*This year's 2020 marker application period closed June 15th, 2020. Approved 2020 marker topics are listed below at the bottom of this webpage.
Next year's 2021 marker application period will open March 1st - May 15th,2021.
The historical marker process in Texas begins at the county level. After you have reviewed all the relevant information on this page, contact your county historical commission chair if you are interested in submitting an application.
Please note that applying for a marker is highly competitive, all required components must be included when submitting an application. See Marker Toolkit for more information on how to apply. The entire process of application submission to marker dedication is very long, most applications take 12-18 months.
Below are samples of the previous year's marker applications which will be similar to the 2021 marker applications. New applications will be available in Word doc and pdf format starting in January 2021:
- Subject Marker Application (Sample PDF)
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) Application (Sample PDF)
- Historic Texas Cemetery (HTC) Marker Application (Sample PDF)
Please note that all marker applications must be approved and submitted by your county historical commission chair or marker chair to markers@thc.texas.gov during the open application period. 2021 marker applications will not be considered for approval if received by the Texas Historical Commission before or after the open marker application period of March 1st - May 15th, 2021.
HTC Name & Date Plaque Applications (accepted year round)
An Historic Texas Cemetery designation is a pre-requisite for a cemetery marker. If your cemetery has been designated as historic through our Cemetery Preservation program and you wish to purchase a non-interpretive historical plaque, then you can submit the form below.
Note: For an interpretive historical marker for the cemetery, please submit an HTC Application during the regular Spring application period (see section above to download HTC Marker Application when available).
The HTC Medallion with Name & Date Plaque application is available in Word doc and pdf format, please click on the link to download:
HTC Medallion with Name & Date Plaque Application (Word doc) (PDF)
HTC Medallion with Name & Date Plaque Application SAMPLE (Word doc) (PDF)
Marker program staff offer several online webinars explaining the marker research and application process. Look here for a list of dates and times for these training opportunities.
Helpful Tools for Markers
Marker Program Policies, Forms and Procedures
Marker Statewide Themes/Topics (PDF)
2020 Historical Markers Program Work Plan (PDF)
2021 Historical Markers Program Work Plan (PDF)
Official Texas Historical Marker Procedures (PDF) (for new marker applications)
Scoring Criteria (PDF)
Official Texas Historical Marker Policies (PDF) (for existing and new markers)
2020 Amendment Relocation Replacement Retirement Procedures (PDF) (for existing markers)
For an outline of the basic steps of the marker application process, please see this Marker Process Timeline (PDF).
This year's approved 2020 Marker Topics are:
| County | Topic |
|---|---|
|
Angelina |
Keltys United Methodist Church |
|
Atascosa |
Gates Valley Community |
|
Austin |
St. John Lutheran Church |
|
Bell |
Carpenter Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Bandera |
River Oaks Courts (RTHL) |
|
Brown |
Emanuel Chapel United Methodist Church |
|
Brown |
Pleasant Valley Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Burleson |
Dabney Hill Freedom Colony |
|
Bexar |
G.J. Sutton |
|
Brazos |
Earl Graham Post 159 |
|
Brazos |
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church |
|
Cameron |
Fernández-Champion-García-Warburton House (RTHL) |
|
Cameron |
Callandret Colored School |
|
Cameron |
Casimiro Tamayo Building (RTHL) |
|
Cameron |
J.L. Putegnat & Bro. Building (RTHL) |
|
Cameron |
La Esperanza Plantation Bridge (RTHL) |
|
Cameron |
Lily Spivey & William A. Rasco House (RTHL) |
|
Chambers |
Victoria Walker Elementary School |
|
Calhoun |
Chocolate Community |
|
Comal |
Julius Bremer Family and Rebecca Creek School |
|
Comal |
Kopplin-Leitch House (RTHL) |
|
Comal |
New Braunfels Gemischter Chor Harmonie |
|
Comanche |
Old DeLeon Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Cooke |
Thadd Blanton, Doolittle Raider |
|
Collin |
First Baptist Church of Lavon |
|
Collin |
Brinlee Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Collin |
