Hidalgo County Historical Markers
Hidalgo County has 176 Texas historical markers across 26 towns and communities. 37 of them mark Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks. The earliest went up in 1936.
- Markers
- 176
- Mapped
- 168
- Landmarks
- 37
4 listed by the THC as missing
Common subjects here: Churches and Congregations, Cemeteries, Towns and Communities, Schools and Education, Military History, Historic Homes
McAllen 27
- Archer Park 1981
- Asociacion del Cementerio La Piedad 2005
- Bessie 1975
- Bethel Baptist Church 2015
- Campsite of the "Fighting 69th" 1970
- Casa de Palmas 1979
- Site of Casa de Palmas 1979
- D. Guerra & Sons Store 2009
- First Presbyterian Church of McAllen 1995
- Floyd H. (Slats) Rodgers 2001
- La Piedad Cemetery 2009
- Lamar Junior High School 2009
- M. & J. Nelson Building 2007
- McAllen First Methodist Church 1989 Listed as missing
- Site of McAllen Hospitals 1996
- McAllen Lodge No. 1110, A.F. & A.M. 1995
- McAllen Post Office 1986
- Miller-Kelsey House 2024
- Paris Gum Factory 2012
- Percy Herman House 2015
- Quinta Mazatlan_Home of Jason Matthews 1985
- Roselawn Cemetery 2008
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1986
- Saint Paul Lutheran Church 1996
- Sam and Marjorie Miller House 2002
- Southern Pacific Depot 1986
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School 2012
Mission 20
- Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park 1986
- The Border Theater 1997
- Chimney Park_Site of Mission Canal Co. Pumping Plant 1985
- El Granjeno Cemetery 1985
- Falcon Records 2022
- First Presbyterian Church of Mission 2012
- Gregg Wood Home 1984
- Home of William Jennings Bryan 1936
- Juan Davis Bradburn 1994
- La Lomita Chapel 1964
- La Lomita Farms 1981
- Laurel Hill Cemetery 2008
- Leo Najo 2009
- Oblate Park 1984
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 1990
- Río Theatre 1982
- Shary Building 1997
- Speer Memorial Library 2014
- Spiderweb Railroad 1982
- Texas Citrus Fiesta 1989
Mercedes 19
- 1st North Dakota Infantry 1960
- The American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation System 1979
- Camp Mercedes 2012
- Campacuas Cemetery 2003
- Colegio Jacinto Trevino 2023
- Dr. Hector P. García 2011
- Ebony Grove Cemetery 2007
- El Horcon Tract and Rio Rico 1993
- The Hidalgo County Bank and Trust Company 1982
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery 1988
- Immanuel Lutheran Church 2009
- Mercedes City Hall 1994
- Mercedes Enterprise 2007
- Military Highway of the Lower Rio Grande Valley 1997
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church 2012
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery 1999
- Relampago Ranch 1980
- Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show 2014
- Temple Beth Israel 2010
Weslaco 19
- Camp Llano Grande 1986
- Citrus Fruit Developed in Rio Grande Valley - Red-Meat Grapefruit 1966
- Cortez Hotel 2005
- Cpl. Harlon Block, USMC 2011
- First Baptist Church of Weslaco 2008
- First Christian Church of Weslaco 2003
- First Presbyterian Church 2010
- First United Methodist Church 2011
- Gibson Park 2010
- Minnie May Nickel Homestead 2020
- The Rev. Pierre Yves Keralum 1989
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church 2008
- Skaggs House 1993
- TexSun Corporation 2003
- Weslaco 1985
- Weslaco City Cemetery 2010
- Weslaco City Hall 1978
- Weslaco High School 2008
- Weslaco Water Tower 1982
Pharr 14
- Buell School 1990
- City of Pharr 2003
- Eli Jackson Cemetery 2005
- First Baptist Church of Pharr 1995
- First Pharr School 1985
- First Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School 1986
- Guadalupe Cemetery 2008
- Jackson Ranch Church 1983
- Kiwanis Club of Pharr 1981
- La Trinidad United Methodist Church of Pharr 2011
- Louisiana-Rio Grande Canal Company 1994
- Old Pharr City Hall 1984
- The Pharr Riot 2018
- Pharr Volunteer Fire Department 2006
Edinburg 13
- Brushwood Cemetery 1992
- Edinburg Junior College Auditorium 1989
- El Sal del Rey, C.S.A. 1963
- Emilia Schunior Ramirez 2007
- Everitt Building 1983
- Hidalgo County 1936
- Old Hidalgo County Jail 1966
- Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 1983
- Restlawn Cemetery 2007
- Richard Alvis Marsh 1993
- Southern Pacific Depot 1996
- Stephen F. Austin Elementary School 2023
- W. L. Lipscomb 1983 Listed as missing
Hidalgo 11
- Approximate Site of Mission San Joaquin del Monte a Visita 1936
- Elder B. Barton 2013
- Former Hidalgo Post Office 1965
- Hidalgo City Cemetery 2009
- Old Hidalgo County Courthouse 1964
- Old Hidalgo County Jail 1984
- Hidalgo Irrigation Pump Plant 1991
- Old Hidalgo School 1986
- Hidalgo-Reynosa Bridges 1988
- Town of Hidalgo 1936
- Vela Building 1984
Donna 10
- American Legion Hall 1964
- Asadores Ranch 2010
- Donna 1986
- Donna Central Elementary School 1990
- The Donna News 2003
- Donna Public Schools 1986
- Handy Ranch 2009
- John and Silvia Webber Ranch (undertold) 2020
- P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trail 2009
- Run 2004
Linn 6
- Bazán and Longoria Murders 2016
- El Sal del Rey 1964
- Old La Coma Ranch Headquarters 1963
- La Noria Cardenena 1988
- Laguna Seca Ranch 1975
- McAllen Ranch 2006
San Juan 6
- San Antonio and Rio Grande Railway; "Old Flossie" 1991
- San Juan Hotel 1985 Listed as missing
- San Juan Plantation 1964
- San Juan Townsite 1984
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 2012
- Tom Mayfield 1993
Alamo 5
- 1940 Train-Truck Collision 2002
- Camp Ebenezer 1986
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church 1985
- Santa Ana Land Grant 1993
- Thomas Walter Jones 1994
La Joya 3
- Havana 1988
- Los Ejidos De Reynosa Vieja 2010
- Nellie Leo Schunior School 1992
Progreso 3
- Battle of La Bolsa 1991
- Former Station Site of Spiderweb Railroad 1982
- Progreso 1994
Alton 2
- Site of Monte Christo 1985
- Moore Field 1981 Listed as missing
Hargill 2
McCook 2
Monte Alto 2
- Hilltop Gardens 2014
- Stockholm 1985
Penitas 2
- Penitas 2007
- Peñitas Common School 2019
Progreso Lakes 2
Donna vicinity 1
- Balli Cemetery 1998
Edcouch 1
La Joya vicinity 1
Los Ebanos 1
Mission vicinity 1
- Penitas 1970
Palmhurst 1
- John H. Shary Home 1964
Peñitas 1
- Peñitas Cemetery 2017
Elsewhere in Hidalgo County 1
- Station KRGV-TV5 2013
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