Spring Creek County

In early Texas, most citizen interactions with government took place at the county seat, so smaller counties were more convenient for the residents. Prior to 1841, each county had at least one congressman, but since the Republic of Texas constitution limited Congress to 40 members, Spring Creek and 15 other new counties became "judicial" counties providing all court and government services. Congressional districts, however, remained unchanged, so some congressmen now represented multiple counties. On January 21, 1841, at the request of 130 male residents of Harris and Montgomery counties, Congress created Spring Creek County, extending from the head of Spring Creek near Waller to its mouth near Humble, and from Lake Creek in the north to just south of Cypress Top. The county seat was to be a new town named Greenville, 1/4 mile south of Spring Creek, near today's Rose Hill. George W. Cropper, Isaac Decker, William Pierpont, Abram Roberts and Archibald Smith were named county commissioners, and James Cooper was appointed chief justice (county judge). On May 8, 1841, the following were elected: district clerk William B. Reeves, county clerk Thomas M. Hogan, sheriff Alexander F. Barron, coroner Jason Whitney, surveyor Eugene Pillot, and justices of the peace Nathaniel H. Carrol, Samuel Davis, James Dickson, Henry T. Mostyn, Claude N. Pillot, and John Simmons. Since each county did not have its own congressman, the Republic of Texas Supreme Court declared the judicial counties unconstitutional on February 4, 1842, and their lands reverted to their parent counties. Many former judicial counties were recreated after statehood; Spring Creek County is the only one whose territory remains almost entirely within its parent counties. (2014)

Spring Creek County is a historical marker in Tomball, Harris County, dedicated in 2014. It is one of 406 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 781 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1110, -95.6528 near Tomball. The nearest cataloged historic site is Spring Creek Park (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Faetche, and SCHULTZ FAMILY CEM..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017900. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.