Bosque County Historical Markers
NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY - 65
Have - 49 Need - 16
Bosque translates into wooded, the county was named by early Spanish explorers. The county seat is Meridian. This county has a strong heritage of Norwegian and German immigration and you'll find many of counties' markers that reflect this history. My most dominate thought about this county is private property. There are 59 markers in this county and at least 10 of them are firmly on private property and these are the not visible from the road, in other words permission is required to acess type markers. Luckily while we still need to capture "The Bertelsen House" and the "Odle Log Cabin", we have had success with many of the others including the William Berry Smith marker which is in a private cemetery (though we did question the wisdom of making the mile drive to visit the cemetery when the driver mentioned he was out on parole). Mr Perberthy was very gracious when showing us the Ole Pierson House including the old well in the living room. The owner of the Omerson House said it was quite common for people to stop and take pictures of the house. I have yet to discover what happened to the "Site of Clifton Mill" marker which though we have looked for it several times, have failed to locate. It can't have been up for very long if at all because it was supposed to go up in 2002 and we first looked for it in 2007. We have had an incredible amount of help from so many people in Bosque county which has allowed to almost complete this set, the people here are very proud of their beautiful old homes and properties and want to share their piece Bosque county with people who also appreciate them. There are usually a couple of new markers added each year so there is always reason to return.
7th December, 2018 - When I look over our Bosque County collection, I feel very fortunate that we have been able to capture as many of the homes and markers on private property as we have. I would dearly love to add the Oogle Log Cabin and the Bertelsen House as these two are the last of the older markers on private property, they tell a story of how early settlers in the county lived, combining with the culture they brought from to this new country they adopted as home. Bosque County is one of my favorite counties for this reason and even though the photos were taken over many years adding one here and one there, as the opportunities and information presented itself and this causes Steve some frustration as he is driving over ground he has already covered and we still have some to complete the set, but I do feel a sense of achievement in what we have already accomplished.
Bosque County
Bosque County Courthouse
Boyhood Home of John A. Lomas
Captain J. J. Cureton, C.S.A.
Cayote Community
Cedron Cemetery and School
Chisholm Trail, Kimball Crossing
Cleng Peerson
Clifton College Administration Building
Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge
Cole Family Cemetery
Coon Creek Community
Dr. Russell Daniel Holt
Election Oak
Fairview Baptist Church and Cemetery
First Baptist Church of Meridian
First Methodist Church of Valley Mills
First United Methodist Church of Morgan
Fulton Cemetery
Gary Cemetery
General Alison Nelson
Graves-Payne House
Greenock Community
Homestead of Knud S. Knudson
Iredell First United Methodist Church
James Buckner "Buck" Barry C.S.A.
John and Mary Colwick House
Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin
Lanes Chapel and Cemetery
Lowry Hampton Scrutchfield
Lumpkin-Woodruff House
Martha Mabray Randal
Norse
Norse Seventh Day Adventist Church
Norwegian Settlements in Bosque County
Odle Log Cabin
Ole Pierson House
Omenson House
Original Site of Valley Mills
Oswald Cemetery
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Pool-Tibbs House
Poston-Odle Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery
Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Roden Taylor Crain
Scrutchfield Cemetery
Scrutchfield Cemetery
Searsville Baptist Church
Site of Clifton Lutheran College
Site of Clifton Mill
Smith Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery
Spring Creek Cemetery
Steiner Baptist Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
The Bertelsen House
The Jens Jensen Homestead
The Rock Church - St. Olaf Lutheran Congregation
Union Hill School
Valley Mills cemetery
Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot
William Berry Smith
Womack-White Cemetery
Zion United Church of Christ
Bosque County Courthouse
Boyhood Home of John A. Lomas
Captain J. J. Cureton, C.S.A.
Cayote Community
Cedron Cemetery and School
Chisholm Trail, Kimball Crossing
Cleng Peerson
Clifton College Administration Building
Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge
Cole Family Cemetery
Coon Creek Community
Dr. Russell Daniel Holt
Election Oak
Fairview Baptist Church and Cemetery
First Baptist Church of Meridian
First Methodist Church of Valley Mills
First United Methodist Church of Morgan
Fulton Cemetery
Gary Cemetery
General Alison Nelson
Graves-Payne House
Greenock Community
Homestead of Knud S. Knudson
Iredell First United Methodist Church
James Buckner "Buck" Barry C.S.A.
John and Mary Colwick House
Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin
Lanes Chapel and Cemetery
Lowry Hampton Scrutchfield
Lumpkin-Woodruff House
Martha Mabray Randal
Norse
Norse Seventh Day Adventist Church
Norwegian Settlements in Bosque County
Odle Log Cabin
Ole Pierson House
Omenson House
Original Site of Valley Mills
Oswald Cemetery
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Pool-Tibbs House
Poston-Odle Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery
Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Roden Taylor Crain
Scrutchfield Cemetery
Scrutchfield Cemetery
Searsville Baptist Church
Site of Clifton Lutheran College
Site of Clifton Mill
Smith Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery
Spring Creek Cemetery
Steiner Baptist Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
The Bertelsen House
The Jens Jensen Homestead
The Rock Church - St. Olaf Lutheran Congregation
Union Hill School
Valley Mills cemetery
Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot
William Berry Smith
Womack-White Cemetery
Zion United Church of Christ