Kaufman
Ables Springs
Terrell, TX
This small settlement, which lies in a region of natural springs, was named for an early Kaufman County family.
Birthplace of City of Kaufman; Site of King's Fort
Kaufman, TX
(Founded 1840) Established by Wm.
Capt. Edward Thomas Broughton and the Johnson Guards
Prairieville, TX
Alabama native Edward Thomas Broughton, Jr. (b. 1834) came to Jasper, Texas, with his family in 1847.
Captain Israel Spikes
Kaufman, TX
(1824 - 1879) Pioneer patriot.
Duncan and Emma Mc Kellar House
Forney, TX
Duncan Graham McKellar and his wife Emma (McCullough) McKellar built this house in 1886.
Forney
Forney, TX
A Native American trail, sometimes referred to as the Kickapoo Trace, and early Anglo-American roads traversed this area prior to the...
Forney High School Building
Forney, TX
Forney's first schoolhouse was built here about 1868, and its first general store was built nearby by pioneer settler John C. McKellar in...
Kemp
Kemp, TX
Kemp This community can trace its origins to 1851, when the U.S. Postal Service approved a station named Kemp with Levi Noble as first...
King's Fort
Kaufman, TX
An early frontier fort of the Republic of Texas, King's Fort was built in June of 1840 by a survey party led by Warren A. Ferris, then...
Locust Grove
Elmo, TX
Established in the 1800s, the Locust Grove community included a saw mill, three churches, a grocery store, a doctor's office and a school.
Mabank
Mabank, TX
Originally part of the George T. Walters Survey, this acreage in the 1840s and '50s belonged to many absentee landowners including Sam...
Oakland Memorial Park
Terrell, TX
After Terrell was established as a railroad town in 1873, its citizens saw the need for a community burial ground.
Prairieville
Prairieville, TX
(site within Mercer Colony land grant) Established by colonizer Johan Reinert Reiersen (1810-64).
Robert A. Terrell
Terrell, TX
(February 22, 1820 - March 8, 1881) A native of Tennessee, Robert Adams Terrell lived in Kentucky, Missouri, and Louisiana before coming...
Terrell State Hospital
Terrell, TX
Authorized 1883 by Legislature of Texas.
Texas & Pacific Railroad Freight Depot
Terrell, TX
Founded in 1873, the town of Terrell was located on the route of the Texas & Pacific Railroad.
The American National Bank of Terrell
Terrell, TX
The city of Terrell was founded in 1873.
The Forney Messenger
Forney, TX
The Forney Messenger is the oldest newspaper in continuous operation in Forney.