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Sabine County, Texas
Historical Markers in Hemphill, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 23 Texas historical markers in Hemphill, in Sabine County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, Native History, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1974 and 2015. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Hemphill stories
- Isaac Low Cemeteryplaced 1981
A veteran of the War of 1812, Isaac Low (1781-1853) migrated to this area from Tennessee in 1828.
- Matthew Arnold Parkerplaced 1974
(May 17, 1801 - March 19, 1862) First chief justice of Sabine County, Republic of Texas. Parker was born in Georgia.
- Sabine Countyplaced 2010
Sabine County, one of the original 23 Texas counties, is on the eastern border of Texas. It is bound by and named for the sabine river, which…
- Site of East Mayfieldplaced 1997
The community of East Mayfield was built here in 1912 and named for Texas Railroad Commissioner Earle B. Mayfield.
- Clark-Dickey and Smith Cemeteriesplaced 1996
William and Mahala Graham Clark settled in the Big Sandy Creek area before 1837. William died in 1856 and his is the oldest marked grave in the…
- Clark-James Houseplaced 2013
This historic home was built in 1919-1920 by Eausel Clark after his marriage to Bertie Fullen on September 17, 1919.
All 23 historical markers in Hemphill
- Clark-Dickey and Smith Cemeteries1996
- Clark-James House2013
- Ener Cemetery2008
- Fairmount Cemetery2004
- Harper Chapel Cemetery2004
- Harper Chapel Church2005
- Hemphill2008
- Hemphill Cemetery1981
- Hemphill First United Methodist Church2002
- Isaac Low Cemetery1981
- James Frederick Gomer Cemetery2012
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery2000
- Matthew Arnold Parker1974
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery2006
- Oakhill Cemetery2010
- Sabine County2010
- Sabine County Courthouse1981
- Sabine County Jail1981
- Site of East Mayfield1997
- Springhill Cemetery1999
- Starr Funeral Home2013
- Thomas Johnson School2015
- Yellowpine Cemetery2010
Historical markers near Hemphill
- Milam17 stories · 10 mi
- Geneva10 stories · 14 mi
- Burkeville17 stories · 22 mi
- San Augustine52 stories · 23 mi
- Jasper39 stories · 31 mi
- Newton21 stories · 33 mi
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