Goliad County Historical Markers
NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY - 65
Have -60 Need - 5
Goliad County is named for Father Miguel Hidalgo, which is an anagram minus the H. The county seat is Goliad. It is of course known for the Goliad Massacre, the Texas Revolutionary battle cry is "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!". It is an old area of Texas with a rich history which includes Spanish missions, memorials and monuments dedicated to fallen Texas heroes.
Most of the markers are in and around Goliad the markers entitled Site of September 1824 Indian Treaty, Site of Dobskyville and Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario were missing. I'm not sure if there are any plans to replace them. Lott Cemetery marker had yet to be dedicated and was still covered in cardboard (very annoying 😣). We took photos of the Ray Elijah House and W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House but did not get close enough to capture the marker (even more annoying 😤). We did not locate the Geraldos B. Smart House. I also have some confusion about a centennial marker the Texas Historical Commission has listed as the Cart Wars but hope to get some clarity and will be contacting a friend who has photographed and cataloged all of the Texas centennial markers.
If you get a chance to visit this area and you should, the missions themselves are well worth the visit.
December 4th, 2017 - Update; there is not a centennial called Cart Wars Marker so I have removed it from the list. I believe it may be a duplicate entry for another marker.
Most of the markers are in and around Goliad the markers entitled Site of September 1824 Indian Treaty, Site of Dobskyville and Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario were missing. I'm not sure if there are any plans to replace them. Lott Cemetery marker had yet to be dedicated and was still covered in cardboard (very annoying 😣). We took photos of the Ray Elijah House and W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House but did not get close enough to capture the marker (even more annoying 😤). We did not locate the Geraldos B. Smart House. I also have some confusion about a centennial marker the Texas Historical Commission has listed as the Cart Wars but hope to get some clarity and will be contacting a friend who has photographed and cataloged all of the Texas centennial markers.
If you get a chance to visit this area and you should, the missions themselves are well worth the visit.
December 4th, 2017 - Update; there is not a centennial called Cart Wars Marker so I have removed it from the list. I believe it may be a duplicate entry for another marker.
February 15th, 2020 - Goliad County has added a couple of new markers since we were last there, but other than that I have nothing new to report.
April 21st, 2023 - Goliad County has been very active and we have captured most of the new markers except Stockton Charco Cemetery, which is up. The historical marker app for iphone also lists Singer Cemetery but the Texas Historical atlas does not, we looked but did not see it. We got a better picture of the W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House marker which I am excited about, sometimes you just have to be bold. We would still like a better picture of the Ray House and a picture of the Smart House and medallion. This is a very green pretty part of Texas and it is never a hardship to visit.
Angel of Goliad
Aranama College
Battle of Coleteo and Goliad Massacre
Brooking-Lipscomb-White House
Bull Durham Advertisment
Cabeza Creek Crossing on the La-Bahia-Bexar Road
Cattle Drive from La Bahia
Cologne Community
Cristo Rey Cemetery
Don Rafael Antonio Manchola
Elijah Ray House
Fannin Monument
Fannin Street United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church of Goliad
First United Methodist Church of Goliad
Founding Site of First Baptist Church
General Ignacio Zaragoza
Geraldos B. Smart House
Goliad
Goliad County
Goliad County Courthouse
Goliad Lodge No. 94. A. F. & A. M.
Goliad Memorial Auditorium
Goliad Tornado of 1902
Grave of Con. J.W. Fannin and His Men
James Walker Fannin's Men
Jefferson Davis Highway No. 12
John Mason Brewer
Judge James Arthur White and the Civian Conservation Corps at Goliad State Park
Judge Pryor Lea Home
J.W. Fannin Monument
Kilgore Cemetery
La Bahia Cemetery
Lott Cemetery
Manuel Becerra
Market House Museum
Minnehulla Baptist Church
Mission Nuestra Senora del Espirtu Santo de Zuniga
Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Old Peck House
Peck Cemetery
Pettus Cemetery
Presidio de Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia
Ramsey House
Reed-McCampbell-Wiess Ranch Complex
Regulators of Goliad County
Replica of Texas Independence Flagpole
Santa Anna's Surrender Ratfield
Site of Battle of El Perdido
Site of Dobskyville
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Espirtu Santo de Zuniga
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Site of September 1824 Indian Treaty
Stoddard-Collins House
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
The Goliad Advance-Guard
Stockton Charco Cemetery
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
The Hanging Tree
Union Missionary Baptist Church
Weser
William Rubio Carbajal
W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House
Aranama College
Battle of Coleteo and Goliad Massacre
Brooking-Lipscomb-White House
Bull Durham Advertisment
Cabeza Creek Crossing on the La-Bahia-Bexar Road
Cattle Drive from La Bahia
Cologne Community
Cristo Rey Cemetery
Don Rafael Antonio Manchola
Elijah Ray House
Fannin Monument
Fannin Street United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church of Goliad
First United Methodist Church of Goliad
Founding Site of First Baptist Church
General Ignacio Zaragoza
Geraldos B. Smart House
Goliad
Goliad County
Goliad County Courthouse
Goliad Lodge No. 94. A. F. & A. M.
Goliad Memorial Auditorium
Goliad Tornado of 1902
Grave of Con. J.W. Fannin and His Men
James Walker Fannin's Men
Jefferson Davis Highway No. 12
John Mason Brewer
Judge James Arthur White and the Civian Conservation Corps at Goliad State Park
Judge Pryor Lea Home
J.W. Fannin Monument
Kilgore Cemetery
La Bahia Cemetery
Lott Cemetery
Manuel Becerra
Market House Museum
Minnehulla Baptist Church
Mission Nuestra Senora del Espirtu Santo de Zuniga
Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Old Peck House
Peck Cemetery
Pettus Cemetery
Presidio de Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia
Ramsey House
Reed-McCampbell-Wiess Ranch Complex
Regulators of Goliad County
Replica of Texas Independence Flagpole
Santa Anna's Surrender Ratfield
Site of Battle of El Perdido
Site of Dobskyville
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Espirtu Santo de Zuniga
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Site of September 1824 Indian Treaty
Stoddard-Collins House
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
The Goliad Advance-Guard
Stockton Charco Cemetery
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
The Hanging Tree
Union Missionary Baptist Church
Weser
William Rubio Carbajal
W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House