Details for Farrsville

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5351011113

Data

Marker Number 11113
Atlas Number 5351011113
Marker Title Farrsville
Index Entry Farrsville
Address SH 63 W
City Newton
County Newton
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes cities and towns; ghost towns
Marker Year 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 20" x 20" with post
Marker Text Originally Farr's Mill. Named for Albert Farr, Methodist Minister. First settled about 1832 on Zavala Land Grant, though which a military and stagecoach route later passed. Noted for its water mill, grist mill, cotton gin, sawmill, tanning vats and large pre-Civil War plantations.