Historical Markers in Jacksonville, Texas

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• Jackson Smithplaced 1986

  A blacksmith by trade, Kentuckian Jackson Smith came to Texas in the 1830s and participated in the War for Independence.

• Carey Lake-Boggy Creek Oil Fieldplaced 1995

  Cherokee County's first commercial oil field was discovered here in the area of Carey Lake and Boggy Creek by the Humble Oil and Refining Company in…

• Church Founded by Chaplain Nicholas A. Davis, C.S.A.placed 1964

  Born in Alabama in 1824. Entered Presbyterian ministry. Moved to Texas in 1857. Farmed and preached.

• Earle's Chapel Cemeteryplaced 1990

  Elijah Earle (1804-1880) and his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Jarratt Tatum (1824-1904), set aside land for this graveyard in 1858.

• Earle's Chapel Methodist Churchplaced 1990

  Settlement of the Earle's Chapel community began several years before the organization of Cherokee County.

• Jacksonville's Public Squareplaced 2021

  Jackson Smith, a Republic of Texas soldier and scout who first explored the Gum Creek area in 1838, returned in 1847 and built a house and blacksmith…

All 16 historical markers in Jacksonville

• Carey Lake-Boggy Creek Oil Field1995
• Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville2004
• Church Founded by Chaplain Nicholas A. Davis, C.S.A.1964
• Craft Baptist Church2007
• Earle's Chapel Cemetery1990
• Earle's Chapel Methodist Church1990
• First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville1989
• Jackson Smith1986
• Jacksonville's Public Square2021
• Love's Lookout1978
• Mixon Cemetery2010
• Old Neches Saline Road1970
• Old Rusk Tramway1970
• Oldest Home in Jacksonville1965
• Taylor and Lucy Dirden Farm2023
• Texas Civil War Iron Works1965

Historical markers near Jacksonville

• Rusk21 stories · 14 mi
• Palestine60 stories · 24 mi
• Alto16 stories · 25 mi
• Tyler22 stories · 26 mi
• Weches7 stories · 30 mi
• Grapeland9 stories · 30 mi

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