Museum

Parchman-Meredith Bldg./Franklin Co. Genealogical Soc.

Mount Vernon · Franklin County · Dedicated 1997 · THC Atlas #4200000687

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Parchman-Meredith Bldg./Franklin Co. Genealogical Soc. is a museum in Mount Vernon, Franklin County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 3 museums documented in Franklin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1886, -95.2211 near Mount Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rutherford Drugstore (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Franklin County Courthouse, Wright - Vaughan House, The, and First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000687. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Franklin County Genealogical Society in Mount Vernon is housed in the historic Parchman-Meredith Store, an 1894 commercial building near the courthouse square. It serves as a research center for local family and county history.

Sources: east-texas.com texasforesttrail.com

📍 33.1886, -95.2211 · Mount Vernon, Franklin County

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