Historical Markers
PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - MORE LINKS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ADDEDKerr County's Texas Historical Commission Markers
As one of the most visible programs of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), historical markers commemorate diverse topics in Texas history, including the
History and architecture of houses
Commercial and public buildings
Religious congregations
Military sites
Events that changed the course of local and state history, and,
Individuals who made lasting contributions to our state, community organizations and businesses
According to the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Historic Sites Atlas, there are an estimated 98 historical markers in Kerr County, Texas.
A.C. Schreiner, Jr. Home
Apelt Armadillo Farm
Beitel Lumberyard
Camp Verde Barracks
Photos & Fact Sheet
Captain Charles Schreiner
Photos & Fact Sheet
Capt. Charles Schreiner Home
Photos & Fact Sheet
Captain Joseph A. Tivy
Photos & Fact Sheet
Center Point School
Christian Dietert Mill
Divide School
Doyle Colored School
Early Settlers of Kerr County
Education in Hunt
First School House
Garrett Insurance Agency
Gatlin Site
Great Western Cattle Trail
Gus F. Schreiner Home
Guthrie Building
H-E-B
Hermann Sons Home for the Aged
Hunt
Indian Sites on Cypress Creek
James Kerr
Kennedy-Peterson House
Kerr County
Kerr County Courthouse
1856
1861
1876
1886
1926
Kerrville
Kerrville Daily Times
Kerrville Lodge No. 697, A.F. & A.M
Kerrville Mountain Sun
Kerrville Telephone Company
Live Oak Ranch
Masonic Building
Mosty Brothers Nursery
Notre Dame Catholic School
Old Ingram
Old Spanish Trail
One-Mile to Camp Verde Ruins
Order of the Eastern Star, Kerrville Chapter #24
Penateka Comanches
Remount Station
Rising Star Lodge No. 429, A.F. & A.M
Roggenbucke Homestead
San Antonio & Aransas Pass Passenger Train Depot
Schreiner College (Schreiner Institute)
Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River
Site of Animal Health Discovery
Site of Camp Verde
Site of Reservation School
Site of Sherman's Mill
Site of Zanzenberg
Stoneleigh Ranch
Texas Lions Camp
The Comparette Home
The Cypress Creek School
The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878
The Famous Door Café
The Museum of Western Art
The Original Building of Tivy School
The Pampell Opera House
Turtle Creek School and Cemetery
Woolls Building
Y.O. Ranch
Additional Texas Historical Commission Markers
In addition to the above noted historic sites, people and events, Kerr County has many more Texas Historical Markers denoting the historical significance of local cemeteries, churches and individuals. Here is a list of some of those:
Cemeteries | Churches | Individuals |
Brown Cemetery | Barnett Chapel Methodist Church | Mary Ann Kent Byas Chambers Morriss |
Center Point Cemetery | Center Point Christian Church | N.O. Reynolds |
Cypress Creek Cemetery | Center Point United Methodist Church | Scott and Josephine Carr Schreiner |
Gate of Heaven Cemetery | First Baptist Church of Kerrville | |
Glen Rest Cemetery | First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Kerrville | |
Henderson Cemetery | First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville | |
Hunt Japonica Cemetery | First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville (sanctuary) | |
Nichols Cemetery | Kerrville First United Methodist Church | |
Starkey Cemetery | Methodist Encampment Community | |
Sunset Cemetery | Mount Olive Baptist Church | |
Wharton Cemetery | Notre Dame Catholic Church | |
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church | ||
Zion Lutheran Church |
NOTE: A complete list of Kerr County's cemeteries is located under a separate tab. These are just the ones that are noted for having state historical markers.
Also, to obtain a current listing or more filing documents about these local historical markers, visit the Texas Historic Sites Atlas.