Texas Historical Marker #09628
Leon County. Formed from Robertson County. Created March 17, 1846; organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Martin de Leon, 1765-1833. A Texas empresario, founder of Victoria. County seat, Leona 1846; Centerville, since 1850. #9628
?, Leona, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #09620
John Durst. Came to Texas in 1821, owner of the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches in 1835. Moved to Leon County in 1844, his wife being the first Anglo-American woman resident of the county. Born in Arkansas, Feb. 4, 1797; died, Feb. 9, 1851. His wife, Harriet M. (Jamison) Durst; born in Virginia, Feb. 5, 1807; died, September 23, 1885. #9620
?, Leona, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #09631
Wm. B. Middleton. A participant of the Mier Expedition, 1842, first sheriff of Leon County. Born in Illinois August 4, 1819; died March 17, 1877. His first wife Mary J. Potts Middleton, born Sept. 9, 1823; died May 5, 1874. In memory of Beoni Middleton who died in prison in Mexico while a prisoner of the Mier Expedition. #9631
?, Leona, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #09622
Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County. Here a log building was erected in 1846. County officials installed Nov. 12, 1846: Geo. V. Lusk, Chief Justice Wm. Childress, Probate Judge Israel P. Reinhardt, County Clerk Wm. B. Middleton, Sheriff David Foster, Coroner Baxter King, Assessor and Col. Commissioners: John C. Smith Robert Steele Samuel Davis James Evans The county seat was moved in 1850 to Centerville. #9622
?, Leona, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #14792
First Courthouse in County, Site of. #14792
?, Leona, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #15912
Two Mile Paradise Cemetery. Two Mile Paradise Cemetery Established ca. 1870 Historic Texas Cemetery-2008 #15912
3472 FM 977 E, Leona, TX, United States