Details for Irion County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5235002612
Data
| Marker Number | 2612 |
| Atlas Number | 5235002612 |
| Marker Title | Irion County |
| Index Entry | Irion County |
| Address | US 67 |
| City | Mertzon |
| County | Irion |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 327518 |
| UTM Northing | 3462487 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | NW corner US 67 and RR 72. [NOTE: county seat moved from Sherwood to Mertzon in 1936] |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial - highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Created March 7, 1889. Organized April 16, 1889. Named in honor of Robert Anderson Irion, 1806-1860. Came to Texas in 1833 and located at Nacogdoches. Member of the first Texas Congress. Secretary of State in the cabinet of President Houston, 1837-1838. Sherwood, the county seat. |