Details for Kerr County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5265002929
Data
| Marker Number | 2929 |
| Atlas Number | 5265002929 |
| Marker Title | Kerr County |
| Index Entry | Kerr County |
| Address | 700 Main St. |
| City | Kerrville |
| County | Kerr |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 486541 |
| UTM Northing | 3324030 |
| Subject Codes | counties; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Kerr County Courthouse grounds, southwest entrance facing Main Street |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Bexar County - Created January 26, 1856 - Organized March 22, 1856. Named in honor of James Kerr, 1790-1850; the first American settler on the Guadalupe River; general manager of DeWitt's Colony; signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; member of the Third Texas Congress. County Seat, Kerrsville (afterwards Kerrville), 1856-1860; Comfort, 1860-1862; Kerrville, since. |