Marker Inscription
Situated on land originally granted (1830) to Francisco Ruiz, commander of Fort Tenoxtitlan. The first settler, S. Code Brown, operated a tavern, stage stand, store, and post office which served a large area. Among the southern planters coming here (1852) were Ebenezer and Horatio Hearne, who later tilled 5,000 acres of land. Mrs. Christopher Columbus Hearne honored promise of her husband by donating 700 acres to Houston & Texas Central when the railroad built to this site in 1868. The town, platted in 1870 and named for the Hearne family, was incorporated in 1871.
About this site
City of Hearne is a historical marker in Hearne, Robertson County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8801, -96.5969 near Hearne. The nearest cataloged historic site is Allen Hardware Store (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Allen, Robert C., House, Allen, Robert Cyrus, and St. Phillips Episcopal.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5395010930. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
