Historical Markers in Jasper, Texas

Here Lived Dr. Stephen H. Everitt · 1936

Born in New York November 26, 1807 Came to Texas in 1835 Delegate to the Consultation 1835 Signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836 Senator in the Congress Republic of Texas Oct. 3, 1836 to Dec. 9, 1840 Died…

Jasper County · 1936

Site of the Home of George Washington Smyth_Frances Grigsby Smyth · 1936

Site of the Home of George Washington Smyth (1803-1866) and his wife Frances Grigsby Smyth (1809-1888). George Washington Smyth signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, assisted in drafting the constitution,…

Site of the Town of Zavala · 1936

Established upon land included in the empresario grant in 1829 to Lorenzo de Zavala in whose honor it was named * Early boat landing * Mail and stage station * Incorporated in 1838 * A post office until the Civil War *…

Stephen Williams, Sr. · 1936

Born in North Carolina 1764. Fought at Camden, Brier Creek and Eutaw Springs in the Revolutionary War and the capture of San Antonio, 1835 in the Texas Revolution. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Jasper County, C. S. A. · 1964

Communication, transportation, supply and military center in Civil War Texas. Voted 315 to 25 in favor of secession. Crossed by Texas troops in the 1862-64 Louisiana campaigns to prevent split of the South and invasion…

Andrew F. Smyth Home · 1965

Built 1849 by Andrew F. Smyth, riverman and farmer. Lumber milled on site. Glass and hardware from Galveston. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

R. C. Doom House · 1965

Built 1856 by R. C. Doom, earlier a Republic of Texas customs agent. Ante-bellum style; 10' x 50' verandah. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Dixie Baptist Church · 1966

Founded about 1850 under beech trees at this site, by a Negro slave, Rev. Richard ("Uncle Dick") Seale (1798-1875), a respected, beloved leader of his people. Church built 1853 by his master, Joshua Seale, veteran of…

Bevilport · 1967

Important river shipping and trading point; was made seat of Bevil municipality, 1834. Named for John Bevil, Texas Ranger, a delegate (1835) to Consultation on Texas Independence, Chief Justice of Jasper County (1839),…

Jasper Public Schools · 1968

Jasper Collegiate Institute, first local center for higher leaning, opened 1851; partially tax-supported, coeducational. First president was noted East Texas educator Marcus Montrose, graduate, Edinburgh University.…

Beaty-Orton House · 1976

Twice the property of Beaty family members, this lot was purchased by Thomas Beaty in 1843 and sold in 1851. His grandson, John T. Beaty (1855-1937), acquired the site again in 1888 and erected this 2-story Victorian…

Byerlys Camp Ground Cemetery · 1977

Adam Byerly migrated to Texas from South Carolina in 1833 with his father and two younger brothers. He received a Mexican land grant of one-quarter league in 1835. Shortly afterward, he invited the Rev. Henry…

First Baptist Church of Jaspser · 1980

This church was organized on December 23, 1855, with 15 members. The establishment of the fellowship was directed by a Presbytery consisting of ministers John Bean, William Blackshear, E. S. Phelps, and W. W. Maund. The…

First United Methodist Church of Jasper · 1984

During the late 1830s, the Rev. Moses Spear came to Texas and organized a Methodist circuit that included the town of Jasper. A congregation soon was established. In 1839, the Rev. Daniel Carl became first pastor.…

Homer Methodist Church · 1985

This congregation began in 1860, with the Rev. E. P. Rogers serving as its first circuit minister. Worship services were first held in a tent. In 1893, Virginia and James W. Yeates deeded property to the Homer church,…

Beech Grove Baptist Church · 1986

Baptist worship services were held as early as the 1850s in a building known as Allen's Chapel on the homestead of early pioneer George W. Smyth (1803-1866). The Beech Grove community grew up northwest of Smyth's land,…

Ebenezer Methodist Church · 1986

Area pioneers organized a church in 1861 which was served by circuit-riding ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church, South. A small log building, used by Methodist and Baptist congregations, was erected on land…

Waggoner-Scarborough Home · 1986

Salesman J. T. Waggoner, Jr. (1860-1942) and his wife Sadie (Scarborough) (1870-1955) built this residence in 1927. It is closely associated with Mrs. Waggoner, a civic leader and longtime Jasper County school teacher…

Ebenezer Cemetery · 1987

Begun in 1860 as a family graveyard, the earliest burial in this cemetery is that of Martin H. Dean, infant son of William P. M. and Mary Ann Dean. Land for the cemetery and Ebenezer Methodist Church was given by the…

