| Marker Number |
5547 |
| Atlas Number |
5311005547 |
| Marker Title |
Townsite of Zella |
| Index Entry |
Zella, Townsite of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Tilden |
| County |
McMullen |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
520259 |
| UTM Northing |
3159374 |
| Subject Codes |
railroad; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Fowlerton, north about 6 miles on SH 97 (on left just over cattle guard) just before Franklin Ranch Road. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Organized 1913, with 189 city blocks laid off along San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad. Structures built included depot, store-post office, schoolhouse, hotel. A water well was drilled. War and the 1917 drouth stifled growth. Few lots were sold; land ownership was retained by founders. (1968) |
