Alice

In the 1880s, when the lines of the Corpus Christi, San Diego, & Rio Grande and the San Antonio & Aransas Pass railroads intersected, a new townsite was platted at the junction in what was then Nueces County. First called Bandana and then Kleberg, the town was finally named Alice (for Alice King Kleberg) when a post office was granted in 1888. Homes, business, schools, and churches were soon established. Texas Rangers serving in south Texas were headquartered in Alice. P. A. Presnall was elected the first mayor in 1904. Alice became the county seat of newly created Jim Wells County in 1911. (1988)

Alice is a historical marker in Alice, Jim Wells County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Jim Wells County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 27.7545, -98.0721 near Alice. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jim Wells County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jim Wells County Courthouse, McGill Brothers Building, and South Texas Museum.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5249000117. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.