Details for Prairie Valley Community
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5217004111
Data
| Marker Number | 4111 |
| Atlas Number | 5217004111 |
| Marker Title | Prairie Valley Community |
| Index Entry | Prairie Valley Community |
| Address | |
| City | Prairie Valley |
| County | Hill |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 657796 |
| UTM Northing | 3527994 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; settlements |
| Marker Year | 1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Whitney take SH 22 south about 3.1 miles - head southeast on FM 2960 and continue 1.3 miles to Prairie Valley; marker is located at cemetery near Baptist Church on CR 2101 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | In former Waco Indian region. First land grants were to Elisha Dennis, Manuel Madrigal, and Dr. Levi Jones, physician to Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas. First settlers (1850s) included Jesse Hayes, P. P. Whitehead, E. P. Wade. In 1857 Hill County's First Church of Christ congregation was organized here. Settlers by 1870 were families named Burks, Collins, Cranfil, Darden, Edwards, Harris, McIntosh, Page, Walling, and Wilson. Post office, Masonic lodge, school (Hill County Common District 1), and cemetery opened in 1870s. In 1872 the Missionary Baptist Church was organized. |