Details for Bear Creek Settlement
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5267000260
Data
| Marker Number | 260 |
| Atlas Number | 5267000260 |
| Marker Title | Bear Creek Settlement |
| Index Entry | Bear Creek Settlement |
| Address | |
| City | Junction |
| County | Kimble |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 417371 |
| UTM Northing | 3383232 |
| Subject Codes | settlements; ghost towns |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Junction, take IH-10W about 4 miles, then go north on FM 2291 4 miles |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 20" x 20" |
| Marker Text | Started in 1850s by rancher Raleigh Gentry, who built a 2-room log house and cleared a small farm, but in 1862 sold out to cattlemen Rance Moore. 1860s settlers included Wm. and Lane Gibson, Charlie Jones, John New, A. J. Nixon, Billie Waites. Others came in 1870s after raids by Indians and outlaws were ended. |