Jasper County Courthouse · 1988

Jasper County was one of the original twenty-three counties created when the Republic of Texas was established in 1836 following the Texas Revolution. Bevil settlement, established by pioneer John Bevil about 1824,…

Norsworthy-Kellie Homestead, "Glorianna" · 1989

Jasper County pioneer Ehud Norsworthy purchased 405 acres of land at this site in 1859. With his wife, Sara, and children, he established a homestead which included a house, barn, smokehouse, well, tool shed, and…

Little Hope Cemetery · 1990

Located on land granted to pioneer settler Samuel Goode in 1838, this community graveyard began as a family cemetery following the death of Goode's wife Frances in 1844. Samuel was buried next to his wife in 1865, and…

Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church · 1990

Anglo settlement of this area began in the late 1830s. Traveling Methodist and Baptist missionaries occasionally conducted worship services for pioneer families in a building that served as the community's church and…

Davis Cemetery · 1991

This cemetery was established within the original 1280-acre land grant conveyed to Elizabeth Davis in 1841. Elizabeth, believed to be of Indian heritage, brought her family of three children, James R., Malinda C., and…

Friendship Cemetery · 1991

Joseph Andrew Jackson Sheffield (1837-1920), his wife Rebecca (1844-1922), and their fourteen children came to this area of Jasper County from Georgia in 1885. They settled near here in an area known as Thickey…

Homer Community Cemetery · 1991

Settlement of this area of Jasper County began in the 1830s. This cemetery, which served citizens in the Homer community, dates to 1865. The oldest documented grave is that of Jane Wilson Williams (1823-1865), one of…

Stephen Williams · 1991

(May 9, 1760- ca. 1839) Stephen Williams was born in North Carolina and was the fourth child of blacksmith Richard Williams, Jr. In 1778, he enlisted for the first of what would be many times in the armed forces.…

Dewitt Clinton Lodge No. 29 A.F. & A.M. · 1997

Named for a former New York governor and Mason, this Lodge dates to the Republic of Texas. Meetings began in 1845-46, and a formal charter was granted in 1848. The first worshipful master was Z. Williams Eddy. The Lodge…

Belle-Jim Hotel · 1999

This hotel was built in 1910 by Mamie Cornellia Neyland Patten (1868-1936) and named for her daughters Belle and "Miss Jim". Mrs. Patten and her four children were active in Jasper civic and social activities. After her…

Peachtree Baptist Church · 2002

Peachtree Baptist Church As the community of Bevilport (2 mi. Sw) declined with the decrease of commerce on the Angelina River, some residents moved to Peachtree. Baptists who had belonged to the Indian Creek Church in…

Site of J.H. Rowe School · 2004

Formal public education for African American students in the Jasper area dates to 1875 and the formation of a school at nearby Cold Springs. It moved to a new campus in Jasper in 1924, the same year James Hoff Rowe came…

Jasper Steers · 2014

In a time of segregated activities including sports, logging contractor Elmer Simmons organized the Jasper Steers, an African American baseball team. Simmons bought all bleachers, lighting, dressing rooms and concession…

Alamo Wall and Bulldog Stadium · 2017

Jasper Bulldog Stadium, established circa 1922, served as the centerpiece for the town’s athletic competitions, becoming ever more popular over the years. By 1936, the bleachers were being filled at every game and…

Boyett-McLemore Family Cemetery · 2017

Established c. 1860 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2016

Hamilton Cemetery · 2017

The Hamilton Cemetery site, also known as Muster Point, is located on the original townsite of Zavala. The town was founded in 1834 and named for Empresario Lorenzo de Zavala. Situated on land owned by Thomas B. Huling,…

Olds Cemetery · 2017

Established as a family cemetery, Olds Cemetery is located on part of the original homestead property of David and Sally Dunn. David Dunn and Sally Rayburn were married in 1830 in Mississippi and had ten children before…

Dixie Freedom Colony · 2018

Freedom colonies were independent communities built by formerly enslaved African Americans after Emancipation in 1865. Such settlements were desirable in the post-Civil War South, where African Americans were treated as…

Bishop Cemetery · 2019

From Jasper begin at intersection of US Hwy. 190 & Hwy. 63E. Go approx. 5.5 miles east on Hwy. 63. Turn left on County Rd. 276. Go 0.3 miles. County Road ends at cemetery. Access on Private Rd. 8001