Marker Inscription
Created from Austin and Grimes counties, April 28, and organized Aug. 16, 1873. Named for Edwin Waller (1800-1861), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Postmaster General, Texas Republic; First mayor of Austin. Site of rich 1831-1874 Groce plantations, later home of sculptress Elisabet Ney. Hempstead, founded 1857 during building of Houston & Texas Railroad, an important transportation center, is the county seat. Since 1876, county has been site of Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College. Economy is based on industry, diversified agriculture and oil production.
About this site
Waller County is a historical marker in Hempstead, Waller County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0979, -96.0768 near Hempstead. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hempstead, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waller County Post Offices, First United Methodist Church of Hempstead, and Ahrenbeck-Urban Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473008118. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
