Fayette County, Texas

Historical Markers in Ellinger, Texas

Ellinger is home to 3 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.

St. Mary's Catholic Church · 1986

In the 1850s, families of German and Czech origin in the Ross Prairie area were served by visiting priests. After 1855, they worshipped in a log church (2 miles N) named Saint Joseph, the first permanent Catholic church…

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Cesko Narodni Hrbitov · 2000

The Cechomoravan Lodge No. 105 formed in Ellinger in 1884 as part of the national Cesko-Slovanska Podporujici Spolecnost (C.S.P.S.) fraternal society, which offered benefits to Czech immigrants. In 1897, the Ellinger…

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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery · 2009

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY ESTABLISHED CA. 1854 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2008

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