Details for Karnes County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5255006073
Data
| Marker Number | 6073 |
| Atlas Number | 5255006073 |
| Marker Title | Karnes County |
| Index Entry | |
| Address | |
| City | Karnes City |
| County | Karnes |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 607190 |
| UTM Northing | 3195728 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Courthouse grounds, at intersection of US 181 and FM 99, Karnes City |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | --Formed from Bexar County, created February 4, 1854. Organized February 27, 1854. Named in honor of Henry Wax Karnes 1812-1840, Conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar commanded a company at San Jacinto. Texas Ranger in 1838. County Seat, Helena 1854-1894, Karnes City since. |