Details for Coryell County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5099001070
Data
| Marker Number | 1070 |
| Atlas Number | 5099001070 |
| Marker Title | Coryell County |
| Index Entry | Coryell County |
| Address | |
| City | Gatesville |
| County | Coryell |
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| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Gatesville, take SH 84 east about 8.5 mi in picnic area |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Bell County; created February 4, 1854--Organized March 4, 1854. Named in Honor of James Coryell, born in Tennesse in 1796; a member of the Bowie Expedition to the old San Saba Silver Mines in 1831; a Texas Ranger; killed by Indians near Fort Milam May 27, 1837. County seat Fort Gates 1854; Gatesville since. |