Marker Inscription
The village of Quinan was established about 1872 on the Wharton-Richmond road. It was named for Judge George E. Quinan (1819-1893), who lived south of here on Peach Creek. A native of Ireland, Quinan served in the Texas Senate and on the state Court of Civil Appeals. He was one of the founders of the State Bar of Texas. The community named for him had a school, Methodist church, and a post office located in John C. Habermacher's store. The Quinan community declined after the founding of Hungerford in 1882. The post office and businesses were relocated here later.
About this site
Quinan Community, Site of is a historical marker in Hungerford, Wharton County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Wharton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3989, -96.0818 near Hungerford. The nearest cataloged historic site is New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad and The Community of Hungerford (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Post West Bernard Station, Site of, St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, and Bowden-Peach Creek-Little Zion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5481004875. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
