Details for Calliham
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5013000637
Data
| Marker Number | 637 |
| Atlas Number | 5013000637 |
| Marker Title | Calliham |
| Index Entry | Calliham |
| Address | |
| City | Calliham |
| County | McMullen |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 563756 |
| UTM Northing | 3150563 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; oil/petroleum topics |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Enter Choke Canyon Lake Park off of Highway 72, 2 miles west of McMullen County line and follow Park Road to Park Gym/Store, "Calliham Shore"; marker is in front of store - in Calliham. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 24" x 18" |
| Marker Text | In 1918 had a post office, Guffeyola, in store of H.H. McGuffey. After oil and gas discoveries, 1917-1922, was tent city, then town of shotgun houses. Piped first natural gas to San Antonio. Name was changed 1923 to honor J.T. Calliham, rancher and townsite owner. Still produces oil and exports fine rocks and petrified wood. |