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(Originally "Yellow Prairie" 0.5 mi. E) Settled by Alexander Thomson, Jr., early Texas patriot and partner of the colonizer Sterling C. Robertson. When railroad came through in 1880, the settlers moved to tracks. Renamed, 1884, after Capt. H.C. Chriesman, surveyor for Stephen F. Austin. Now serves surrounding ranches. (1968)
Town of Chriesman is a historical marker in Caldwell, Burleson County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 133 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5997, -96.7706 near Caldwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chriesman Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Chriesman, Horatio, Graves Farm, and Thomson Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051007564. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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