Details for Town of Chriesman
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5051007564
Data
| Marker Number | 7564 |
| Atlas Number | 5051007564 |
| Marker Title | Town of Chriesman |
| Index Entry | Chriesman, Town of |
| Address | 404 FM 1363 |
| City | Caldwell |
| County | Burleson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 713740 |
| UTM Northing | 3387361 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; settlements |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Chriesman Community Center, N side FM 1363, 0.3 mi. W of SH 36. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | (Originally "Yellow Prairie" 0.5 mi. E) Settled by Alexander Thomson, Jr., early Texas patriot and partner of the colonizer Sterling C. Robertson. When railroad came through in 1880, the settlers moved to tracks. Renamed, 1884, after Capt. H.C. Chriesman, surveyor for Stephen F. Austin. Now serves surrounding ranches. (1968) |