Marker Inscription
Members of the Hopkins family came to De Witt County in 1854 as slaves of Judge Henry Clay Pleasants (d. 1899). They worked for a time on a Gonzales County plantation and returned to this area after the Civil War as freedmen. In 1872 Henry Hopkins bought 42 acres of land and established the Hopkinsville community (1 mile west). Residents of the settlement organized the Antioch Baptist Church in 1873 and began a school about ten years later. Although the school closed in 1956, members of the Antioch Baptist Church continue to worship near Hopkinsville.
About this site
Hopkinsville Community is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0321, -97.3172 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blair, James F. (historical marker), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Clinton, McCrabb Cemetery, and Zion Arneckeville Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123002560. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
