Details for Neches Indian Village
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006860
Data
| Marker Number | 6860 |
| Atlas Number | 5073006860 |
| Marker Title | Neches Indian Village |
| Index Entry | Neches Indian Village |
| Address | |
| City | Alto |
| County | Cherokee |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 8 miles west of Alto on SH 21 just past Caddo Mounds State Park |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | Here at the opening of the 18th century stood a village of the Neches Indians. Their name was given to the river and later to a mission, San Francisco de los Neches, established nearby. With the Cherokees, the Neches Indians were expelled from Texas in 1839. |