Site of Early Grayson County Settlement - Whitemound
Named for two large white mounds of rock nearby. Settled 1849 by Henry Lackey and his 9 children, from Missouri. Town grew up around A. S. Lackey grist mill. It had a post office, churches, businesses, several doctors, and Bosworth Academy. Most residents moved away after Cotton Belt Railroad bypassed this site in 1888.
33.5170° N, 96.5090° W
Where to Find It
On FM 902, in Whitemound community, just west of Tom Bean
Nearby Markers
- 0.8 mi NE First United Methodist Church Tom Bean
- 1.4 mi E City of Tom Bean Tom Bean
- 3.2 mi N Old Cedar Community Sherman
- 4.1 mi E Kentucky Town Whitewright
- 4.1 mi E Kentuckytown Baptist Church Whitewright
- 4.2 mi E Vittitoe Cemetery Whitewright