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Here on the Cherokee Trace was early Gilmer. On this spot in 1845 the first Upshur County Court convened under an oak. In spring 1846, Judge O. M. Roberts designated the nearby W. H. Hart home as courthouse until a permanent county seat could be "carefully located." Old Gilmer Cemetery is one mile north.
Gilmer is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Upshur County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7536, -94.9675 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gilmer City Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hat Factory, C.S.A., First United Methodist Church of Gilmer, and First Baptist Church of Gilmer.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011314. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Gilmer” names 2 distinct records in Upshur County. This page is the historical marker in Gilmer. The others:
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