Bevilport

Important river shipping and trading point; was made seat of Bevil municipality, 1834. Named for John Bevil, Texas Ranger, a delegate (1835) to Consultation on Texas Independence, Chief Justice of Jasper County (1839), farmer. On Angelina River, Bevilport shipped cotton, hides and other East Texas products to markets in New Orleans. Its docks were busy with flatboats, keelboats-- its stores packed with travelers. Texas rivers flowing to Gulf of Mexico were favorite areas for settlement; Bevil and others prospered on rich "bottom" lands, using river as road to market. (1967)

Bevilport is a historical marker in Jasper, Jasper County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Jasper County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 104 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.9242, -94.0700 near Jasper. The nearest cataloged historic site is West Oak (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Byerlys Camp Ground Cemetery, Byerly Campground (White), and Campground Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5241010435. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.