Marker Inscription
Led by members of the Conner, McKinney and Drennan families, this East Texas farming community was permanently settled in the 1850s. Named for the "Plain Folks" who lived here, the settlement included a school, church, grist mill, cotton gin, post office and this cemetery, which began in the mid-1850s on the Frederick Conner family land. Residents of the community farmed and worked for the nearby 4-C sawmill operation at the turn of the century. Although never recorded as a townsite, the Plain Community has survived as a reminder of early Houston County history.
About this site
Plain Community is a historical marker in Houston County, Texas, dedicated in 1984. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4394, -95.1414. The nearest cataloged historic site is Conner (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Vaughan Family, Tadmor, and Ratcliff CCC Camp.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225007038. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
