| Marker Number |
15548 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015548 |
| Marker Title |
Community of Jonah |
| Index Entry |
Jonah, Community of |
| Address |
SH 29 |
| City |
Weir |
| County |
Williamson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
639552 |
| UTM Northing |
3390528 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; post offices; mills |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Jonah community, SH 29, S side 100 feet W of FM 1660. 8.6 mi. E of Georgetown, 4.8 mi. SE of Weir. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
|
| Marker Text |
On 1820s land grant to Nashville Colony. Settled 1851 by wagon train from Arkansas, and called Water Valley. In 1884, repeated ill-luck in selecting an acceptable name for post office led to renaming the town Jonah. This was site of famed grist mill, 1865 - 1912. (1970) |
