Gonzales County Historical Markers 

NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY - 133

Have - 113 Need -20

    Named for Rafael Gonzales, governor of Coahuila y Tejas. County seat is Gonzales. Gonzales County is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon settlements in Texas and thus makes this are extremely rich in history. The start of the Texas Revolution commerced in Gonzales and there are several markers that talk about the "Come Take Cannon"  and the "Immortal 32" where come very brave men braved overwhelming odds to defend the land that they held so dear. I am unable to do the history justice in this small blog  but needless to say the the fact that this such an old history rich county poses certain challenges to the marker hunter. Firstly there are several markers in small family cemeteries on private property that honor the dead heroes Gonzales. Some people make it clear they are happy for you to visit cemeteries on their property. Some people allow access when they grant permission. it's understandable they want to know who is on their land. Some of these cemeteries have no meaning for the current and are overgrown and very difficult to even get to. The grave sites for Captain Phillip Coe, George W. Davis & Mitchel Putnam all fall into one of these categories. Steen, Saturn, Gates & Bunting Family Cemeteries are all small private graveyards we also yet to access. Challenge number two for this region is that some markers are simply old and this makes the chances of them surviving vehicles, vandals, roadwork or development a matter of luck. River Crossing is a marker from the 1960's  that we have failed to locate. Several beautiful old homes that had markers, have also been razed. Chenault, Reese and Reid Houses fall into this category. Dilemma number three, markers that should be easy to find have proven not to be the case think Battle of Gonzales, Duncan Ferry, Ghost Town of Dewitt or Maurin Quarry. I have written to Gonzales County historical commission to try and make some sense of it all before we plan a return visit. 
      It's been many years since we actually stayed in Gonzales. I have some very fond memories of the Cabana Guesthouse where we hung out for a weekend. This fitted our needs perfectly, it was private, near town and the owner made us welcome with chocolate covered strawberries. I would happily stay there again and since Gonzales has some new markers as well as the ones that have already caused us difficulty a return trip is definitely in order in the near future 
11/2/2019 - On the last trip we were really just grabbing a few stray markers on our way home from a San Antonio trip but on reviewing this county I'm reminded that there a several markers that I feel are missing, some of which we have looked for without success but I would love to confirm they are in truth missin and what may of happened to them? 
                These include - Branecky School (this one is more of I'm not sure of it's location and I can't find a picture of it)
                                              Ghost Town of Dewtown (looked for it without success) 
                                              Chisholm Trail - (Gonzales County Historical Commission confirm it is missing)                                                                                           River Crossing - (looked for it without success)                                             
                                              Maurin Quarry - (looked for it without success) 
​                                              Battle of Gonzales - (looked for it without success) 
                                              Duncan Ferry- (looked for it without success) 
      Gonzales County Historical Commission did once say that all the markers are in place but if this is true the Texas Historical Commission is off on their directions/locations this would not be the first time. 
        There are also several cemeteries on private property that we still need to visit. 

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1st October, 2019 - I'm only really reviewing Gonzales County because the Drescher's reached out with a picture of the marker for the Reid House. I loved receiving this marker because I have always wanted to see the number on the backside of the medallion and secondly because there would be no chance of getting to capture this marker if the Dreschers had not reached out. Other than adding this marker I have no new information and if we are to gain traction in this county I think we would need to meet with Gonzales Historical Commission to gain access and find out the real story on our unfound historical markers.  

1834 Homesite of Capt. and Mrs. Almaron Dickinson
​1835 Attack at Sandis Water Hole 
African American Education
Amasa Turner
Andrew Ponton 
Andrew Ponton
Andrew Zumwalt
Augustus H. Jones
Battle of Gonzales
Braches House
Branecky School
Brown House
Buffalo Crossing
Bundick Cemetery
Bunting Family Cemetery
Campsite Marking Start of San Jacinto Campaign
Captain Philip Coe
Cemetery Square
Central Square
Charles Mason
Charles T. Rather House
Chenault House
Church Square
Come and Take It Monument
Community of Pilgrim
Community of Wrightsboro
Confederate Monument
David Burkett
David L. Kokernot
Dewville United Methodist Church
Dikes Family Cemetery
Dr. George Washington Barnett 
Dr. John Turner Tinsley
Dr. Thomas Polk 
Duncan Ferry 
Ebenezer Cemetery
Edward Dickinson
Eggleston House
Eli Mitchell 
Episcopal Church of the Messiah
First Baptist Church of Gonzales
First Baptist Church of Nixon
First Baptist Church of Smiley
First Gun Fired for Texas 
First Methodist Church of Gonzales
First Shot of the Texas Revolution
Fleming T. Wells 
Fort Waul 
Gates Cemetery
George W. Davis
Ghost Town of Dewville 
Gonzales Cannon Burial Site
Gonzales Cannon Dispute 
Gonzales City Cemetery
Gonzales College
Gonzales Courthouse
Gonzales County Jail
Gonzales Memorial Museum
Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheatre
Gonzales-San Antonio Road
Green Dewitt Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
Harwood Cemetery
Harwood Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 
Here was Fired First Gun for Texas Independence
Holmes Hospital
Hopkinsville Lodge No. 183, A. F. & A. M. 
Hutson B. Littlefield
In Memory of the Immortal 32 
Jail Square
James D. Owens
James Hodges, Sr. 
James W. Robinson, First Lieutenant Governor of Texas 
Jesse Kencheloe Davis
Jewish Cemetery
John Fauth House
J. W. and Nannie C. Bailey House
Kennard House
Kerr's Creek
Kerr's Settlement
King Cemetery
Leander C. Cunningham 
Leesville Baptist Church
Leesville School 
Market Square
Masonic Cemetery
Masonic Cemetery
Matthew Caldwell 
Maurin Quarry 
Military Plaza
Miller's Store
Mitchel Putnam
Nixon
Oak Forest Bridge 
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Old Eighteen
Old Smiley Lake and Townsite 
Ottine Cemetery
Pilgrim Cemetery
Pilgrim Presbyterian Church
Plaza
Rancho
Reese House
Reid House
Remschel House
River Crossing
Route of Gen. Sam Houston to San Jacinto
Route of Old Chisholm Trail 
Salt Flats of Pilgrim Lake
Sam Houston Oak 
Sandies Chapel Cemetery
Sandies-Dewville Community
Santa Anna Mound
Sarah Seely Dewitt
Saturn Cemetery
Site of Confederate Fort
Site of Cost School
Site of Hopkinsville
Site of Indian Fort
Site of the First Shot of the Texas Revolution
Smiley United Methodist Church 
Steen Cemetery
The Immortal 32
Theodore S. Lee
The Pilgrim Home
The Presbyterian Church of Gonzales
The Town of Waelder
Valentine Bennet
Wells Home
William A. Matthews
William B. and Sue Houston House
William B. Fleming
Women of the Confederacy