Details for Kellner Townsite
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5473009391
Data
| Marker Number | 9391 |
| Atlas Number | 5473009391 |
| Marker Title | Kellner Townsite |
| Index Entry | Kellner Townsite |
| Address | Just west of US 90 and FM 1489 intersection |
| City | Brookshire |
| County | Waller |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 213068 |
| UTM Northing | 3298797 |
| Subject Codes | railroad; settlements |
| Marker Year | |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Just west of US 90 and FM 1489 intersection, Brookshire |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 20" x 20" |
| Marker Text | (in NE part, Stephen F. Austin grant to Wm. Cooper) First town in area. Platted 1893 by John G. Kellner (1846-1933), donor, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad right of way and station site. Kellner's rich Brazos River watershed farm and ranch lands produced rice, cattle, peanuts, pecans, and (later) natural gas. His old home is nearby. Town was renamed Brookshire. |