Harrell Campground

One of first religious sites in Hunt County. Influential for 50 years. Cabins and brush arbor built in 1850s by early settler Richard Harrell (1813-1895). Methodist gospel services drew people here from many counties, in summers while crops grew and work was slack. With milch cows, cook stoves, bedding, wash tubs, water barrels, families forded Sabine River to camp for weeks. Children and adults sang hymns, studied scriptures, listened to sermons-- diversions in hard and lonely lives. In months between camp meetings, passing travelers often were sheltered in camp.

Harrell Campground is a historical marker in Kingston, Hunt County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 70 historical markers documented in Hunt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 92 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.2459, -96.1714 near Kingston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kingston Baptist Church (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Birthplace of Audie Murphy, Audie Murphy, and First Baptist Church of Celeste.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5231007801. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.