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Formed from Bexar county Created: January 22, 1858 Organized: June 25, 1866 Named in honor of Michel Branamour Menard 1805-1856. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the Texas Congress, founder of Galveston. Menard, the county seat.
Menard County is a historical marker in Menard, Menard County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Menard County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 31 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9696, -99.7902 near Menard. The nearest cataloged historic site is Arroyo de Juan Lorenzo (historical marker), about 3.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Paso de la Santa Cruz, Frisco Depot, and Real Presidio de San Saba.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5327003328. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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