Princeton Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Dallas |
Bennett Family Gardens (HTC) |
|
Dallas |
Dr. Marcellus Clayton Cooper |
|
Dallas |
Anderson Bonner Park |
|
Dallas |
1910 Mob Attack and Lynching of Allen Brooks |
|
Dallas |
White Rock Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Dallas |
CCC Company 850 |
|
Denton |
David Gregory Fox Jr. |
|
El Paso |
William Ward Turney & Iva Guthrie Turney |
|
El Paso |
Palmore Business College |
|
El Paso |
Bowie High School |
|
Fort Bend |
Holy Family Catholic Church |
|
Fayette |
Cistern Public Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Galveston |
Adolph and Regina Frenkel House (RTHL) |
|
Galveston |
Max Faget Home and Workshop (RTHL) |
|
Goliad |
Singer Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Gillespie |
Krieger-Geyer House (RTHL) |
|
Grimes |
Washington Avenue |
|
Grimes |
Plantersville High School |
|
Grimes |
Freedman’s Town in Navasota |
|
Henderson |
Mt. Olive CME Church |
|
Henderson |
Eustace |
|
Hemphill |
Glazier Calaboose (RTHL) |
|
Hidalgo |
Weslaco Founders’ House (RTHL) |
|
Hill |
Bethlehem Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Hall |
Hulver Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Harris |
Goose Creek School Community No. 9 |
|
Harris |
Gaillard-Mitchell Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Harris |
City of Pelly |
|
Harris |
James D. Burrus Elementary |
|
Harris |
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center |
|
Harris |
Dr. Thomas F. Freeman |
|
Hays |
William B. Travis League #15 Survey |
|
Jefferson |
The Methodist Church in China, TX |
|
Jefferson |
William G. (Bill) Hall |
|
Karnes |
First Baptist Church of Kenedy |
|
King |
6666 (Four Sixes) Ranch |
|
Kendall |
The Camino Real de San Saba (Camino Viejo) in Kendall County |
|
Kerr |
Garrett Insurance Agency, Inc. |
|
Kerr |
Live Oak Ranch |
|
Liberty |
William C. Abbott |
|
Liberty |
Lovett House (RTHL) |
|
Liberty |
Liberty County Bank/Zbranek Building (RTHL) |
|
Lavaca |
Dr. Frank M. Wagner M.D. Medical Practice |
|
Live Oak |
Live Oak County Courthouse (RTHL) |
|
Live Oak |
George West Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Lampasas |
Straley Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Lampasas |
Lampasas City Hall (RTHL) |
|
Leon |
Braniff International Airways Flight 542 |
|
Lamar |
First Coca-Cola Served in Texas |
|
Limestone |
Dr. Josiah T. Sloan |
|
Limestone |
Washington High School |
|
Lubbock |
The 1970 Lubbock Tornado |
|
Lubbock |
The Fujita Scale |
|
Lubbock |
Home Management House (RTHL) |
|
Lubbock |
Greater St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church |
|
Matagorda |
James Wilmer Dallam |
|
Matagorda |
Linnie Roberts Elementary School (RTHL) |
|
Milam |
Lawrence-Hubert House (RTHL) |
|
Milam |
San Gabriel Baptist Church |
|
Milam |
Worley Bridge (RTHL) |
|
Nueces |
Reuben Holbein |
|
Newton |
Biloxi Evergreen Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Ochiltree |
Notla Community |
|
Parker |
White’s Funeral Home |
|
Parker |
The Hill Gang |
|
Randall |
Lucille Nance-Jones |
|
Randall |
“Roof with Snow” / Kimbrough House (RTHL) |
|
Rockwall |
Historic Calaboose/Old Jail (RTHL) |
|
San Saba |
Edwards-Smith-Ashley House (RTHL) |
|
Stephens |
Sam Bass and Gang in Stephens County |
|
Shackelford |
Alice Reynolds |
|
Shackelford |
Berta Hart Nance |
|
Smith |
Mason Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Tarrant |
Goforth Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Tarrant |
SP4 Robert David Law, US Army |
|
Tarrant |
Lake Como Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Tarrant |
Clota Terrell Boykin House (RTHL) |
|
Titus |
Talco Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Travis |
The Children’s Haven Association |
|
Travis |
L. C. Anderson High School Yellow Jacket Stadium |
|
Wharton |
First Presbyterian Church of El Campo |
|
Wharton |
Old Jerusalem Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Wharton |
Wharton Hispanic Cemetery (HTC) |
|
Wharton |
Newgulf Campo Santo (HTC) |
|
Wharton |
Wharton Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture |
|
Williamson |
Daniel (Dan’l) J. Moody |
|
Wilson |
Phillip John Burrow |
|
Wilson |
First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs |
|
Wilson |
Ella Ware, M.D. |
|
Wise |
The Capture of Willie and Bud Ball/Battle at Ball Ranch |
|
Wise |
Glass Manufacturing in Wise County |
|
Young |
1921 Young County Jail (RTHL) |
