Historical Marker

Site of the Home of Randal Jones

Richmond · Fort Bend County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5157009001

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Marker Inscription

1786-1873 Member of Long's expedition in 1819 -- Captain of militia under Austin in 1824 - Member of the General Consultation, 1835 - On this land granted him in 1824 he built the house in which "Deaf" Smith died, November 30, 1837 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

About this site

Site of the Home of Randal Jones is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 237 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5843, -95.7640 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Bend County Jail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include McNabb House, Walter Moses Burton, and Smith, Thomas Jefferson.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157009001. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.5843, -95.7640 · Richmond, Fort Bend County
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