Henderson County Historical Marker
NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY - 120
Have - 100 Need - 20
Henderson County is named for James Pinckney Henderson, who was a governor of Texas. The county seat is Athens.
We tripped over the one marker we have in this county, it was not part of the plan but we saw it and of course, couldn't just drive past without capturing it. So for a little background when we return from one of our trips and and the pictures are downloaded onto our site, I put the county up for review. Initially, this started with the research of the hard ones and still does, but it also ensures we have all the new ones added in. So when something like Henderson County happens, where we only got one marker I still do the review, it's just a very different review to the one I do when there are only 3 or 4 markers left, that we may have already looked for. I map all the markers on out The Roads of Texas Atlas (this will sometimes irritate Steve enough as to trigger a visit if only to clear the map). I see if I can confirm the existence of the marker by looking at the various sites that may have a picture or I even take the google car and see if I can see the marker on the road.
For Henderson County, I was able to confirm a surprising number of the markers, apart from new markers.
We tripped over the one marker we have in this county, it was not part of the plan but we saw it and of course, couldn't just drive past without capturing it. So for a little background when we return from one of our trips and and the pictures are downloaded onto our site, I put the county up for review. Initially, this started with the research of the hard ones and still does, but it also ensures we have all the new ones added in. So when something like Henderson County happens, where we only got one marker I still do the review, it's just a very different review to the one I do when there are only 3 or 4 markers left, that we may have already looked for. I map all the markers on out The Roads of Texas Atlas (this will sometimes irritate Steve enough as to trigger a visit if only to clear the map). I see if I can confirm the existence of the marker by looking at the various sites that may have a picture or I even take the google car and see if I can see the marker on the road.
For Henderson County, I was able to confirm a surprising number of the markers, apart from new markers.
19th June, 2020 - On review some new markers have been added that I am not sure are up yet and a couple of the old ones maybe missing. Unfortunately, we had planned a trip to this area just prior to COVID and left it a tad too long and everything shut down so hopefully we will be able to reschedule soon.
24th April 2025 - We finally returned to Henderson County at the end of 2024. I really have to concentrate to remember what my impressions of what this county were, in this I mean I remember the markers and the ones that we missed or were difficult but not what made Henderson County stand out. I know we ate at the Jalapeno Tree a couple times, and the food was good but the margaritas just okay😒. Athens is a bigger county town not unlike many in Texas, my thoughts about this town are linked to a girl I worked with in the early days of my coming to Texas, who came from Athens.
When I think about the markers, I think churches and cemeteries. There are many cemeteries that we were unable to access on this trip because they were on private property, so this will take some research, emails and a return trip in order to capture them and complete the county. There were at least 3, 27 x 42 and 1 18 x 28 aluminum subject markers that were missing, (we did capture the poles as proof and so we remember why we don't have them). These are Buffalo, Fincastle, Antioch Cemetery and New York Baptist Church, I will write to Henderson County Historical Commission to see if there are any plans in place to replace them.
When I think about the markers, I think churches and cemeteries. There are many cemeteries that we were unable to access on this trip because they were on private property, so this will take some research, emails and a return trip in order to capture them and complete the county. There were at least 3, 27 x 42 and 1 18 x 28 aluminum subject markers that were missing, (we did capture the poles as proof and so we remember why we don't have them). These are Buffalo, Fincastle, Antioch Cemetery and New York Baptist Church, I will write to Henderson County Historical Commission to see if there are any plans in place to replace them.
1925 Henderson County Jail
Allen Cemetery
Antioch Cemetery
Arthur C. Horton, M.D.
Athens
Athens Cemetery
Athens Lodge No. 165 A.F. & A.M.
Barker Cemetery
Battle of July 15, 1839
Baxter School
Beck's Chapel Cemetery
Black Jack Cemetery
Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
Bruce Field
Buffalo
Bushrod W. J. Wofford
Bush W. Wofford Home
Carroll Springs Cemetery
Carroll Springs Methodist Church
Cherokee Exodus from Texas
Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr.
Cockerell Hospital
Corporal David Brady Shelton American Legion Post No. 173
Cottonwood Cemetery
Courts Under the Oaks
Davis Cemetery
Davis Reynolds
Dulcinea Ann Holland Thompson Avriett
Durham Avant
Echols Cemetery on Jennings Mountain
Eustace
Evans Chapel Cemetery
Faulk-Gauntt Building
Fincastle
Fincastle Cemetery and Church
First Baptist Church of Athens
First Baptist Church of Malakoff
First Baptist Church of Poynor
First Baptist Church on Walker Street
First National Bank
First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church of Malakoff
First United Presbyterian Church
Fisher Robinson Cemetery
Goodgame Cemetery
Goshen Cemetery
Ham (Pauline)
Henderson County
Henderson County C. S. A.
Henderson County Courthouse
Henderson County Pottery Industry
J.B. Henry "The Pea Man"
Jess Sweeten
John Crane
John Matthews McDonald
Joseph Thomas La Rue Stella E. Parsons La Rue.
