Runnels County Historical Markers
NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY- 63
Have -53 Need- 10
Runnels County is named for Hiram G. Runnels, a Texas state legislator. The county seat is Ballinger.
When we visited Runnels County we were attempting to get all the markers in this county. That unfortunately didn't happen. We ran into the old private property problem, some confusion and lack of patience on our part. We did also had some lucky breaks that allowed us to get all but 8 of the markers at the time. Runnels county has over 15 ghost towns which means old settlements that are no longer in place and the markers are often not quite where Texas Historical Atlas has them located. We found the Town of Marie this way and the also the Sweet Home School where we stumbled upon more it more by luck than design. As I am reviewing this county there were some annoying mistakes, Alec Simmons gravesite must have been very close to where we were, even through I believe the grave marker to be missing we should of found the gravesite 🤔 . Steve lost patience with the Crews Cemetery - first grave, but it is there 😠 . The others we missed are on private property and will require some leg work and the right contacts so hopefully on the next visit we can complete the county.
When we visited Runnels County we were attempting to get all the markers in this county. That unfortunately didn't happen. We ran into the old private property problem, some confusion and lack of patience on our part. We did also had some lucky breaks that allowed us to get all but 8 of the markers at the time. Runnels county has over 15 ghost towns which means old settlements that are no longer in place and the markers are often not quite where Texas Historical Atlas has them located. We found the Town of Marie this way and the also the Sweet Home School where we stumbled upon more it more by luck than design. As I am reviewing this county there were some annoying mistakes, Alec Simmons gravesite must have been very close to where we were, even through I believe the grave marker to be missing we should of found the gravesite 🤔 . Steve lost patience with the Crews Cemetery - first grave, but it is there 😠 . The others we missed are on private property and will require some leg work and the right contacts so hopefully on the next visit we can complete the county.
Abilene & Southern Depot
Alec Simmons
Ballinger
Blue Gap Post Office
Carnegie Library Building
Charles H. Noyes
Charles Noyes Memorial
Chick Inn Diner
Colorado River Ferry Crossing
Community of Pumphrey
Content Cemetery
Cotton Production in Runnels County
Counts Cemetery
Crews
Crews Cemetery-First Grave
Drasco Community
Fairview Cemetery
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church of Winters
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
German Methodist Church/Fire Station
Henry W. Bigler
Hoffman Cemetery
James Petty Flynt
J. W. Clampitt
Lynn - Hathaway Building
Marie
Maverick
Miles Methodist Church
Nancy Parker Cabin
Old Cotton Oil Mill
Oldest Rock Building
Old Theile Building
Poe Chapel
Ranger Campsite
Ranger Campsite Water Well
Ranger Peak
Robert Cooke, M. D.
Rock Hotel
Rowena
Runnels County
Runnels County Courthouse
San Clemente Mission
Site of Old Communities of Mazeland and Wilmeth
Pickettville
Site of Town of Runnels
Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 216
SPJST Lodge No. 49
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church
Sweet Home School
Sylvester Adams
The Rev. Thomas Wadlington Cotten
Old Townsite of Content
Town of Norton
Walthall Cemetery
Winters
Winters Brass Band
Winters FFA Chapter
Winters Lodge No. 743, A.F. & A.M.
Winters State Bank
W. H. Brown
Alec Simmons
Ballinger
Blue Gap Post Office
Carnegie Library Building
Charles H. Noyes
Charles Noyes Memorial
Chick Inn Diner
Colorado River Ferry Crossing
Community of Pumphrey
Content Cemetery
Cotton Production in Runnels County
Counts Cemetery
Crews
Crews Cemetery-First Grave
Drasco Community
Fairview Cemetery
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church of Winters
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
German Methodist Church/Fire Station
Henry W. Bigler
Hoffman Cemetery
James Petty Flynt
J. W. Clampitt
Lynn - Hathaway Building
Marie
Maverick
Miles Methodist Church
Nancy Parker Cabin
Old Cotton Oil Mill
Oldest Rock Building
Old Theile Building
Poe Chapel
Ranger Campsite
Ranger Campsite Water Well
Ranger Peak
Robert Cooke, M. D.
Rock Hotel
Rowena
Runnels County
Runnels County Courthouse
San Clemente Mission
Site of Old Communities of Mazeland and Wilmeth
Pickettville
Site of Town of Runnels
Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 216
SPJST Lodge No. 49
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church
Sweet Home School
Sylvester Adams
The Rev. Thomas Wadlington Cotten
Old Townsite of Content
Town of Norton
Walthall Cemetery
Winters
Winters Brass Band
Winters FFA Chapter
Winters Lodge No. 743, A.F. & A.M.
Winters State Bank
W. H. Brown