| Marker Number |
6955 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006955 |
| Marker Title |
Jackson Smith |
| Index Entry |
Smith, Jackson |
| Address |
|
| City |
Jacksonville |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
283440 |
| UTM Northing |
3539714 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; ports; Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
city cemetery in Jacksonville |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
A blacksmith by trade, Kentuckian Jackson Smith came to Texas in the 1830s and participated in the War for Independence. He later visited this area as a Republic of Texas scout. In the 1840s, he settled southwest of here in the Gum Creek community. Near there he platted a townsite he called Jacksonville. Smith served as a Confederate officer in the Civil War. In 1872, Jacksonville was moved to its present site along the new railroad. |
