Henderson County, Texas

Historical Markers in Murchison, Texas

Murchison is home to 4 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.

Leagueville Cemetery · 2004

The Leagueville community developed out of the Aaron York survey. Tradition holds this cemetery began west of an early schoolhouse located on land donated by B.T. and Annie Roberts. The community's pioneer schoolhouse…

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Allen Cemetery · 2008

This burial ground has served the residents of Murchison since the late 1800s. The Murchison Community, named for confederate officer T.F. Murchison, developed as a station on the Texas and St. Louis railway. A number…

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Black Jack Cemetery · 2008

This burial ground has served this area of eastern Henderson county since the mid-1800s, when the Black Jack community was established. Cradled between the towns of Brownsboro and Murchison, Black Jack became a…

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Leagueville Baptist Church · 2018

0.8 miles east of Athens city limits

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