J.W. Brownlow
Leagueville Baptist Church
Leagueville Cemetery
Lee Powell Simpson
Lightfoot-Miller Cemetery
Lollar Cemetery
Machinery From First Factory in Athens
Malakoff
The Malakoff Man
Meredith Campground and Tabernacle
Moorehead-Melton Cemetery
Morrison Chapel/La Rue Cemetery
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Olive C.M.E. Church
Mt. Providence Baptist Church
Myrtle Springs Cemetery
Nat P. Coleman Home
New Hope United Methodist Church
New York Baptist Church
New York Cemetery
Old Rock Hill Cemetery
Owen Cemetery
Payne Cemetery
Payne Springs Methodist Church and Cemetery
Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church
Pioneer Athens Factory
Pioneer Oak
Poynor Cemetery
Providence Baptist Church of Tool
Red Hill Cemetery
Richard Columbus Fisher
Rock Hill Cemetery
Rome Cemetery
Rounsavall Cemetery
Rupert Talmage Craig
Sand Flat Cemetery
Science Hill
Shelby Chapel Church and Cemetery
Shelby Chapel Cemetery
Sid Williams Richardson
Site of Blackshear/Fisher School
Site of Centerville
Site of Gum Creek School
Site of Hawn Lumber Company
Site of Old Normandy
Smith Cemetery
St. Paul Industrial Training School
The Athens Review
The Rev. Thomas Hunt Hall, M.D.
The Trinity River
Thomas Boucher Wood Family Cemetery
Thomas Cemetery
Trinidad Cemetery
Trinidad Independent School District
Union Cemetery
United Methodist Church of Athens
Virginia Lucille "Ginger" Murchison
W. H. "Howdy" Martin
Walnut Creek Community
William P. Avant
William Richardson
Willow Springs Cemetery
Wreay Cemetery
Yarborough Home
Allen Cemetery
Antioch Cemetery
Arthur C. Horton, M.D.
Athens
Athens Cemetery
Athens Lodge No. 165 A.F. & A.M.
Barker Cemetery
Battle of July 15, 1839
Baxter School
Beck's Chapel Cemetery
Black Jack Cemetery
Brownsboro Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
Bruce Field
Buffalo
Bushrod W. J. Wofford
Bush W. Wofford Home
Carroll Springs Cemetery
Carroll Springs Methodist Church
Cherokee Exodus from Texas
Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr.
Cockerell Hospital
Corporal David Brady Shelton American Legion Post No. 173
Cottonwood Cemetery
Courts Under the Oaks
Davis Cemetery
Davis Reynolds
Dulcinea Ann Holland Thompson Avriett
Durham Avant
Echols Cemetery on Jennings Mountain
Eustace
Evans Chapel Cemetery
Faulk-Gauntt Building
Fincastle
Fincastle Cemetery and Church
First Baptist Church of Athens
First Baptist Church of Malakoff
First Baptist Church of Poynor
First Baptist Church on Walker Street
First National Bank
First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church of Malakoff
First United Presbyterian Church
Fisher Robinson Cemetery
Goodgame Cemetery
Goshen Cemetery
Ham (Pauline)
Henderson County
Henderson County C. S. A.
Henderson County Courthouse
Henderson County Pottery Industry
J.B. Henry "The Pea Man"
Jess Sweeten
John Crane
John Matthews McDonald
Joseph Thomas La Rue Stella E. Parsons La Rue.
J.W. Brownlow
Leagueville Baptist Church
Leagueville Cemetery
Lee Powell Simpson
Lightfoot-Miller Cemetery
Lollar Cemetery
Machinery From First Factory in Athens
Malakoff
The Malakoff Man
Meredith Campground and Tabernacle
Moorehead-Melton Cemetery
Morrison Chapel/La Rue Cemetery
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Olive C.M.E. Church
Mt. Providence Baptist Church
Myrtle Springs Cemetery
Nat P. Coleman Home
New Hope United Methodist Church
New York Baptist Church
New York Cemetery
Old Rock Hill Cemetery
Owen Cemetery
Payne Cemetery
Payne Springs Methodist Church and Cemetery
Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church
Pioneer Athens Factory
Pioneer Oak
Poynor Cemetery
Providence Baptist Church of Tool
Red Hill Cemetery
Richard Columbus Fisher
Rock Hill Cemetery
Rome Cemetery
Rounsavall Cemetery
Rupert Talmage Craig
Sand Flat Cemetery
Science Hill
Shelby Chapel Church and Cemetery
Shelby Chapel Cemetery
Sid Williams Richardson
Site of Blackshear/Fisher School
Site of Centerville
Site of Gum Creek School
Site of Hawn Lumber Company
Site of Old Normandy
Smith Cemetery
St. Paul Industrial Training School
The Athens Review
The Rev. Thomas Hunt Hall, M.D.
The Trinity River
Thomas Boucher Wood Family Cemetery
Thomas Cemetery
Trinidad Cemetery
Trinidad Independent School District
Union Cemetery
United Methodist Church of Athens
Virginia Lucille "Ginger" Murchison
W. H. "Howdy" Martin
Walnut Creek Community
William P. Avant
William Richardson
Willow Springs Cemetery
Wreay Cemetery
Yarborough Home