Blackberry Community

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Marker Text: ​Settlers mostly from the lower south (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia) settled this part of Grimes County near John’s Creek. By the late 19th century, Blackberry became a largely African-American settlement. Most families raised livestock and such crops as cotton and corn. At its peak, the community also boasted a cotton gin, grist mill and stores. Macedonia Baptist church dates from 1870; in 1899, William and Marthia Burrell sold land to trustees A. W. Ruckett, J. L. Nickerson and Starling Baker. The church site was also an African-American school. Blackberry’s population has declined since the great depression, and the school closed in the 1960s. Many descendants return during Macedonia Baptist church’s annual homecoming. (2011)

Marker No: 16757

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30° 22.947′ N, 95° 52.406′ W

Location: CR 313 &  FM 1774