Brazoria County Historical Markers
Brazoria County has 143 Texas historical markers across 25 towns and communities. 23 of them mark Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The earliest went up in 1931.
- Markers
- 143
- Mapped
- 135
- Landmarks
- 23
1 listed by the THC as missing
Common subjects here: Texas Revolution and the Republic, Military History, Pioneers and Early Settlers, Cemeteries, Historic Homes, Churches and Congregations
West Columbia 26
- Site of "Orozimbo" 1936
- Ammon Underwood 1970
- Byrd Lockhart 2014
- Charlie Brown 2014
- Columbia 1965
- Columbia (First Capital of Texas) 2008
- Old Columbia Cemetery 1966
- Columbia Rosenwald School 2007
- Columbia United Methodist Church 1984
- George Rounds 1976
- Home of George B. McKinstry 1936
- Site of the Home of Josiah Hughes Bell 1936
- James & Selina Phillips House 2008
- John Adriance 1970
- John S. D. Byrom 1936
- Mary Eveline McKenzie Bell 2018
- Nathaniel C. Hazen 1936
- Near Site of the First Capitol of the Republic of Texas 1979
- Perkins Family Cemetery 1990
- Samuel Damon 1970
- Samuel Tubbs Angier, M.D. 1997
- St. John's Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M. 1997
- Thaddus Constantine Bell 1936
- Thomas Cemetery 2022
- Varner-Hogg Home (The "Varner") 1964
- W. H. Abrams Well No. 1 1977
Brazoria 14
- Old Brazoria Cemetery 1967
- Brazoria Townsite 1964
- Don Carlos Barrett 1936
- Dr. Sofie Deligath Herzog 2011
- First Presbyterian Church of Brazoria 2013
- Greater St. Paul Baptist Church 2024
- Site of The Home of Henry Smith 1936
- Site of the Home of James Walker Fannin 1936
- Site of the Home of John Austin 1936
- Site of Jane Long's Tavern 1986
- Levi Jordan Plantation 1967
- Masonic Oak 1966
- McCroskey-Stringfellow House 1980
- St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church 2019
Freeport 14
- Bryan Mound 1968
- Colonel Robert M. Coleman 1931
- Site of Crosby's Landing 2000
- Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of Velasco 1936
- Freeport National Bank (Freeport Sulphur Company Building) 1997
- R. O'Hara Lanier School 2016
- Site of San Luis 2000
- Schuster Home 2014
- Stringfellow Ranch 1980
- Site of Town of Old Velasco 1969
- Velasco Cemetery 1967
- Velasco Lodge No. 757, A. F. & A. M. 1994
- Velasco Methodist Church 1988
- William Jarvis Cannan 1970
Jones Creek 14
- Battle of Jones Creek 1965
- Durazno Plantation 1991
- Ellerslie Plantation 1989
- Emily Margaret Brown Austin Bryan Perry 1986
- Gulf Prairie Cemetery 1967
- Gulf Prairie Cemetery 2010
- Henry William Munson 1970
- James Franklin Perry 1989
- Major Guy M. Bryan, C.S.A. 1966
- Major James Peckham Caldwell 1970
- Major Reuben R. Brown 1970
- One-Eighth Mile South to Peach Point 1936
- Peach Point 1964
- William Joel Bryan 1970
Angleton 11
- Abraham B. Marshall High School 2024
- Angleton Independent School District 2000
- Old Brazoria County Courthouse 1983
- First Baptist Church of Angleton 1997
- First Missionary Baptist Church of Angleton 2004
- First Presbyterian Church of Angleton 1998
- Freeman W. Douglass 1936
- Nathan H. Haller 2019
- Robert J. Calder 2003
- Sheriff Joe H. Snow 1967
- Sweeny Home 1986
East Columbia 9
- Aldridge-Smith Home 1983
- Ammon Underwood House 1970
- Bell's Landing 1965
- Bethel Presbyterian Church 1966
- Site of Carry Nation's Hotel 1986
- M. L. Weems House 1962
- Nash-Wright House 1973
- Near Site of Dance Gun Shop 1970
- Sweeny-Waddy Log Cabin 1983
Alvin 7
- Birchfield - McCown House 1972
- Old City Cemetery 1966
- Confederate Cemetery 1968
- Cummings-Smith House 1977
- First Methodist Church of Alvin 1996
- First Presbyterian Church of Alvin 1992
- Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou 1968 Listed as missing
Pearland 6
Clute 4
- Dr. Branch Tanner Archer 1936
- Eagle Island Plantation 1936
- Mammoth Lake 2008
- William Harris Wharton 1936
Surfside 4
Bailey's Prairie 3
- "Brit" Bailey Plantation 1968
- James Briton "Brit" Bailey 1970
- Munson Cemetery 1966
Damon 3
- Abraham Darst 1936
- Damon Cemetery 1964
- Edmund Calloway Darst 1936
Freeport vicinity 3
- Old Oakland Plantation 1965
- Phair Cemetery 1966
- Titlum-Tatlum 1965
Lake Jackson 3
- The Brazos Canal 1986
- Joseph H. Hawkins 2002
- Mount Zion Cemetery 2014
Liverpool 3
- Liverpool Cemetery 1966
- Liverpool Post Office 1998
- Thomas Jefferson Callihan 1936
Quintana 3
- Allen Place 1964
- Old Quintana 1964
- Quintana Cemetery 2001
Sweeny 3
West Columbia vicinity 2
Bonney 1
Brazoria vicinity 1
Manvel 1
- Hicks Dairy Farm 1983
Old Ocean 1
- Sweeny Plantation 1965
Rosharon 1
- Sandy Point Cemetery 2003
Sandy Point 1
- Sandy Point Cemetery 1970
Surfside Beach 1
- The Lively 1936
Elsewhere in Brazoria County 4
- Holy Comforter Episcopal Church 2009
- Hudgins Cemetery 2001
- Josiah H. Bell 2016
- Tyler-Bryan-Weems House 2002
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