Ellis County Historical Markers
Ellis County has 133 Texas historical markers across 24 towns and communities. 37 of them mark Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The earliest went up in 1936.
- Markers
- 133
- Mapped
- 123
- Landmarks
- 37
1 listed by the THC as missing
Common subjects here: Churches and Congregations, Cemeteries, Historic Homes, Schools and Education, Military History, African American History
Waxahachie 46
- 1889 Masonic Lodge Hall 1976
- Site of a Confederate Powder Mill 1936
- Bessie Coleman 2001
- Bethel Methodist Church 1979
- Boren Cemetery 2001
- Central Presbyterian Church 2003
- Dunlap - Simpson House 1974
- Eddy O. Hawkins Home 1984
- Ellis County Courthouse 1969
- Ellis County Courthouse 1993
- Ellis County Farm Cemetery 2002
- Old Ellis County Jail 1978
- Ellis County Woman's Building (Davis Hall) 2006
- First Baptist Church of Waxahachie 1986
- First Presbyterian Church Building 1997
- First United Baptist Church of Waxahachie 2018
- First United Methodist Church of Waxahachie 1998
- Getzendaner Memorial Park 2006
- Graves Cemetery 2000
- H.P. and Mollie McCartney House 2017
- Hancock Building 1984
- Hawkins House 1990
- Homesite of Dr. D.G. Thompson 1985
- Jefferson Dunaway Home 1970
- Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church 1984
- The Mahoney-Thompson House 1969
- Site of Marvin College 1977
- McKinney-Aday Farm House 2013
- N. P. Sims Library and Lyceum 1968
- Oak Lawn School 1985
- Parsons' Cavalry C.S.A. 1972
- Paul Richards Park 2007
- Presiding Elder's House 1988
- Richard Ellis Monument 1936
- Rogers Street Bridge 1981
- Rosemont 1981
- Rutherford's Crossing Bridge 1990
- Sardis School 1986
- St. Joseph Catholic Church 2000
- St. Paul's Episcopal 1965
- Strickland-Sawyer House 1980
- Sweatt Family Legacy 2022
- Trippet-Shive House 1983
- Waxahachie Chautauqua Building 1972
- Waxahachie City Cemetery 1976
- Williams-Erwin House 1978
Ennis 24
- Brooks Family Cemetery 2023
- Burnam Square and Cemetery 1978
- Ennis Bluebonnet Trails 2023
- Ennis City Hall 1985
- Ennis National Bank 1983
- Frederick Harrison Rankin 1936
- The H.P. Barkley Home 1981
- Jack Lummus 1999
- Jay Justin Clarke 2014
- Katie Daffan 1986
- Old Lake Dam 1988
- Matthews-Atwood House 1980
- Moore House 2002
- Myrtle Cemetery 1980
- Phillip R. Pierce 1962
- Railroads in Ennis 2000
- Sand Lake 2023
- Sokol Karel Havlicek Borovsky 2024
- The Southern Pacific Railroad in Ennis
- Telico Cemetery 1983
- The Telico Church 1988
- Thomas C. Neel 1999
- Town of Ennis 1972
- Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church 2006
Midlothian 11
- First United Methodist Church of Midlothian 1988
- Midlothian Cemetery 2003
- Midlothian Presbyterian Church 2010
- Midlothian Public Schools 2018
- Mount Zion Cemetery 1979
- The Mulkey-Loggins House 1978 Listed as missing
- Newton Cemetery 2008
- Site of Old Hawkins Springs 1971
- Site of Polytechnic Institute 1976
- Trotter House 2017
- William L. and Emma Hawkins House 1994
Milford 7
- First Baptist Church of Milford 1980
- George Rosson Home 1962
- James McDaniel 1936
- Milford Cemetery 1991
- Milford Presbyterian Church 1970
- Saint James A.M.E. Church 1992
- Thomas J. Jordan 1936
Italy 6
Ovilla 5
- First Baptist Church of Ovilla 2004
- Ovilla 1978
- Ovilla Cemetery 2000
- Shiloh Cemetery 2001
- Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1962
Palmer 5
- First Baptist Church of Palmer 1976
- First Christian Church of Palmer 1980
- Site of Grady School 1990
- Harkey - Payne House 1983
- Smith Cemetery 1973
Maypearl 4
- Greathouse Community, Church, and Cemetery 1978
- Jackson Cemetery 2003
- Maypearl Cemetery 2001
- Ozro Cemetery 1978
Ferris 3
Forreston 3
Red Oak 3
- Ellis County 1936
- Fry - Butcher House 1992
- Red Oak Cemetery 1988
Bardwell 2
- Old Bardwell 2021
- Elm Branch Cemetery 2009
Sardis 2
Alma 1
- Alma 1990
Avalon 1
Bristol 1
- Bristol School 1994
Britton 1
- St. Paul Cemetery 1983
Italy vicinity 1
- Shawnee Cattle Trail 2016
Oak Branch 1
- Oak Branch Cemetery 1984
Reagor Springs 1
- Richardson Cemetery 1997
Rockett 1
Rockett Community 1
Rural 1
- Bethel Cemetery 1978
Waxahaxhie 1
Elsewhere in Ellis County 1
- Auburn Cemetery 1977
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