Historical Markers in Richmond, Texas

Start with these Richmond stories

• Randolph Fosterplaced 2002

  Randolph Foster Born in the Natchez District of Spanish West Florida on March 12, 1790, Randolph Foster was the son of John and Rachel (Gibson)…

• Brown-Beard Cemeteryplaced 1985

  Begun in the Big Creek settlement area as the Pentecost Graveyard. This cemetery dates to at least 1841 with the burial of George s.

• Early Courthouse Squareplaced 1973

  This square was deeded in 1838 to Fort Bend County by Robert E. Handy and William Lusk, founders of Richmond.

• Walter Moses Burtonplaced 1992

  (August 9, 1840 - June 4, 1913) Born a slave in North Carolina, Walter Moses Burton was brought to Texas about 1860.

• Williams Familyplaced 2015

  The southeastern road into Richmond is named Williams Way Boulevard after the Williams family who shaped the area’s history.

• Andrew Jackson Beardplaced 1936

  A veteran of San Jacinto. Born in Arkansas May 29, 1814; died in 1866. His wife Sallie Pentecost Beard, born in June, 1818; died in 1857.

Richmond on the Texas history calendar

• March 12: Randolph Foster

All 38 historical markers in Richmond

• Andrew Jackson Beard1936
• Brown-Beard Cemetery1985
• Calvary Episcopal Church1984
• Church Of The Living God, Pillar And Ground Of Truth2015
• City of Richmond1969
• Constantine W. Buckley1965
• Dismounted Texas Cavalry1964
• Early Courthouse Square1973
• Erastus ("Deaf") Smith1973
• Fort Bend1936
• Fort Bend County Courthouse1980
• Fort Bend County Jail1985
• Jane Long Boarding House1975
• John Foster2002
• John Foster Land Grant1989
• John McNabb1936
• Mamie and A.P. George2019
• McNabb House1979
• Moore Home1962
• Morton Cemetery1972
• Morton Lodge No. 72, A. F. & A. M.1989
• Morton-McCloy House1994
• Mrs. Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long1936
• Oak Hill Baptist Church2004
• Oak Hill Cemetery2004
• Randolph Foster2002
• Site of the Home of Mirabeau B. Lamar1936
• Site of the Home of Randal Jones1936
• Site of Thompson's Ferry1936
• St. John's United Methodist Church1983
• The Darst-Yoder House1976
• The John H. Pickens Davis House1962
• The McFarlane House1985
• The Peareson-Winston House1976
• Thomas Jefferson Smith1967
• Walter Moses Burton1992
• Williams Family2015
• Wyly Martin1936

Historical markers near Richmond

• Rosenberg17 stories · 3 mi
• Sugar Land10 stories · 8 mi
• Fulshear7 stories · 12 mi
• Needville5 stories · 14 mi
• Brookshire6 stories · 18 mi
• Wallis8 stories · 20 mi

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