Rhonesboro

Founded 1902; Named for W. M. Rhone, only sawmill operator in area until 1901, when arrival of Marshall & East Texas Railroad created a town which grew to have 15 sawmills, 10 stores, 2 churches, a school, hotel, bank, gin, and cotton yard. Mill operators were Connally; Barton and Smith; McWhorter; Cone and Watkins; Whitter; Dacus; Waterman; Nolan; James; Swann; Beavers and Meek; P. K. Williams; M. C. and F. C. Florence; Roger and J. O. Schrum. After pine forest here was depleted (1917), the mills moved and the railroad was abandoned.

Rhonesboro is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County, dedicated in 1967. 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 32.7577, -95.1411 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harmony I.S.D. (historical marker), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Little Mound Baptist Church and Cemetery, Little Mound Cemetery, and Grice Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011339. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.