Harletonplaced 1993
Although settlement in this area between the forks of Big and Little Cypress creeks began in the 1830s, notable growth did not occur until the…
- Harleton Methodist Churchplaced 1994
Methodist services were held in the homes of area settlers as early as the 1840s. In 1901 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was deeded land in…
- Piney Cemeteryplaced 2014
Located five miles north of Harleton, Piney Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Harrison County.
All 8 historical markers in Harleton
Historical markers near Harleton
- Hallsville9 stories · 13 mi
- Jefferson102 stories · 15 mi
- Longview75 stories · 17 mi
- Marshall96 stories · 18 mi
- Gilmer39 stories · 21 mi
- Hughes Springs8 stories · 21 mi
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