Details for Coleman County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5083000940

Data

Marker Number 940
Atlas Number 5083000940
Marker Title Coleman County
Index Entry Coleman County
Address US 84
City Coleman
County Coleman
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 458122
UTM Northing 3524992
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Picnic area 0.9 mi. NW of US 283/SH 206. Text plate reported missing and seal reported damaged Feb. 2018.
Private Property No
Marker Condition Damaged
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite)
Marker Text In early Texas had Apache, Comanche, Kiowa camps and mountain lookouts. White settlement began at Camp Colorado, U.S. 2nd Cavalry Post on Jim Ned Creek, 1857. County was created Feb. 1, 1858. Named for Robert M. Coleman (1799-1837), a signer of Texas Declaration of Independence and a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto. To south part of county, 1862, came John Chisum, to raise cattle to be furnished to Confederate troops fighting Civil War. County was organized Oct. 6, 1864. Courts first met at Camp Colorado. Coleman was approved as county seat April 28, 1876.

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