Details for Wharton County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5481005775
Data
| Marker Number | 5775 |
| Atlas Number | 5481005775 |
| Marker Title | Wharton County |
| Index Entry | Wharton County |
| Address | 101 Burleson St. |
| City | Wharton |
| County | Wharton |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 781463 |
| UTM Northing | 3245444 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 101 Burleson, Courthouse Square, Wharton |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Wharton County, created April 3, 1846, from Matagorda and Jackson counties, Organized same year. Named for William H. Wharton, 1806-1839, Texas minister to the United States 1836-1837, and his brother John A. Wharton 1809-1839. Adjutant at San Jacinto; member of Congress of the Republic of Texas 1837-1839. Wharton the county seat. |