Reynard Community

Pioneer settlers began arriving in this area in the late 1830s. By the late 1850s a rural community known as Trinity Chapel had built up. Thomas Jefferson Fox and his family established a farm here in the late 1880s. When a post office was opened in 1901 the community was named Reynard (French for fox). At its peak Reynard boasted two general stores, a church, school, cotton gin, sawmill, and numerous scattered farms. Although the community declined by the 1940s, descendants of pioneer Reynard families still live in Houston County. (1989)

Reynard Community is a historical marker in Grapeland, Houston County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 183 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 349 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4219, -95.6333 near Grapeland. The nearest cataloged historic site is Meriwether (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Taylor #2, Taylor Family Cemetery, and Hall Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225007034. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.