Irion County, Texas

Historical Markers in Mertzon, Texas

Mertzon has 7 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Irion County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history. 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.

What you will find in Mertzon

  • Courthouse and civic history
  • Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
  • Railroad, trail, and transportation history
  • Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
  • Military, battle, and Texas Revolution sites

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Irion County · 1936

Created March 7, 1889. Organized April 16, 1889. Named in honor of Robert Anderson Irion, 1806-1860. Came to Texas in 1833 and located at Nacogdoches. Member of the first Texas Congress. Secretary of State in the…

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Site of Coughlin's Stage Stand · 1936

On the Southern Overland route, St. Louis to San Francisco, 1858-1861. Later known as Camp Charlotte. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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Dove Creek Battle · 1963

[front] On January 8, 1865 eight miles east of here Confederate troops and Texas militiamen engaged a large party of Kickapoo Indians. The Indians, formerly hostile to the South, had entered Texas without authority and…

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Arden Community · 1979

This ranching community was named for John Arden, a sheep raiser who arrived in 1876. After 1900, small homesteaders moved into the area. Joe Funk gave land for a school and cemetery in 1903. Baptist, Church of Christ,…

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Arden Cemetery · 2018

From San Angelo on Arden Road, go 20.5 miles. Turn right on CR 420 and go 1 mile to cemetery on left.

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Sherwood Cemetery · 2018

FM 211, north of Sherwood on FM 211 approximately 1 mile on left side

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