Details for Austin County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5015000243
Data
| Marker Number | 243 |
| Atlas Number | 5015000243 |
| Marker Title | Austin County |
| Index Entry | Austin County |
| Address | |
| City | Bellville |
| County | Austin |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 763500 |
| UTM Northing | 3317071 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | on SH 36 at south side of junction with SH 159, Bellville |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | A part of the grant to Stephen F. Austin in 1821, created a municipality under the Mexican government in 1828, became a county of the Republic of Texas, March 17, 1836. Named in honor of Stephen Fuller Austin, 1793-1836, pioneer empresario, founder of Anglo-American Texas. San Felipe de Austin, capital of Austin's colony, 1824-1836, seat of provisional government of Texas, 1835-1836. County seat, 1837-1848, Bellville, since. |