Bogata has 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Red River County. The marker list includes records dating to 1976. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.
William Humphries (1805-1880), an 1818 to mid-1820s pioneer in this area, returned in 1836 to settle permanently. In 1840 his 9-year-old daughter died and was buried near the line between his headright and that of Isaac…
Wilson, John, and Sam McCrury and their two sisters arrived in this area from Missouri in 1835. A private family burial ground was begun on the land of John McCrury upon his death in 1864. Although there are probably…
Peter and Edy (Jones) Ringo came to Texas from Missouri with their nine children in 1840. The family established a ferry on the Sulphur River which became a local landmark and provided for travel, shipping and…
From Bogata, take FM 909 and proceed north 6.5 to FM 1487 by the Country Store. Turn right (south) on FM 1487 and go 3.7 miles until you see the Cuthand Cemetery sign. Turn right onto County Road 1412 and the cemetery…