Burnet County (Master)

Burnet County Historical Markers

Number OF MARKERS IN COUNTY- 91

Have -78 Need- 13

Burnet County is named for David G. Burnet. David Gouverneur Burnet was the first provisional president of the Republic of Texas. The county seat is Burnet (pronounced Bur-nit) don't get it wrong! or it will definitely mark you as a non-Texan. Burnet County is one of the first counties we explored with this "little" hobby of ours and some of the pictures are not what they should be. Burnet County is close to home for us, being a neighboring county to Williamson where we live so we have been in and out many times. When I do a review of a county like this I'm looking to see if anything has changed, are there new markers? is there any new information on the markers we are missing? In this case there was, a marker that was missing in 2006, Marble Falls Factory Site has now been reinstated and is accessible. Also have contacts for private property markers changed? Many years ago I contacted Annette Hanszen in regards to capturing the Old Thomas Ranch House she was delighted by our hobby but her husband was very sick and that time was not great for a visit. Both Annette and her husband have sadly passed and so now has their son is the current property owner. Another change was that for many years Smith Cemetery was inaccessible because the property owner with the access road didn't want people on his property, this was in litigation for many years, recently another property owner donated their property so another road allows access. The Burnet County 1936 Centennial County Marker is still missing which ia always surprising to me because it would take a huge effort for anyone to move these large pieces of granite.
Burnet County is a pretty county and I wouldn't have any trouble living here, one of my first day trips in Texas was to see the bald eagles on the vanishing river river cruise which is a trip well worth doing. Burnet County Historical Commission have also always been a helpful even though we have yet to capture all of the private property markers.
17th November, 2018 - We paid a little Sunday morning visit in order to capture a few of the new markers. I discovered the Old Thomas Ranch is up for sale so it maybe possible to capture a picture of this lovely old home. I have a lead on the Stewart Pioneer Home that i was once told had burnt down but now know is happily still standing, I am quietly hopeful that we will capture this old house. The Smith Cemetery has a gate code to gain access if anyone knows it we would love to visit, please contact us.

18th December, 2024 - We popped into Burnet County at the end of a longer trip away, we were only trying to capture some of the new Burnet County markers in and around Marble Falls and Marble Falls Factory Site which has been reinstated, the first time we looked for this marker was back in 2006 so it is was very satisfying to be able to cross it off the list and part of the reason I go back and review old markers that we may believe are lost for good. On this review I'm delighted to say the Burnet County Centennial marker has been refurbished with new medallion and plate and placed at the Burnet County Courthouse. We still have several new markers to capture and I'm a bit annoyed at myself for missing Marble Falls Cemetery because we were just in Marble Falls, but luckily it is close to home.
In Burnet County we have been fortunate with markers on private property as they can prove the most difficult and time consuming to capture, we still have a couple left and a couple that were donated, we do like to visit and document for ourselves but sometimes that is just not possible so we happily accept a sent photo.

1910 Post Office Building
Airy Mount Barn
Bertram
Bertram School
Bethel Cemetery
Black's Fort
Brandt Badger House
Briggs State Bank
Buchanan Dam
Burnet County
Burnet County Jail
Captain Jesse Burnam
Christian-Matern House
Conrad Fuchs House
Crownover Chapel
Dead Man's Hole
Dewolfe-Dillingham Community Cemetery
Dobeyville Cemetery
Early Oatmeal School
Fort Croghan Buildings
Fuchs Cemetery
General Adam R. Johnson
George Whitaker Home
Gillum Cemetery
Governor O. M. Roberts' House
Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain
Haynie Flat Cemetery
Henry Thomas Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
Hoag-Faubion-Fuchs House
Holland Springs
Hoover's Valley Cemetery
In Memory of the Pioneer Settlers of Burnet County
Joppa Community
Joppa Iron Truss Bridge
Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
Lake Victor Lodge No. 1011, A. F. & A. M.
Logan Vandeveer
Longhorn Cavern Administration Building
Longhorn Caverns
Magill Family Cemetery
Mahomet Cemetery
Mahomet-Sycamore Springs Community
Marble Falls Cemetery
Marble Falls Depot
Marble Falls Factory Site
Marble Falls School Building
Masonic Hall
Michel's Drug Store
Mount Blanc School
Mount Horeb Lodge
Moun t Zion Cemetery
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wolf
Naruna Baptist Church
Naruna Cemetery
Oakalla
Oatmeal Cemetery
Oatmeal Cemetery
Old Cook Home
Oldest Commercial Building in Burnet
Old Thomas Ranch House
Otto Ebeling House
Peter Kerr House
Peter Kerr, 1795-1861
Prairie View Cemetery
Red Brick School
Rockvale
Rocky Rest
Russell Fork Iron Truss Bridge
Shady Grove Community
Site of Fort Croghan
Site of Mormon Settlement
Site of Prairie Point Community
Site of Town of Stickling
Smith Cemetery
Smithwick Cemetery
Stewart Pioneer Home
St. Frederick Baptist Church
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Struve House
The Badger Building
The Bryson Place
The Burnet Bulletin
The Community of Briggs
The Galloway House
The Russell-McFarland Homestead
The Roper Hotel
The Tobey Community Cemetery
The Village of South Gabriel
Tobey Cemetery
Watson Cemetery